When the cat's away...

This is what happens when I leave Elise home with 2 boys.

Elise is one!

Our little girl turned one today! We celebrated this past weekend with a flower party in the park. It was a beautiful day and a great time. Thanks so much to friends and family who came to wish Elise a happy birthday! Above the is uber-cute invitation that my friend Kim designed...and just DAYS before giving birth to her second kiddo. Thanks, Kim!

Below is a mini-scrapbook of pictures from the party...

And here's a 7-minute video of Elise eating her first cupcake!

Evergreen Aviation Museum

I really really tried to find the time to "catch up" on this blog, but alas, I am going to play the mommy card with too much to do, and too little time. Here are some pictures from our adventure at the Evergreen Aviation Museum in McMinnville, Oregon. It was a really cool place and it is where the Spruce Goose now lives. We went over President's Day weekend. So, you just need to trust me when I say there were some really cute pictures from Easter and various other events in the past few months...but they'll just have to reside somewhere else!

Our Funny Valentines

Here are some sweet pictures from Valentine's day.

Enjoying the sun (finally!)

Liam's birthday party

Also back in January, Mateo's buddy Liam celebrated his 3rd birthday too with a pirate party. Mateo had a great time riding the carousel and having pizza and cupcakes (um, who wouldn't?). Happy Birthday, Liam!

Go Ducks!

The Oregon Ducks football team made it to the BCS Championship game this year. It was a huge deal and everyone was in their green and yellow...including Elise and gal pal Harper! (Yes, this was back in January - I told you I had to do a lot of catching up!)