Beautiful Picture

Daddy came home from work one day last week and I had to get on the phone so Tatum and Daddy went to play outside. After a while, Tatum came up telling me she had made a "beautiful picture" for me. As most, I assumed it was some scribble or doodle but when I got downstairs, this large drawing covered our back patio. Daddy had helped of course but what a masterpiece! If you look closely, underneath the M, you can see where Daddy traced Tatum, with curly hair and all. I was very touched by my "beautiful picture" and it is still on the patio. Tatum never misses an opportunity to remind me of the "beautiful picture" she made for me. :)

Such a goofy girl

Tatum is such a silly girl with an amazing personality. Here she is on Valentine's Day helping me make heart shaped muffins. Check out that hair do!

Then she couldn't wait to eat her creation. Can you tell she loved her muffin?

And then she insisted on dressing herself and chose this outfit. Garrett and I couldn't help but snicker a bit since she looked like something straight out of Flash Dance. We had a fun time teaching her how to dance like a maniac. :)

Mattie comes to visit!

Jenny, Sadri and Mattie came down to stay with us last weekend and we had a fun visit to the Zoo, despite the rainy weather.

Tatum loves the zoo and we go often since we have an annual pass. She was happy to show Mattie her favorite animals, like the Giraffe. :)

Here the girls are posing on top of a Polar Bear. As you can tell, Tatum is not a fan of heights.

After a long and wet day, we ended with some fun bath time.

And a lesson in sharing.

Here are the two purple monsters enjoying a Winnie the Pooh video the next morning. Is it "How big are you?" or "Who's the big winner?"?

And then off to Logan's 3rd birthday party where Aaron, Mattie, Tatum and Sylvie (not in picture) had fun playing together. Happy birthday Logan!!

Wow, what a weekend!

Our fun filled weekend started with another visit to Disneyland where we went on new rides...

and Tatum had her first driving lesson. She was horrible, good thing we have another 14 years before she gets her drivers license. :)

Then we took a long walk with Jenny and Mattie at Hicks Canyon and stopped at the park for some play time.

Look, I got them both looking!

What silly girls.

Then it was over to Landon's birthday party where there were lots of fun toys to play with...

and even a bounce house! Tatum had never been in one before and after she got in, it was almost impossible to get her out. :)

There was even a slide on the bounce house, so cool!

Then we headed back to SD to attend a 50th birthday / Superbowl party in Ramona. No better way to enjoy the game than lounging in a Winnie the Pooh chair...

and rubbing balloons on our heads. Carson didn't find it humorous but Garrett certainly did.

At half time the parents had a competition where guy and girl teams had to work together hiking and throwing a football to gain the most points. Here's Garrett hiking, he did great and got 5 in!

Unfortunately, I didn't do as well and only got one ball through the hoop. I guess I better stick with tennis. :)

And a party wouldn't be complete without a pinata. What a wonderful party!