Happy Birthdays!!!

September really starts all the birthdays in our families, and from then til about August there is no slowing down =)... Ricky's actual birthday is tomorrow, but we celebrated this past weekend (Yes, we are both the big 3-0 this year =)...

My two favorite guys! Ricky and his Dad...for his birthday I bought them both a round of golf at the Celebrity golf course where the show the Big Break was played last season... they are pretty excited to go, and maybe a little nervous =)

Here is just a handful of the kids in our family... Macy, Karly, Carlos and Bella... swinging in this beautiful weather we have been having!

Katie made Jello shots for all of us... too CUTE! And very yummy =)

And in this family we NEVER forget about the kids! They had their own (alcohol free) jello shots too =)

And the beautiful miss Emmy Bleu is 7 months now and just adorable.

Karly helped her Daddy open maybe one of his presents and then wanted to go play with her cousins... all morning she would wait at the window and say "I'm looking for my tousins!"

He got a ton of great gifts as usual, let's just say he is all geared up to go golfing for his birthday! =)

By her sons request, Kathie made her Tirmasu cake that she made last year... soooooo yummy!

Littlest tush in the world... she had so much fun helping her daddy blow out his birthday candles that she decided to blow out all the rest of the candles in the house.

I had fun decorating for the party, but didn't get to get a picture of all of the cute decorations due to a slight malfunction with oil on the stove while making mozarella sticks and almost burning down my house 5 minutes before the party started =/... let's just say the malfunction was with my brain, and THANK GOD my husband was there... that's all you get, I don't want to talk about it anymore!!! =)

My mom made a cute flower arrangement for my dining table... and we had cute "greens" with golf tees as our coasters =) I also had the outside table covered in a green grass table cover and to complete the golf theme, we had a putting green in the hall way as you walked in... haha, cute huh?!? (Would have been great without the added layer of smoke as everyone walked in =)

Bella is a crack up and just too stinkin adorable and this picture shows all of that!!!

Karly teaching her baby sister!

Miss Ab is now pulling herself up on EVERYTHING and can crawl faster than I can walk!

She just had her 6 month check up on monday and is as healthy as can be =) My adorable little chubby only gained a pound since last visit and grew so much taller now that she is on the go!!!

The past two parties before Ricky's were at Michelles house for Danny's birthday and then Macy's... they just had TWO litters of puppy's, Me and Kar were in heaven =)

LOVE IT!!!

And man does he LOVE her! =)

I know I have spoke of this bond between Karly and Carlos before... SHE JUST ADORES HIM!!! She says to me, "Mom, where's my Tarlos?"... then she found him laying on the couch watching tv, cuddled up behind him and started playing with his hair and put him to sleep... they stayed there for the rest of the night... soooo cute!!!

Ahhh and the cuteness is just everywhere you look =)

Auntie Shel and our June bug.

Our two youngest... we have gotten that Abby looks like a ton of different people in both our families, Katie has said before that she sees a little of Grandpa Seth, I see that in this picture!

My little dresser upper =)

Macy had a Zebra birthday and asked her Grandma to make her a wedding cake =) Way to go Kath... Beautiful and Delicious! So are you Macy =)

In between all the birthdays we are enjoying this weather and spa time =)

Happy Birthday to my handsome husband, I love you more than words can say! =) I will join you in the thirty's real soon.. for now just enjoy having a younger wife =) hahahaha

THE SIMPLE THINGS...

... lately I have been really just appreciating the simple things that make my life so special...

... like huge crazy caterpillars in our garden! =)

...or some gorgeous pearly whites =)

... or seeing the teenager already in your two year old =/ (dressed up in one of my dresses playing golf on the playstation asking me to move cuz... "MO-OM, I can't see!")

... or a smile that just can't get any bigger or brighter! =)

...and kissing fat cheekies!

Any parent knows that this right here is the BEST!

First teeth cleanings... she did better than a lot of my adult patients =)

... there's that smile again!

Seeing the pure love in his eyes!

Enjoying simple time with the ones your closest to.

A home made sweet treat.

Always having something to laugh at.

Did I mention the sweet treat =)

A daddy-daughter bond.

Celebrating a Beautiful Grandmas Birthday!!! Karly played hide and go seek with her Grandma "Telly" all night long!

Play time!

Picture time.

The LOVE for our four legged family members.

Spending time with Aunt Kate.

How a baby can look so cute in ANYTHING!

 Chub and more Chub.... Oh Topper!!!

 pissing off Kate yet again...

 ... no wait Kate pissing off her?!?

 ... back to the young one being the antagonizer...

 ... and that is the simplicity of a sister bond =)

 ... can you tell that home cooking is one of our favorite simple things in life? =)

 My Karly Ann.

My lil sis.

 Starting to grow up...

... eating her fruits and veggies so well.

 ... and waiting still to see what these baby blues might do? (doctor says by 6 months... which she is coming up on next week... her eyes will be the color they will stay)

 It doesn't matter what color those eyes are, cuz with a face like hers and a personality like hers... she is one of my favorite simple little things!!!

A Grandmas love.

Watching them improve...

... she has been trying so hard to get those hips going =)

Chubby thighs... ew I just want to squeeze her all the time!

The simple way a child looks at life...
 In the spa last night she saw a plane go by with its red light blinking and she says to us, "Look guys, it's closing its eyes! =)"

 The sister bonds in our family are just all over the place.

 awww MY FAVORITES!!!

 YES! Crawling now! Although I would love to keep them small, it is also so much fun to watch them grow!

... and last but not least, who doesn't love a simple photobooth =) Or a simple last minute trip to go see Lion King with the girls... if you can't find a sitter for the baby, just take her with you! =) She LOVED IT and so did Kar =) So thankful for all of the simple things in life!!!