More Dora Party...

Grammy and Binx got Leslie some talking Hulk hands! They were the hit of the party... literally! Here's Parker trying them out...


And we finished the Fiesta with a pinata of course!

It was such a great party filled with many awesome memories for my sweet Leslie. Good time. Good friends. Now time for a siesta...

Dora Cake Time...

I managed to find time to make Leslie a stacked birthday cake! It's always so much harder to do it for your own kids parties! The cake had a rough start, but I think I saved it pretty well!

This was her face while we were singing to her. Too cute! I'll let this next series of pictures speak for themselves...

Dora Party Free Time...

We had Mexican stack or burritos for everyone to eat after the adventure. It was so amazing have all my family there to help! We started the adventure without any food out, and by the time we got around to the backyard, the table was full and set and everything was ready to go. I could have never thrown such an elaborate fiesta for Leslie without all their help! Thank you Family!!


Calla, like always, just wanted to swing... the entire time...

Everyone enjoying the princess castle...

This is Baby Chapel (who I made the Cowboy cake for.) His mom and Barry work together and he's 5 weeks younger than Calla...

I don't know if this swing set could have fit another kid on it if we tried. They all had alot of fun just playing while everyone finished up eating...

Dora Party Adventure...

Here is a video of the main event... Our Dora Adventure to find Leslie's Fiesta...

We ran out of time to do a dry run through, so the music and logistics of it were a little awkward, but all in all, I think it was a lot of fun for the kids... and us!

Dora Party...

We had beautiful weather for Leslie's birthday party this year! It's so weird to think that it snowed on her first birthday party! The party was all outside. When guests arrived they were invited to make a hat or Dora bracelet at the craft table or color with sidewalk chalk while we waited for everyone to arrive...


This is the Knight family coloring on the sidewalk. And if you look down the way you'll see Calla. We were all too busy to hold Calla and entertain her, so she found a new family to take care of her and get her chalk...

These are some friends from church...

Leslie with her Adventure Hat...

After all the guests arrived, we began our quest to Leslie's Fiesta...

Actual Birthday Party...

Leslie had another birthday party on her actual birthday with all the family we could gather. Mitch's parents were in town, so it was fun to have them there to help celebrate. One of Leslie's presents was this kid friendly camera. So here she is taking a picture of her birthday cookie cake...




Here's a funny face she made while everyone was singing to her...

Blowing out the candles...

Celebrating...

Enjoying...

Her big present from Mommy and Daddy was a new big girl bike! It's alot different from the hot wheels type trike she was used to peddling around, but she's getting the hang of it. Here she is taking it for it's first test run...

Egg Hunt...

After lunch, we realized the Easter Bunny had left eggs in the backyard for the girls! Calla had a ton o' fun with the egg hunt. She's all about putting things in buckets (or baskets)...




And, here's Leslie, off to the races...

It was really funny having all the family outside watching/helping the girls. You could tell they were used to more competitive egg hunts. Everyone kept on giving hints and rushing them around. I finally stopped and pointed out they have no competition and can take as long as they want! It was very frustrating for some that Leslie wanted to sit down and inspect her treasure after each find...

Here's my baby enjoying her first egg hunt. She liked carrying her basket herself and putting the eggs in... and out... and back in....

And finally, she sat down, dumped out all her eggs into her lap, and started flailing her legs around with joy! "So much treasure! I love Easter!"