Happy 5th Birthday Hazel!

Sive has a handfuls of crushes but one of his biggest crushes is on our very dear friend, Hazel Norling.  Last month our beautiful Hazel turned FIVE and had a wonderful birthday party at a horse ranch!  Seeing all the kids in matching bandanas and hats was so adorable and Sive loved gearing up for the ride and later feeding one of the horses carrots.  Thanks Norlings for a fantastic afternoon!!

April visit to Pennsylvania

Back in April, Sive and I took a 2 week trip home to Pennsylvania for some much needed family time and an early celebration of his SECOND birthday!  The weather was perfect and we had an amazing time exploring "Mommom's" pond, going to Blue Marsh, getting to see Uncle Thad's turtles, throwing rocks with "Poppy," and of course playing and eating cupcakes with east coast friends and family.  The only drawback was that Michael was stuck back in Portland working.

Mommom's pond

Looking for "big rockies to make big splash"

Best friends- Mommom and Sive

Sive visiting his "old pop"

Discovering bugs with the Cawley boys

Petting zoo at my childhood dairy (ice cream spot)

Cutest boy ever

Bath time in Mommom's tub- "ha ha HA BOOM!"

Throwing the ball for Mister Max

Best ever- riding the tractor with "Pop Poppy Dave."  Got have the shades too.

Sweet new electric dog guitar from Aunt Tori.

Balloon release with Uncle Thad 

Animal cupcakes!!!

Early Happy Birthday Sive!!!

Loves sweets.

(can't rotate it!?- but had to keep it in- how cool is this kid?)

Turtle lesson with Uncle Thad.  Sive loved "woo-is" (Louis) and Peanut.

Pretend "snowboardin" with Poppy.

Blue Marsh with the east coast buddies.

"Please Touch" Museum in Lancaster- with Poppy.

"1, 2, 3...JUMP!"

Enjoying a beautiful day and getting his hair blown back.

Goodbye wonderful trip.  Goodbye Old Mom.

Easter at the Oregon Zoo- 2012

We met up with Sive's best friend from school, Kade, and his mom, Heidi, for the Oregon Zoo's annual Egg Hunt.  It was a blast.  Sive and Kade always have fun together which usually starts by them jumping up and down repeatedly while flapping their hands with their tongues out to say hello.  It's quite funny.  Anyway, they got some little toys and candy and I got some great photos.

Love me some Coleite girls!

In March Tracy and her girls came for a long weekend visit to Portlandia.  As always, we had a wonderful time filled with lots of giggling, games of "belly," gymnastic routines, and small local adventures.  Oh how I wish we lived closer to these ladies.  And apparently so does Sive because he still asks regularly about his girl, Dani.