Daddy Time

 Detric loves his Daddy and it shows!  Look at that smile!  Detric and Clay were having a fun time talking and playing together, Laura couldn't help but capture the moment!  

3 Motorcycle Men and a Lady

 Everyone has some wheels to have fun with!  The boys and Aparri love to ride motorcycles!  They were all riding them around the neighborhood having a marvelous time.

Canning Craziness

While Nana was here, Laura and Nana went crazy canning!  They canned Beef....LOTS of Beef!  We are well stocked on ground meet in our food storage now!  Thanks Nana....that was a lot of work.  You are a life saver!

Birthday Tradition...

 Aparri requested french toast, strawberries and coolwhip for breakfast!  Aparri was so excited to have breakfast in bed!  She took her sweet tim eating it too..she was easily distracted and having to much fun enjoying the novelty of eating in bed! 

Aparri's Aerial Mermaid Cake

This year Aparri wanted an Aerial Mermaid cake...and waa laa this is how it turned out!  Laura had a lot of fun putting it together!  Aparri stood close by watching the production of the cake and putting in pointers and instructions now and again!  We were excited her mermaids didn't want to go swimming in the "sink pool" like her princess cake last year!  The cake wasn't only cute, it was super yummy too..I think everyone' favorite part of  the cake was Aerials tail and the little rocks that Aerial's sisters are all sitting on.  They were "cake balls" and just melted in your mouth..yumm.

Brother had to sneak in and help Aparri blow out the candles!  Little stinker!

Our Dancing Queen

 

Part of Aparri's Birthday gifts was getting signed up for dance class...and let me tell you - that was the single best thing we could have given Aparri.  The girl loves it!  Everyday we hear the question, "Is there dance today?"  Oh..if only everyday could be Thursday, "Dance Day" Aparri would be in heaven.  It doesn't matter what is going on - she could be watching her favorite show, playing with babies, at a friends house, fighting with her brothers..oops, I mean playing with her brothers! crying, or completely sound asleep...when she hears the words "It's time to get ready for dance"  she perks up and is immediately happy and eager to put on the leotard and tights!  Mom and Dad can't wait for the recital and see her in action!

Aparri is 3

Thank Goodness she has 3 brothers!  We are going to need them in a few years!  Aparri is the princess of the house and she carries it well!  She is such a little lady, but can also hold her own with the boys!  We love her so much and are having so much fun having a princess among the ruffians.  (Aparri loves BOOTS...she has red boots, brown boots, snow boots, many kinds of boots....and they are always on her feet!  They are the footwear of choice most days!  Ok...it is either boots or sparkley dress shoes or one of each.  Aparri was wanting to wear 2 different shoes all the time, and Laura finally said...NO.  Your shoes have to match.  Goodness ..that is Aparri for ya - alittle bit of this and a little bit of that!  And she can still look cute doing it too!)