Ariel's 9th Birthday Party

Ariel's birthday party was at the movie theater. We went to see Shrek 3 and it couldn't have been more perfect, the movie opened the weekend of Ariel's birthday- May 19. Ariel and her friends had a great time! I was amazed at the things that the kids thought of to do. Some of the kids painted their faces with the icing from the cake and in the goodie bag was ogre goo, which led the kids to put it on and under their noses, pretending it was snot. I was a little nervous about having so many kids and thankful everyone made it back to their parents safely. After the party we took pictures with Shrek and friends. We also took pictures with the Simpson clan, since they also were on display in the lobby. The best part however, was leaving all the mess behind and not having to do much clean up after entertaining 16 kids!

We all sing- Happy Birthday!

Gift opening time! Ariel is such a thoughtful girl- she read everyone's birthday card aloud before opening the gift.

St. Pete Beach

May 20, 2007- We are at St. Pete Beach and Jerry decided to draw our name in the sand and take this picture. I think this is the perfect picture to start this blog out with, because the focus is on family. I'm 9 months pregnant with Cailin and I'm feeling a little uncomfortable and bored. I've been at home for 3 months now and I'm starting to feel like a bum. I have never spent so much time being inactive before. It's very hard to keep the big picture in mind- a healthy baby girl. Anyway, I think this blog is a good way to record memories and share them with family and friends because we live so far away and no longer get to see them very often. I only wish I had started this sooner.

At the beach, Ariel can spend hours going to the ocean, filling her bucket with water, and dumping the water out on the sand. However, this time she has caught a small fish and what looks likes seaweed in her bucket.

Jerry thought it was a good idea to gather enough seashells to make a smiley face on my belly.