Done

I am officially done with artificial sweeteners. I read some pretty bad stuff the other day and it was bad enough to immediately stop. I am going to miss my go girls but its not worth it to me any more. I am 22 weeks with out soda and 14 days with zero artificial sweeteners!  I have lost 4 1/2 pounds and about 2 inches on my hips!!

Fast Cat or a Trick Cat

This morning Cole came in to our bedroom and got in between us in bed.  Minkie (the cat that is OBSESSED with Mike) was of course sleeping in between us too.  We laid there few more minutes and I noticed Cole was laying on the cat.  I asked him not to squish her and he said "she will run from me"  The rest of the conversation went like this:

A:  Cole did you know that the cats have lived with me longer than I have known your daddy?

C:  How did you get them?

A:  I bought them

C:  oh wow!  that must have been hard.

A:  No not really

C:  Why did you buy fast cats?  Why didn't you buy trick cats?

A:  Trick cats?

C:  Yes trick cats! They can open drawers, climb poles, jump in boxes, jump from tree branch to tree branch like squirrels.  You bought fast cats.  I can't catch them and they always run away from me.

Siena is 4!

Little Miss is 4 years old!!  She is equally sassy as she is sweet.  She has been able to write and spell her name for a few months now.  Siena love pre school and goes 3 days a week.  She keeps up with Cole and goes where ever he takes her.  She LOVES horses.  Grandpa Dale taught her how to eyeball people last summer and she consistently still does!  She love to eat bacon, shredded cheese, bread and butter, fruit, gorgonzola gnocchi, messy tacos, and quesadillas.  

Siena loves all animals, insects, reptiles, etc.....  It doesn't matter what it is, she wants to be there looking and holding it.  Even if it is dead.  I'm serious.

She still isn't the best night time sleeper but we are getting more consistent "sleep through the night" nights which is wonderful for mom.  She loves to watch Horseland on Netflix and asks for it all the time.  She makes up stories and sings songs to us.  

Bicycle - no training wheels

In a matter of 10 minutes Cole went from training wheels to no training wheels.  It was amazing.  He is a pro!  He is so excited about it too.  Very proud of himself.  :-)

Such a big boy now!

Siena's 4th birthday party

This year we have decided to do both kids parties away from our home since they are now at the age where they have friends to invite and the house is too dang small.  We had the party at the Placer Nature Center.  The ladies there set up a great party for us and all we had to do was show with with food!

We decided on a butterfly & bumblebee theme for Siena.  I loved the country table cloths, mismatched napkins and flowers.

They looked at a working beehive.

Looked for bugs

Had worm races

Played in the Maidu Indian replica village

She loved her table set up

The girls made butterfly masks and the boys made owls

Cupcake time!  I had these made by a bakery.  I bought the sugar bees on line at Amazon.

For the price I paid, I wont be doing that again.  I could have made better ones.

Auntie Alix

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