Block party-

All SIX of the Soets in one picture!

So we finally had people over! Our old house was never very easy to host much of anything at. The space just didn't work. So now that we have neighbors and a house worth inviting people over to --- we had a block party for the houses nearest ours. It was a great night. Even with the weather pushing everyone inside we managed to meet the neighbors and have fun! I think there were 14 little kids over & Cody is thrilled about how many new friends he has. Lindsey fell in love with the Gipson girls & Steve & I couldn't be happier that we moved! It was 18 months of really hard work, but having so many neighbors with young kids that we have things in common with has been well worth it!

So we are off to Booty Camp in Chicago with Cody tomorrow...Wish us luck! I should have TONS to blog about once we get home. Cody being potty trained had better be one of them! Have a great weekend everyone!

http://bootycampmom.com/

The clip of Booty Camp on the Today show earlier this month...
http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/25057503/

Mini Meat Man-

We visited Dad at work today to pick up some hot dogs for a friend's picnic. Cody LOVED seeing the plant. We saw Uncle Jim and PopPop while we were there too- As soon as we got back into the car, he told me that he wanted to work there too...Ahh, a future meat man!

Lindsey sporting her first big girl pony tail...I love it!

Charlie and little quack!

Pool Day!

Aunt Kortney helped me bring everybody to the pool today! It was sunny, fun & everyone got ice cream cones! Well, maybe not Charlie, but his day will come- just not this summer!

Gigi's Margarita 60th Birthday Party!

Yesterday marked the end of our Birthday Busy season! We celebrated Gigi's 60th at Terri's purple cottage with lots of family, friends, & a few margaritas- Happy 60th Gigi!

I scream, you scream - we all scream!

What better way to celebrate the official start of summer than with ICE CREAM! The kids ate up their cones and made a huge mess - - -Yeah for summer!

Tomorrow we will be celebrating Gigi's 60th birthday(6-19)at the purple party cottage. I'm sure there will be plenty more treats, messes, & frosting in their futures!

Lions & Tigers & Bears - Oh my!

So I'm baking birthday cakes for my mom's 60th birthday & its 12:45 am...why not post some new pictures while the cakes bake! We took the 60 degree weather this week as a sign to hit the zoo and most of GR was there too! The kids had a great time, the Thompsons met us there & all of the kids scored lions. What a day -

If these birthday cakes turn out as planned, I'll post more later!

Best Baby Blankies Ever!

So I have to show Charlie's new blankie to all of you since so many of you have babies or have tons of friends having babies like I do. This is the best blankie ever!
Fillintheblankie.com
Tons of styles of blankies, fabrics, sizes, fonts, & themes - Great blankies! You fill in the blankie so to speak with whatever little love notes you want. I loved personalizing Charlie's. I hope it shows up in the pictures. They are actually as well made as they are cute. So you can actually let your little ones chew it, suck it, spit up on it, or drag it through the mud - wash it and still love it! Check it out!