Happy 3rd Birthday Avonlea

Avonlea's Birthday Events

Tuesday the 28th of July was Avy's 3rd Birthday! Avonlea and Brooklyn woke up really early to find a Dora HUT set up in their bedroom filled with Balloons!! They were so excited to play in it.Then we headed out to the Zoo at 9:00 am so that Cameron could be there with us. We fed the Giraffes and had a good ole time!

(Linky did great and stayed awake for the whole 3 hours we were there)

Then after lunch we got ready to head over to America the Beautiful park to play with her friends. However within 30 minutes of being there it started to rain BIG rain drops and we had to cut the party short. But everyone got their yummy rainbow cup cakes and thank you handouts and Avy got 10 minutes of swing time (thanks Grandma).
From the park we, along with some friends, headed over to McDonalds to go play were it was nice and dry. Avy got to eat her favorite thing french fries with her own little ketcup container (which she likes to like clean after all the fries are all gone).



Then we headed home to get ready for dinner and for my side of the family to celebrate with us with *Cake (rainbow cake) and icecream (chocolate). She had Uncle David and Uncle Craig there. And my parents, Grandpa and Grandma Mann. She got great presents from family and friends!!

Over all she got to see and be with so many people she loves and all of the things she loves to do!!
She had a great Birthday that ended with her taking 60 random photos with my camera, because she can use it now that she is 3 (she was so excited)!!

* My brother has an amazing and sweet girlfriend that was so kind to come over on Monday and Help me out (she did like 95% and me 5%) with Avy's Rainbow theme cake and cupcakes!! They turned out so great and yummy!

Library Party

We have a great, and I mean great Library district out here (4th in the Nation in 2006 <--I had to look up that information, because I had only been told of his ranking through others)! The kids just finished their summer reading program and attended the end of Summer Party. Here are some of the highlights.

Face Painting
Dress Up
Drawing with Chalk on the Side walk (above Avy's, Below Brooklyn's)
Also we blew bubbles, made a craft and hula hooped!
Lastly, Picnic at the Park only to followed with a trip to Toy R US, then to my parents to join them for dinner at their wards Pioneer Party! Great Day!

Just one of those days!

Yummy Banana Cake

Carpet in the bathroom

And toe Kitty Socks!

Have you ever had one of those days that make you feel the universe is so unforgiving to you? For those of you who think I've got everything under control this will illustrate the complete opposite!

Well I woke up with yet again my Quasimodo (the hunchback from Notre Dame) eye. The day before I had and horrible infection spread from an angry pimple that was conveniently resting right under my inner corner of my eyebrow. My eye was puffy both above and below my eye, making it very hard to see! Usually in the early morning (6 am) when Lincoln wakes up I bring him back to my bed. This morning he peed in my bed (that is one outfit to change, get this in mind because we are counting).

Cameron left early to help out his mom and came back late and ungrateful for the lunch I had prepared and his clothes I gave him. So he spent like 10 minutes with the kids which is sad for them and makes it hard for me.

In the meanwhile, Lincoln has a blow out diaper and we change his clothes. Then not 30 minutes later he throws up all over his current outfit. By now, the third outfit, we say, "To the heck with clothes!" and let him play in his diaper (which I hate to do because it looks so trashy).

Avy then comes to me and tells me, "The toliet is going around and around" as she shows me with her twirling finger. I go in with plunger in hand, trying to avoid the floaties (no more details then that). I carefully try not to splash and get what I thought was good (I am no plumber) and flush again only to cause an overflowing mess on the carpeted bathroom (I KNOW who puts carpet in bathrooms, they are just asking for trouble). With a couple more thrust and my kids saying, "Can I see? Can I see?" I fix the toilet and have to clean up.

Along with all my craziness I think "oh I should make a cake! That would be fun *wink wink*!" Granted this all happened before NOON!!!! I had gotten a phone call from a sweet friend and she asked if it was a good time? I laughed thinking, nothing else could go wrong.

Well, there is an up to every down. Luckily today was laundry day, so the pee in bed and 3 outfits Lincoln exploded through could be easily cleaned. Cameron called to say that he was sorry and informed me that there is a water knob on the back of the toilet that stops the water!! Something I wish I would have known sooner (which inspires me to write a book about all the things you need to know that they don't teach you in High School to live in the real world!). And my Banana Cream Cheese cake was a pleasant dessert to a long morning! We did go feed the ducks, visited our neighbor who gave Brooklyn and Avy fun toe socks and went to bed early.

