Mia's 2nd Birthday Party!

Our little Beez turned 2 on Sunday! We celebrated with her little friends on Saturday. We rented this Gymnastics Gym in North Bend that was awesome. All the kids ran around like crazy and had a fab time. Mia is so lucky to have so many amazing people in her life :) Below are cupcakes that my Mom and I made with toppers that I made that were SUPER easy. Also, since we had 14 kids that were coming and I really do NOT understand the idea of party favors I could not let her little friends go home empty handed! So I was able to come up with an idea that cost me less than $10.00 for all 14!!!! I made home made play-dough colored the boys red and the girls pink (Mickey and Minnie) then went to Michael's with my 40% off coupons and bought clear cellophane bags, pink and red ribbon, 50 cookie cutters that cost me 6.00 and used the Minnie cupcake toppers to write all the kids names on their bags!

Little Tana even did some crazy flips in the trampoline......

My friends even got in on the action!

Here is Mia with all her little friends! What a lucky girl :)

YES, that is a fire that you see on the minnie cupcake topper that I worked so hard to hand make......Not to worry though everyone escaped unharmed and I am pretty sure that Mia didn't even notice.

I LOVE my friends!

OH hello little miss......She loves her new dress up stuff.

Emerald Downs and other random things....

On Friday we went to Emerald Downs for opening day. Mia is a product of my Mom cause she did not just love the track and EVERYTHING about it she was genuinely interested in the paddock, starting gate, finish line and she was especially concerned when the horsey pooped on the floor. She is still talking about that and continues to tell the horse to go poop in the potty. (I wish that she would take her own advice :) She was also excited to see cousin Tim there (my Mom's cousin who is the Top Trainer out at the track)

Uncle Matt Matt and Dado came from work and met us for some race track fun! This is my new favorite picture of these two!

In other random news my sissy got a new job with Nordstroms corporate and so, Gladis and my Dad ride the bus together down town! How cute!!!! She even has sent me picture text of my Dad sleeping on the bus....

Also, I would like to document another reason Mia is just like my Mom, every morning at my Mom's house she and my Mom have the same breakfast: yogurt, fiber cereal and blueberries!!!! She is so lucky to have such an amazing Grandma but I still remind Beez that, "She was my Mom first!"

Mia's first trip to the woodland park zoo......

My brother Matt LOVES the zoo! Since we were little he has always loved animals, and because we grew up in San Diego we had the San Diego Zoo, Wild Animal Park, and Sea World in our back yard-so this was perfect for Matt. But, what was not perfect for Matt was the fact that my mom speed-walked through the zoo and Matt wanted to read all the signs. So now that Matt is an adult he goes to the Zoo and can stay as long as he wants. Every year for Mia's birthday Matt is going to take her to the Zoo. Yesterday we met Matt at the zoo for Mia's first birthday present and it was a great thing that we waited so long cause she absolutetly loved everything. Her little mind was going a mile a minute and she just soaked up all the information.

Don't you just love Mia's Zoo tour guide?????

Mom's birthday weekend with GG and her sisters......

My Grandma and Aunts came over to celebrate my Mom's 50th birthday. We are all so lucky to have so many wonderful family members to love! It was fun to have a weekend to just hang out and do shopping eating and celebrating my Mom.

Easy rainy day crafts..........

Last Wednesday we had nothing going on and the weather was garbage like usual so Mia needed some new activities to keep her busy.........Like her diaper box and a zip lock with crayons, she played with this on and off all day (and is still playing in it coloring).

Then I did something that I used to do with the Nenna's (even though they don't remember so we are doing it today :) But all you need is printer paper food coloring and a baking sheet! Drop little drops all over your paper

Carry it outside

set it out in the rain and watch the colors blend (Mia loved this part)

and when you are all finished you have a beautiful masterpiece and its even more beautiful when it dries.

Fun times and you mom's out there can feel like Martha freakin Stewart!!!!!!

Introducing.......................................

Tanna May Tsuchikawa! She was born Friday March 25th (her original due date) at 9:04 and weighed 7lbs. 8oz and is perfect. Mes is doing great she is a soldier as usual and got this kid out in 3 pushes. I think she is playing a basketball game tonight, I am not sure though!!!!!! Taylor is a wonderful big sister and the whole family is doing great. Holding little Tanna made Ryan and I so excited for our baby to come :)

Here is innapropriate-unsanitary Beez in the hospital room demonstrating her new found love of summersaults. Precious Tanna!

Mia just loved her- I can't wait till she is a big sister.

These two buddies spent over an hour just like this in the tub playing. They have such a cute relationship together they don't really play together they just play side by side they always want to be in the same area as each other.