Finger Painting and Birthday party!

Turner enjoying the show




Maddie and Ethan being the magician's helpers






Maddie and Ethan




Maddie's handprints




Maddie finger painting



We had a fun filled day today. I bought Maddie some washable crayola paint this past week and decided to take her outside and let her go at it. She made a huge mess, but also did a great job on doing her handprints. She is such a crafty girl and that didn't come from me. Luckily both her Mimi and Nonna are, so she must have picked it up from them. She will spend hours coloring, playing with playdo, and not painting. I am so glad she prefers this to sitting in front of the tv. After she painted, we came in so daddy could mow the yard this morning. Turner took a long nap and then we all got ready for Ethan's 4th birthday party. Ethan is the son of one of Kevin's friends from work. He is also Maddie's fishing buddy, and I think they are kind of sweet on each other:) DJ, Ethan's dad, thinks it is hilarious while Maddie's daddy does NOT:)


We love going to birthday parties and in the past year have been to a BUNCH!! This year, Maddie has been able to bowl for the first time, go to pump it up, been to 2 other bouncy parties, Maple Grove Farm, several home parties, and today seen her first Magic Show. She always has lots of fun and we are grateful to have so many friends with kids close to her age. Turner has gone to most of these parties as well, but tends to sleep through a lot of them. He already has several buddies close to his age, so in the next year or so, we should be going to parties for him too. Today there were games for the kids to play, a magician, hotdogs, snocones, and lots of other goodies. There was swimming as well, but we didn't know and didn't bring the swimsuits. Maddie managed to get sopping wet in her clothes and rode home in her panties. Thank goodness I had an extra pair of those. We had a good day and both kids are out for the night. I have posted some pics above.