Avery's Big Birthday Sleepover Bonanza

This is Avery having birthday dinner ...

and it's at my fav restaurant!!!

(secretly I told Mommy that I'd only be good if we went there)

This is me playing with Avery's party cups!!!

I love bugging older kids, 

especially Avery's friends!!!

In fact, Avery said she was "dragging me around everywhere"

because she hoped that I would get bored and go away

.... well ....

.... that didn't work until dinner time ... 

I prefer to eat inside with Mommy!!!

For dessert, Avery got something called, 

"Birthday Butt Cake"!!!

(ha ha, it's actually called Bunt Cake)

Just to be sure, I only ate the frosting ... or AKA 

the best part of any cake, including Butt Cake.

Lucky for me (or not!) lots of Avery's friends ate most of the cake,

so I won't have to eat Butt Cake for lunch tomorrow 

or any of the leftover frosting ...

And, cha' know what? 

It was actually pretty good for Butt Cake!

Finally, the end of Avery's Big Birthday Party!!!!!

Now it's present time ... and Avery got 2 (I repeat, 2!) 

of the same Lego sets!

Ya' never know, maybe she'll give me one!!!

Happy Birthday Big Sister!!!

Happy Eggs and Bunny Rabbits Day

 So many eggs to find, in so little time ...

 ... and not just in our backyard ...

 ... but in our front yard too ...

 ... as well as Grandma Wendy & Grandpa Charlie's yard too ...

... have a Happy Easter everyone!!!

Happy Mommy Birthday!!!

Mommy jump-jump-jumping 

super duper high for her HUGE Birthday today!!!

Even after all of that, Mommy still had "the need to be up in the sky", 

so we ran to the nearest carnival for some great birthday fun!!!

It was a full family affair ... 

even though Avery doesn't really like the heights ...

... Avery is more of a "kiddie rides" type of gal, which I like too ...

... but I do love the super fast "up in the air" rides so much more ...

... good thing Mommy does too, since it is her birthday ..

... and she loves to get crazy, just like me!!!

Happy Happy Birthday Mommy 

from all of us!!!

We love you!!!

Our Oreo Has Returned To Us!!!!!!!!!!!!!

That Mommy tricked us!!!! 
We knew something was up ...

Mommy told us we all had to come help with barn buckets, 
 and we all know Daddy never goes to the barn, 
and I don't really either, 
so this all seemed very strange...

...I think Avery knew something was happening, 
but what exactly????

Then Mommy told us the big secret ... 
can you guess what it is?!?!?!!

Not only were we getting a PONY to ride for ourselves, but 
it was our precious Oreo from years ago!!!
Here's Oreo when he was a baby, 
with me and Avery riding our baby Oreo when we were babies ...

our great Oreo the big COOKIE MONSTER!!!!

And now here he is again,
he hasn't seen us in years ...

...and look at him make himself right at home... 
he does remember us!!!!

Now it's time to have an Oreo celebration!!!!

And sign a contract to "be good" and "do chores" 
to be able to ride "our family horse"?!?!?!
Does that mean Daddy is going to ride Oreo too????
I don't really know why we had to sign it, 
but to ride Oreo again we would sign anything!!!

Welcome to the family, Oreo!!!

Oreo remembered just how gentle of 

a groomer Avery was ...

... and just how much I loved to feed him carrots ...

... and how good of riders and caretakers we both are!!!

Oreo seemed to love us getting back up on him 
after all these years and going for a ride ...

... even with my Avery's not-so-good-yet riding skills ...

... Oreo ate everything up, and was always ready for more ...

... but now it's time to "hit the showers"!!!

Oreo brings love and sunshine to all of those around him ...

... and we kids reflect all of that right back onto him!!!

Even Mommy started riding Oreo ... 
but only sometimes since Sophie would get so jealous!!!

Oreo, we love you so so much!!!