Best Buddies say good bye

Phoenix and Lincoln are the best of friends since Birth! This is them just a couple of weeks old!

Here is their most recent photo together ( Link 7 months and Phnx 6 months old).
Our good friends recently just moved and will be missed dearly from all in our family, especially Linky. Lincoln just loves talking to his pal and sucking on his hands! Here they are in action!

Good bye The Fernandez Fam! You are missed and Good luck in Utah!

Some New Things

Some new things have been occurring here at the Coon House!

Lincoln can put bananas and cheerios in his mouth!! He is quite the smart kido! For an example: Cameron was watching him play with his pacifier (he doesn't use it only chews on it) and he put it in the wrong way, takes it out, looks at it and turns it and sticks it back in (the right way). I knew that big head of his was going to be good for something!

Also he can finally sit by himself (kind of)! It is hard to balance with his head pulling him forward!

The back of my hair

Front of my hair and Linky Dinky!

Well I got my hair cut yesterday and had some loose ends that needed some cutting. So I went back today to get those fixed and maybe a couple more layers and this was the final product. It is super short in the back! And I love it! Of course I didn't tell Cameron about going yesterday and won't tell him about getting more cut today!! He likes long hair... but that is why I have two girls. They got me covered!

*Scroll down to see the before in the 4th of July posting.

Cameron 30th Birthday!

* Cameron getting ready to blow out 30 candles! See video blow for that in action!

It was also David and Craig's Birthday this month and our most beloved Arnie's Birthday this week! This was not my finest cake design.

Opening presents!

Happy Birthday Cameron! 30 years down only 70 more to go! He wants to get into the triple digits! I will settle for the ripe age of 95. We originally planned to do a fun 70's theme party (because he was born July 6th, 1979), but because of work (he is doing alarm sales this year, usually is a tech, but we wanted him to stay with us this summer so he is hitting the pavement daily and sold 3 on his Birthday) we didn't get to squeeze it in. So we just had a fun dinner and games with his family and mine! His mom has a lovely home with lots of space and we celebrated there!

4th of July 2009

4th of July Coon Style

*Lincoln's first 4th of July

*Brookly, Lincoln, Avonlea

*A Happy Baby

Our 4th of July was a busy rainy one! First we woke up and got ready for the neighborhood parade (where we made new friends, hooray!) Then got our baked goodies and side dish to share and to be judged . We made a sugar cookie fruit flag and fruit firework cookies.

*We won the bake off!

Then we attended our townhouses HOA BBQ! We had some good friends of ours join us and my parents.*Grandpa Mann with Kids

Next we headed back to my place with the intentions to go to the Air Force Academy for a good time (they had blow up toys and food) and firework show. But the rain just kept on coming down and down and down. Meanwhile, Avy decides to go out our porch without me knowing. It is usually a safe place and has a gated fence so I usually don't worry. I heard laughter and swills and said, "Is Avy outside?" My dad checked on her and sure enough she was outside playing in the rain with her flip flops on. She was so wet and was so excited about her accomplishment and even declared her self "sneaky".

*Avy after the RAIN. Notice her wet hair and BIG smile?

So plans evolved quickly to dinner at our place and to leave late to the Firework show. WE had a great, fun dinner and headed out into the rain. We stayed for the most part try. And only came out of our shelter wall area when it was time to see the fireworks. By then all the rain had stopped and we watched an amazing and fun show! Lincoln slept through the whole thing until the last boom! Brooklyn wasn't afraid for the first time ever and Avy was so patient throughout it all.

Happy 4th of July Everyone! It was quite an adventure and unforgettable one for us this year!

*This year people we shared this special day with: Grandma and Grandpa Mann, The Ferandez's, Uncle Craig, Cousin Abe and his Fam

Doe a Deer, A Female Deer

For the last couple of days the girls and I have seen some baby deers (fawns) around the court yard of our townhouse on our daily walks. The first time we saw one it had run away from where the mother was (she could no longer see him) and onto someones porch! We checked on the baby 3 to 4 times (the owners weren't home) and there it still was. I even did some research on how to care for one because we saw the mother ran away completely out of our neighborhood. We called the wildlife division people and got some good information. Many times a mother will leave their fawn in a "safe" place and return later for them. Which I should have known this from watching Bambi so many times. Since our first spotting we have seen two babies with the mother and two babies left alone on peoples porches. It is great! It is like playing where's waldo! Brooklyn wants to leave our gate open so the fawns can come visit our home! Cameron thinks we should call Children Services on the mother for abandoning her young!

7 Months Old

*coming home from church
Happy 7 Months Linky Dinky!