Happy 4th of July!

What a treat to be here for the annual 4th of July Carey celebration. It's always a blast with kids splashing in pool in a good game of Dibble Dabble and the adults partaking in the annual ping pong competition (the winner even gets to take home a coveted trophy for the year!) Dane barely even realized all those activities were even happening though! He spent nearly 2 hours playing with these (thanks to Matthew's massive collection of Legos) -



And Jaeger spent time eating

And hanging out in everyone's arms. Here he is with Auntie Tracy. :)

We then all enjoyed some time on the trampoline!


I could have laid on that trampoline all day with this incredible view...

A fun filled Saturday!

What a busy day we had today!

We started our day making a periscope at the Home Depot Kids Workshop.

And then we were off to Ella's 4th birthday party and to FINALLY see Grandma & Grandpa!
It was a wonderful reunion.


The birthday girl and her adorable family

Loved seeing Steph and Mel.


I'm usually the one taking pictures, so it was fun to see this in Auntie Jenna's camera.


Enjoying a good story after a long day!

8:20 PM!

What were you doing at 8:20PM? :)

Oops!

This is what happens when you leave Auntie Kissy & Auntie Poopa (otherwise known as my sister and me) in charge.

Auntie Kissy left her purse on the coffee table and Ella Bella got into her make-up bag while we were busy changing diapers. And Kristen's first response was "Why would she do that?" and my response was because she's 4 and that's what they do. :) Ella's mommy was a little nervous that Ella Bella knew exactly where the mascara went especially since she doesn't wear mascara herself - a little diva in the making. ;)

Wild Animal Park

We had an awesome day at the Wild Animal Park.

All the animals were out and put on a great show for us.

Dane loved the elephants.
The babies were so cute and Mommy elephant was trumpeting in anger as one of the other elephants came a bit too close to her baby. It was pretty cool to hear them "fight!"

A few pics of the happiest baby on the block...

Auntie Mary & Auntie Lizey in action!
A HUGE thank you to both of them for coming with us. It really made it so much easier having Aunties there (and A LOT more fun!) ;)

Giraffes and lions, oh my!

All tuckered out...

I know it's a Thursday, but here's a fun video I took of this great musical group we saw at the Wild Animal Park.
As you'll see in the video, all the kids were mesmerized.

3 Little Monkeys Jumping in the Bed!

It's official - they're having FUN!

Happy Birthday Ella

This sweet angel turned 4 today. Is she not the sweetest thing ever?

Here's a glimpse of what we were up to today.

Lots of loving and kissing

The birthday girl LOVES Jaeger Ray and will make an excellent babysitter one day.

HOLY TORNADO!

Plenty of time spent playing in the California sun.

Pooped after a long day of playing.

Helping the kids finish their dinner so they can indulge in the birthday cupcakes.

Birthday celebration

And this is how the ladies indulged!