Yippee I'm Three!!!

Olivia is three years old. I can't believe she is growing up so fast. I am so proud of her, she is so smart, sweet and tries to do what is right, most of the time. We had a great party for her with all of the essencials.

A Princess cake with strawberry mouse filling, YUMMY!!! And I am not a cake person. But this one was worth every calorie. Olivia picked it out.

One thing I can say about this girl is, she knows what she likes.

Presents for the birthday girl and the most important part...

Lots of friends to play with. We had a swimming pool, a slip and slide and we put the hose on the trampoline to offset the 95 degree weather. Olivia only wanted to invite girls to her party. She doesn't have any friends her age so we invited all of the afterschool kids, neighbors and even her favorite babysitter. I insisted, much to her dismay, that she invite Luke and daddy. Everyone had a great time though Olivia was a little tired by the end of the party.

Uno!!

Mark and I love to sit and play games and we have tried to teach our kids to play with us but until now have been unsuccessful. We finally found something that helps us make it through a whole game of Uno with our kids. A neighbor gave us some kids card holders and they work like a charm. Our kids love them.

Olivia still holds her cards facing the wrong way from time to time but that just makes it easier to help her. We are looking forward to many years of cards and games in the Hill house.

Orange Swim Goggles

The weather is hot and we have been stuck in the house too long, I call it Swine Flu Phobia. So I bought Luke a pair of swim goggles to wear to the neighbor's pool. He is so excited about them that he wants to wear them everywhere. After explaining that they are used to keep the water out of your eyes, he now only wears them to the pool, the shower and on the trampoline with the hose. I guess I could have explained that one a little better. Oh well, he's having fun.

Viva Fiesta!!

OK, OK this post is a little late but I still wanted to post the pictures. There is a two week long celebration in San Antonio called Fiesta. There are a number of parades, carnivals and parties to attend. With small kids we usually skip the big crowds downtown. They had a small fiesta celebration at Luke's preschool.

All the kids decorated their bikes and attempted to have a bike parade. It was more like a bike rodeo that ended up being cut short by a tired teacher.

I think that Luke had the biggest bike there and he rode it like a pro.