Pierce is turning 3!

We celebrated Pierce's birthday this weekend and embraced the fact that it was Cinco de Mayo for his party!  It was a lot of fun for him.  The party was intended to be an outdoor party, but we only enjoyed about 20 minutes of outdoor fun before some serious storms rolled in!  Oh well!  The kids were happy with their brief pool time, and then we enjoyed a Mexican dinner: pulled pork tacos, mexican cole slaw, guacamole, chips, salsa, fresh-picked strawberries, and cerveza.  Yum!

A big thank you to all the family that drove a long way to celebrate with sweet Pierce.  He was thrilled to see you all!

Happy (almost) Birthday, Pierce!

 Pierce and Sydney enjoying the pool with their new squirt bottles!

Nana and Pierce's cousin Addison.

Papa John and Pierce having fun!

Yay, we are happy to break in our new patio with a party!

Pool time.

Pierce jumping from the slide!

Pierce was so proud to blow out his three candles on his dump truck cake!

Pinata time!  So much fun!  Thanks to brave Uncle Ian for volunteering to hold it.

Scramble for the candy - even the adults were going for it!

Enjoying his loot.

Pierce had an awesome weekend.  Thanks to everyone who came!

Sydney lost a tooth!

Sydney lost her first tooth last night!  Well, "lost" is not exactly the best word to describe how it happened.  Her tooth was REALLY loose (hanging out of her mouth) after dinner.  She actually had two loose teeth, but after being hit in the mouth by Pierce (indirectly and accidentally) twice this week, one was really hanging on by a string.  So, last night after dinner (which she almost couldn't eat because of her tooth), things started to get dramatic.  After about 45 minutes of drama and crying (over the imaginary pain and the fear of the unknown, I suppose), I finally had to pull it out for her.  Her tooth was literally dangling out of her mouth after dinner, and I had to tell her that I was not going to let her go to bed with that thing hanging out of her mouth - it was a serious choking hazard!  Once I pulled it out, the tears stopped, a proud smile appeared, and she asked for her popcicle and moved on with her evening.  When she got into bed, she asked me to leave the window cracked so that the tooth fairy could get in her room, so I obliged.  She was thrilled with the dollar she got the next morning.