Amigos

Isaac started Sunday School on Easter Sunday! 

He is LOVING it ....

and this weekend - they will sing at church....

He is so excited that he's been practicing all the time.  

Enjoy!!!

The aquarium

Yesterday, we went to the zoo to see the aquarium that was just rebuilt.  

It was the first time we didn't take a stroller so the pictures were not as good 

but here a few of my favorites. 

Without the stroller, we were able to enjoy a few other firsts at the zoo too. 

We went into the butterfly/insect pavillion.

We also rode the Skyfari which is a ski-lift over the zoo.  

Isaac must not have been old enough to remember the aquarium the last time we were there. 

He was in awe and it made it so fun to see him enjoy it. 

HUGE crabs in the new Aquarium. 

Isaac's excitement was contagious

Love these colors.  Thank goodness there is glass separating us.  

Hate to meet up with this in the ocean! 

Butterfly exhibit

Party Pics Part 3

Party Pics Part 3 

The Family Party 

(Which took place the day after the friend party)

(Which really was just us big kids getting in on the jumping!)

Love ya Mom and Annie! 

See the smiles.....

Laughing hard
and
no one was injured in these photos....

Catching some air

Still Smilin' after all that bouncin'

Jump, Jump, Jump

Love the look of this conversation.

Hey - Smile for the Picture Chris.....

and then Annie will push you!

Catching some serious air!

Say Cheese Annie....and remember that they are big enough to pay you back! 

Love this picture!

I would say that Isaac's 3rd birthday was a huge success.  

He is one very loved little boy. 

I thank God everyday for letting him be my little boy. 

Kinda sad though that he is not so little anymore! 

Birthday bouncing!

For the party, we rented a Bounce and Slide package from the Base Outdoor Rec Dept. 

Yeah - They filled the backyard.  

The kids had a blast! 

(even the big kids a.k.a. the adults!)

I will let the pictures do the talking. 

Pure Delight!

Then we opened presents.  

Isaac is a meticulous opener.... all the wrap has to be off! 

Loved the new swim trunks so much he tried to put them on over his shorts! 

Love the expression in this one! 

Pirate Cake

Annie's chocolate chocolate chip cake

The Birthday Peeps! 

Make a Wish!!!

(and yes - there are still more pictures!)

Birthday Pics - Part 1 - Pirates

Pirates

"Can you talk like a Pirate?" 

"I can"

Says you, Says I 

Avast, Ahoy, Ey-eye!

We celebrate Isaac's party with a Pirate Theme 

'cuz he likes Jake and the Neverland of Pirates (pretty cute how he says it!)

Guests:

Grandma and Grandpa

Aunt Annie and Woody

Addison and Alivia Pithan

Brayden and Cameron Mauro

Malachi and Zarena Ramirez

Braden Persinger

(and all of their families)

Here's looking at 3! 

Annie and Woody

Pirate  Party Birthday Boy!

Filling Grandma in on the 3 year old way of life

Playing in the water

Grandpa was the Chief assistant for decorating pirate bandana's

Addison and her mom making a bandana

Cameron and Brayden making bandanas

Z and Malachi picking out a pirate tattoo!

Aunt Annie helped put the tattoos on.

Cutest Pirate on the Ship

More Birthday Fun to Come! 

3 ingredients

That's it.....

3 ingredients!

SPICY CHICKEN

Chicken (8 chicken breasts frozen)
Cookies Wings N' Things (3/4 a bottle)
Ranch Dressing Packet (dry)

Put these 3 into the crockpot on low for 6 - 8 hours and VOILA!

We had this chicken shredded..... so when then 6 - 8 hours was up, I used my kitchen choppers (mentioned before from Pampered Chef) and shredded them right in the crockpot.

Then stir it up and let it cook for about 30 more minutes.

Then we had 2 dinners plus some leftovers and some lunches - makes  A LOT.

We had it on hot dog buns with melted cheese on it.
We ate it inside enchiladas.
We ate it plain.
The boys ate it like loose meat sandwiches.

All around - it was a yum!  (I had to make Isaac something different - plain chicken b/c it was a little too spicy for him).

Try it out - Another Recipe Coming tomorrow!

Busy Week Ahead

This week is going to be a busy one....

I am out of my classroom for 3 out of the 5 days this week!  Yikes!  3 days of sub plans.... Goodness!

Chad starts a new math class - 10 weeks - could be a challenge!

Shawn has a band concert on Tuesday night.

Isaac's daycare provider has surgery on Wednesday.  She is not taking kids Wed - Friday.  Pray she recovers well so that the kids will be able to return on Monday.  Chad has Isaac Wed, Thurs.  I am home with him on Friday. 

This weekend my family comes to visit!!!  Hooray!!!  Can't wait!

Isaac has his birthday party on Saturday night (which means we have to go pick up and set up a bounce house and get the food all ready!)  It also means that this is the deadline for the deck completion! ACK!!!

I do have a yummy recipe to share..... maybe later this week