On Thursday we harvested tons of squash and carrots at the ranch.
And by "we" I mean James and I (and his friend Lydia).
And by "we" I mean James and I (and his friend Lydia).We gave the vegetables a bath on the driveway and let them dry on a beach towel.
James was such a good helper, but he kept saying, "Mom, I'm not eating these!"
That grey rubbermaid container was nearly full of carrots, too. I just got them done today.
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Speaking of today, Saturday, we had James' 4th Birthday party today. The weather was less than cooperative and I was not quite on the ball. But with the help of my super-hubs and my dear sisterfriends, it all came out well. Jenn will have to send me pictures of the river float, which was the first half of the party, from 3:30-5pm on the Yellowstone River [UPDATE: click HERE to see Jenn's river pix]. I went in a raft with James, Heidi, and my nieces, Rosalie and Hannah. The Strupp family rode in their own raft. Addie rode a tube by herself for the first time with Rich, Debbie Holm, Caleb, Michaela, and Len Claar. When we got back and ready to BBQ, a huge windy thunderstorm passed through Paradise Valley, so we had to hold the dinner inside the boathouse.
Here's James' dino cake
The spread and Rich in the boathouse
(notice the beautiful view out the window)
Guests, eating.
James mixin' & minglin' with his lady friends
Ashley, James, and Cousin Rosalie
Jason
Cake with candle!
Lydia
Haylee helping the kids get some cake after singing Happy Birthday
Happy cake eaters
James was such a good helper, but he kept saying, "Mom, I'm not eating these!"That grey rubbermaid container was nearly full of carrots, too. I just got them done today.
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Speaking of today, Saturday, we had James' 4th Birthday party today. The weather was less than cooperative and I was not quite on the ball. But with the help of my super-hubs and my dear sisterfriends, it all came out well. Jenn will have to send me pictures of the river float, which was the first half of the party, from 3:30-5pm on the Yellowstone River [UPDATE: click HERE to see Jenn's river pix]. I went in a raft with James, Heidi, and my nieces, Rosalie and Hannah. The Strupp family rode in their own raft. Addie rode a tube by herself for the first time with Rich, Debbie Holm, Caleb, Michaela, and Len Claar. When we got back and ready to BBQ, a huge windy thunderstorm passed through Paradise Valley, so we had to hold the dinner inside the boathouse.
Here's James' dino cake
The spread and Rich in the boathouse(notice the beautiful view out the window)
Guests, eating.
James mixin' & minglin' with his lady friends
Ashley, James, and Cousin Rosalie
Jason
Cake with candle!
Lydia
Haylee helping the kids get some cake after singing Happy Birthday
Happy cake eaters(clockwise from left: Hannah, Ashley, Hailey, Haylee, Lydia, Jared, James, and Rosalie)
BIRTHDAY BOY
Gift time!
BIRTHDAY BOY
Gift time!(notice the big girls are dressed up from playing pirates in the tree house)
Chuck Trucks from mom and dad--so exciting!
Daddy also scored some good old fashioned Tonka Trucks second hand.
The Strupps brought James this rad dinosaur that growls (kinda squeakily). 
We brought it home to be our pet...
...to Heidi's delight!
Chuck Trucks from mom and dad--so exciting!
Daddy also scored some good old fashioned Tonka Trucks second hand.
The Strupps brought James this rad dinosaur that growls (kinda squeakily). He is sleeping with it right now!
James got so many nice things from his friends, but I think the best thing was just having a fun day at the ranch. Thank you friends and cousins for making it a great birthday!
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As we were leaving, Addie found this caterpillar...
We brought it home to be our pet...
...to Heidi's delight!
3 comments:
Happy Birthday! We miss you
Did any of Heidi's fish friends make it home??? Thanks for inviting us!!We had a great time!
awww! we used to catch those fuzzy caterpillars as kids all the time! I haven't seen one in years! looks like a grand ol time! Sorry we had to miss it. love you james!
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