Cake face

Jovie had a Very Hungry Catepillar themed birthday/pool party for her 1st birthday! We had a few friends over to uncle Mike's house to help us celebrate Jovie's big day. We ate foods that the very hungry catepillar ate, ate catepillar cupcakes, and had fun in the pool! The highlight of the party was when Jovie ate her birthday cake. Her cake was the part that made up the catepillars head. After we put the cake on the tray of her new princess throne, she put her fingers in the cake and then she face planted into the cake and started inhaling cake and frosting. She came up for air, looked around and went right back down, face in cake. It was SO, SO funny!!! It was an awesome and fun first birthday!!

Cars

Last weekend we went downtown to see the 3 life size cars from the movie Cars 2 that is coming out on June 24. The cars have been touring the country and made a two day stop in Phoenix. Mater, McQueen, and Finn were there. We are excited to take Cohen to the theatre to see Cars 2. So far the kids have been to the the theatre twice. The first time Joel, the kids, and I went to see Tangled at the 3 dollar theatre and then last week I took them to see a movie as part of a summer movie pass activity that the theatre does during the week. Cohen did great both times, but got a bit restless at the end of Clifford's big movie, but then again so did I. Jovie does well too but also gets a bit restless after about 45 minutes of movie going. Speaking of movies, Cohen isn't aware yet, but as Joel said I made a "major error" and left our copy of the movie Cars at grandmas house, in Nebraska. Thank goodness for shipping.

I heart Nebraska

Over Memorial Day weekend we went to Nebraska to help Len, Joel's grandfather, celebrate 80 years. We had a blast hanging out with all the relatives from the Staudinger side. Joel's uncle has a son that is Cohen's age and it was fun to play with him and watch him and Cohen interact. Cohen was lucky enough to get some more lawn mower rides in and he also had fun playing in the sandbox. We also got to see my family a bit and connect with some good friends, including my friend Corena who had a baby named Saryn in late December. Family, friends, food, and a lush green landscape. I love you, Nebraska.