Beemer's Birthday (One Month Later)

Last month, Beemer turned 6 and we celebrated all week long!

We started the celebration with a trip to Chuck E. Cheese with one of Beemer's best friends (unfortunately I forgot my camera). This is the two of them opening her gift before we left the house.

Audi got all dressed up to celebrate Bree's special day. When we skyped with the grandparents on Sunday, she kept us all entertained with her dances.

The pile of presents.

This is her newest stuffed BFF - she loves it because it sings to her and tells her stories!

On her birthday, we had some of our St. Louis "family" over for cake and icecream.

Happy Birthday Beemer!

Better Late Than Never...

Our Halloween was super fun this year. We had a neighborhood party, Beemer's classroom party and parade, carved pumpkins and roasted the seeds and even fit in a bit of Trunk-or-Treating. Unfortunately, I only got a pictures of a few of those events.

Beemer designing her pumpkin while AT carves Audi's.

AT and Audi's pumpkins.

Mine and Beemer's pumpkins.

The kids at the neighborhood party. It was SO much fun and a great excuse to wear our costumes.

The girls and me. I was dressed up as Velma so we all matched, but you can't really tell that in this picture.

My super-adorable girls. They both loved their costumes and we so excited that they went "together." Happy Late Halloween Everyone!

Visitors!!

The middle of October, Ahenobarbus' mom and sister came for a visit. They surprised the girls. Beemer was so excited when she saw them, she started to cry! We had a fabulous visit. Autumn is my favorite time of year in Saint Louis and it is the perfect time to visit. For those of you who haven't been to visit yet (Ahem!) or those who want to come again, please pay close attention to all St. Louis has to offer:

We have the best welcoming committee in the world!

(Beemer running into Grandma's arms!)

Lots of cuddle opportunities with the cutest girls you can imagine!

Visits to the Arch.

Breathtaking photo ops at the Missouri Botanical Gardens.

(All of the fabulous pictures in this post are courtesy of Ahenobarbus' sister, Kat, as are the new ones on the blog. The ones that are only ok are mine.)

Hiking.

Races.

(This was Beemer's first Fun Run.)

Swimming lessons.

(Ok -these aren't that exciting if you aren't a Grandma.)

Neighborhood Halloween Parties!

And what trip would be complete without a family nap?

Thanks for coming guys. We loved every minute of it!

Sleeping?

When I left the girls' room at bedtime, Beemer was wearing her pjs, was tucked in, and was sleeping with her macaw and monkey. When I checked on her when I went to bed, I found this:

Whatever it takes.

The Joy of Cake

Beemer really wanted to make Ahenobarbus' birthday cake this year.

So, she did.

I stayed close in case she needed me (and poured the hot liquid), but she did all of the measuring and mixing.

The cake was delicious. Great job Beemer!

Happy Birthday Ahenobarbus!

There was one funny note - you put the frosting on this cake when it is still warm. Beemer didn't realize the difference and so, once the frosting was on, she went right ahead and put the candles on too. I came back a few minutes later to find all of the candles tipping over because the bottom half had melted into the cake. You can see the short stubby candles in the picture above. They worked great for AT to blow out and we didn't notice much wax in the cake.