Happy Birthday Capri & Claire!

It has already been 1 year! Hard to believe. Capri turned 1 on Mother's Day (May 9th) this year and Claire turns 1 today (May 18th)! We celebrated their 1st birthdays together in Omak with family! It was an entertaining afternoon and evening between the two girls and Corbin & Camden. The girls were each given a cupcake and while Capri ate hers slowly bite by bite, cousin Claire got right down to business. They were too cute! The rest of the afternoon consisted of opening gifts and playing. They were also lucky enough to get rides on Claire's new toy (with wheels) being pushed by Corbin & Camden on what was called the "freeway" (aka: the loop around the couches and through the kitchen). It seemed like there were cruising at about 60 MPH...eek! No injuries, no falls = success! Phew! All in all it was a fun and successful 1st Birthday Party! We had about 25 family members in attendance including grandparents, great-grandparents, aunts and uncles and cousins! It was fun!

Birthday Pictures!

Birthday determination

Pre-party play
Pep talk before the main event


and...GO!

Capri

Claire wins!
Opening gifts
Capri loves her baby

Start your engines for a trip on the "freeway"

Grandma w/ Claire & Capri

Ryan & Capri

Corbin & Camden playing before bedtime

Closet update - 1 year later (wow!)

Lysandra & Luke said if I posted a picture of their gift that they

would pay for Capri's college!

Isn't that so nice of them?

But then Butch on the tricycle saw the husky business...

and proceeded to try to run over it...can you believe that?

but then Butch decided to be friendly since the offer was so generous!

Mexico trip for Mommy & Daddy!

At the end of last month, Ryan and I decided to book a somewhat last minute trip to Mexico with friends...without Capri! This was the first time we left Capri for more than one night. We left on Sunday morning and returned late Thursday night so this length of time away was a big step for us! We had a great time, laying in the sun by the pool, sipping on fruity beverages, eating loads of nachos and doing nearly nothing for 5 days! Meanwhile, Capri was at home with Grandma & Grandpa Stewart showing them the ropes of her "vacation routine." We are now certain that she knows how to work the system. She has a pretty predictable routine at home with Ryan and I but apparently when the cat is away, the mouse will play! It sounds like they had a lot of fun. We had a great time but missed Capri terribly and were glad to be back home!