4 YEARS OLD - NO WAY

PINK - PURPLE - RED

These were the guidelines I received from AZ for her 4th Birthday Party.

It's hard to tell from this picture, but this is one of those huge cupcake cakes.  It was so fun to make.

I thought it would be easier for all the little hands to have their own cupcakes.

I love how the icing dripped off.  It made it look so delicious.

My Birthday Girl.

Every party needs a pinata.

Aislyn has always been a fierce gift unwrapper.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY ANGEL.

You are full of life and energy.  Thank you for letting us be your parents.

HOUSECOPTER

Yep, you read that right...housecopter.

Have you ever seen anything so ingenious in your life?

Have you ever seen anything so cute in your life?...this time I'm talking about the boy.

ZOO EXPLORERS

When the kids look back at these pictures, I hope what they see is how much fun they had together.

Dade and Asher took it upon themselves to navigate the group through the zoo.  They did a pretty good job.

My one picture of Grayer.  I love you little boy...one day you will be free of the stroller..I promise.

Smiles, smiles, smiles.  It's always all smiles when we are with our cousins.

Too cute, right?

I should have saved the too cute comment for this picture.

Hands down my favorite part of the Fort Worth Zoo...feeding the birds.

Dade as usual walked right in.

AZ didn't want the bird to land on her, so she brought the stick to them...ON THE GROUND.

Now, birds are pretty scary, but snakes...no big deal.

All the cousins.  We are nine in total now.  I can't believe it.

This picture is a more accurate depiction of the craziness.

Come again Jordan, we can't wait to see you guys.

DINOSAURS GALORE

Dino Pjammies!!!

Dino Pjammies!!!

Dino Volcanoes!!! I love that even Grayer is leaning over to see what's happening.

DINOSAUR VALLEY

One of the first things Dade said he wanted to learn about was Dinosaurs...which scared me to death.   I don't or should I say I didn't know anything about dinosaurs.  We both, now know more than I thought was possible.

So, with that being said, after a few weeks of schooling on dinosaurs we drove down to Dinosaur Valley State Park.

One of the first things you need when visiting any park...a walking stick.

Notice Dade's walking stick.

It was a little colder than we would have liked, but in the end I think it helped keep the kids close. 

I also ended up loving that Grayer had his gloves on.  He fell down about million times, but never cried due to those little gloves.

The only thing missing in this picture is Dain.

Sometimes this kid just melts me.

This was taken just before the massive kid tumble.

This T-Rex never saw such beautiful kids.

OH NO!!!!!

Daddy is so funny.