Posing in the Clubhouse

Last week we had a fun playdate with DJ and Cody's favorite playmates. While DJ, JD and Josh were hiding in the play structure (we seriously couldn't find them for LONG periods of time because they were running around and so quiet), Leah and Cody were spending quality time together.

We have noticed that Cody really pays attention to Leah when she wears her brown dress. She had even asked me that day if that was the dress that Cody liked. Sure enough, he kept holding her hand and wanted to be wherever she was that day.

Here are some fun pictures of them during their down time together.

I love her sweet little kiss on his chubby cheek.



Cody really likes cell phones and stole Teri's phone to pretend to send text messages and make phone calls. Isn't the girl the one supposed to be on the phone???



Apparenly, this call was for Leah.



Here Cody is holding one of his famous LONG babbling sessions on the phone. He sure has a lot to say for someone that doesn't know too many words! :)

80's Themed Party

Last weekend, my cousin Marie turned 40 and to honor the big 4-0, her family and friends threw her an 80's themed birthday party. Teri and I were SO excited and couldn't wait to get dolled up for the event!

Doyle went as a Vanilla Ice wanting to look like MC Hammer wannabe. :) The pants were courtesy of Ebay. Don't you love the elastic ankle cuffs and velcro waist closure??

DJ was dressed in an Adidas outfit sporting his "DJ MC" shirt. Cody would have worn the same outfit had he gone to the party. We were going to be out late so instead he stayed home with mama and papa.

I couldn't get my hair to go as high as it used to be (it was about 1/2 what I could make it do before!). Maybe it's because I didn't have the right hairspray - aquanet! I spent at least 2 of my 3 years of high school wearing skirts over leggings so it was only appropriate that I pay tribute to my old fashion.



Don't you just LOVE Teri's outfit??? The color are almost blinding. And those jelly shoes...ah...flashbacks...

Funny thing about my brother's outfit is his is EXACTLY how he used to dress in high school -paisley shirt, suspenders, pegged pants and deck shoes (or whatever they are called).



Love the WHITE shades!



Run DMC never looked THIS good!





Teri and I had to do the ol' skool "posing on the stairs" shot.



Almost all the guests got into the theme and dressed up. There were famous people there, too.

George Michael



and Prince



Look at my man...girls...hold yourselves back!!!!



What a group...can you imagine if they all went to the mall dressed like this?





Marie's son as one of Run DMC.



Her hubby as the other part. :)



Oh so stylish!



The birthday girl is on the right. I hope I look half as good as she does when I turn 40!



Who you gonna call???

Ghostbusters AND a Jedi to help fight the ghosts and goblins!



The prom queen has arrived!



Isn't she just the cutest? I know you want to pinch those cheeks. What little girl's ensemble isn't complete without a sailor outfit? I know I had one in the 80s...okay the 70s, but whose counting?



The other DJ MC.



What's a party without dancing?

DJ once again proved what a little party animal he was by taking the center of the dance floor to bust a move. He even pointed out people he didn't know to battle them in a dance off. He won every time and made sure to tell me "mommy, I beat them!"

It's a good thing that dancing is something he didn't inherit from his dad. The boy has rythm!! You have done your mommy proud! :) You stay on the dance floor all night just like your mom!! :)



The back spin...GO DJ..GO DJ



DJ enjoyed Vanessa's moves and copied some of them, too!

Another Day at the Park

Because it wasn't over 90 degrees, we decided to take a trip to the park. The kids had a blast playing with Kacy.

Cody and Kacy on the play structure.


Kacy and Cody on the slide. Look at the smile on both their faces!!!!



Kacy - isn't she so pretty?! :)



DJ - not wanting to stop and pose for the picture



Cody is finally getting the hang of running without falling over. I brought him to the field and he was in a full sprint!





This is our future linebacker! Look at those moves!

Build a Bear Newbies

Last Thursday, Build a Bear came out with their 4th of July bear. Because Cody just loves DJ's St Patrick's Day bear, Doyle and I thought that Cody would like this one as well. So...on Thursday, the kids and I went to Build a Bear so that Cody AND Gian could get their FIRST Build a Bear bears!!!

Here Cody is smiling as he saw the bear. Usually, we show him a bear and he yells and tries to throw it down. This bear was an instant hit - he grabbed and hugged it!



Here Gian is trying to be discrete about his selection!



Cody has never "stuffed" his own bear before, but has witnessed Cody and Kacy do it LOTS of times. Apparently he remembered protocol and ran straight for the hearts to pick his.



He was also anxious to get the stuffing started so he hurried up and stepped on the pedal to start the stuffing machine. Unfortunatley, no one was there. Finally someone showed up and the pumping began (this is after we were repeatedly told how we were the first to buy these bears and that we were going to receive a complimentary towel and collector's pin).



Cody helping with the pedal.



Gian made Kacy do the stuffing for him since he was embarrassed. When the dude doing the stuffing found this out, he made Gian hold his bear high in the air and yell "I LOVE MY BUILD A BEAR" several times!



Here Cody is doing the "hug" test!



The bear's "first wash". Gian tried to get out of it, but what's the build a bear experience if you don't go through every step?



Last - the naming of the bears! When I asked Cody what he wanted to name his bear, he firmly yelled "DADA". Dada it was!

I would mention Gian's bear's name, but he would probably get mad. :)....



So...instead I will share some intimate moments between bear and boy. So tender and touching, ya?

Nut Tree

A couple of weeks ago, Doyle and I took DJ to the Nut Tree. DJ had a BLAST so we decided to take Kacy and Gian there, too. I think it is targeted more for little kids, but Gian and Kacy still had fun. If they tell you they didn't, they are lieing! LOL The pictures below are proof that they had fun!

Here Kacy and DJ are on the plane ride. Poor Cody wanted so bad to ride this one, but wasn't tall enough! Maybe next year.



The bumper cars were more Gian and Kacy's speed. They were nothing but smiles!



Poor Cody was too small for this one, too!



Kacy was a little too big for this ride, but she's such a good sport that she will ride whatever ride DJ asks her to ride.



DJ discovered the horn for this car and honked it for the entire ride. I think that was the highlight of his day!



And representing the Coast Guard (in honor of Papa), is Cody! FINALLY a ride for him!



They had this cool "air balloon" ride that went up into the sky and from there, you could spin it. No one else wanted to spin, so we made Gian ride by himself.



Here all the kids are enjoying the rocking horse. Can you tell which kid enjoyed it the most???









Next was the carousel. Cody loved it so much that everyone had to ride 2 times in a row. Plus, we had the carousel to ourselves so no one kicked us off.








Is it just me or is there something wrong with a duck coming out of the frog's behind????



And the last ride for the day was the train!



I didn't get a chance to take a picture of the roller coaster ride since I had to ride it with DJ and I didnt' want to bring the camera on the roller coaster. It is a cool little roller coaster that is just perfect for DJ. He rode it 4 times this visit. He even holds BOTH arms in the air throughout the ride and yells out "WOOHOO!"