Ducked Out House

I won a House Party Pack for Duck Dynasty so we had a little bash last Saturday.  We're serious fans of Duck Dynasty around here (hello we both got each other season 1 for Valentines day!).  We tried to keep it fairly simple (still recovering a bit from the first birthday bash and also planning New Beginnings).  

We made homemade biscuits and I had the clever idea to make Boudan (I have no idea how you spell that) and squirrel brains, AKA little smokies and meatballs!

We all had fun and everyone left Happy Happy Happy!

Swinging

Charlie and Adella got swings from Grandma and Grandpa Heck for their Birthday.  After a few rounds of colds and such we finally got them hung up last weekend.  Charlie LOVED it.  Adella, still not so much although at least she didn't cry!

Snack time

It didn't take Adella long to figure out how to get snacks out of these cups - however sometimes she gets a few more out than necessary - luckily Charlie is usually right behind to clean up.

Presidents Day

Adam had Presidents day off so we headed to Mesa again to play in the park with our family.   It was a GORGEOUS day, seriously couldn't have been more perfect!   Charlie was in Heaven.  He loved being able to just run around wherever he wanted - and even better when someone was willing to chase him.   Adella wasn't quite as into it, but she still had fun (well until we tried putting her in the swing, we still can't figure out why she isn't a fan!).

Sadly I forgot our camera, so I just snapped a few off from my phone - the camera on our phones is really horrible, so the images are pretty bad.

After playing at the park we came home and just hadn't quite had enough of being outside so we went for a walk.

Charlie kept tickling Adella's face - I'm pretty sure he wasn't meaning to do it but I have no idea why he stuck his hand over there.  It made her giggle though and she thought it was funny to try to bite his hand as well.

Oh and just to throw this in there, Adam just had to dress them horribly again that day - I just couldn't let them go in public like they were so it didn't last too long.

He seriously insist on tucking their pants into their socks ALL the time!  Drives me crazy!

Sunday FUN Version 2.17.12

We've been looking forward to this Sunday for A LONG time!   Adam's sister Rachel had her first baby and Adam's mom was able to come home from their mission for a bit to help out - so exciting!   Adam's sister Emily and her kids were also in town, so that meant all 9 grandkids all together!   This was the first time Charlie and Adella got to see Grandma since she left a year ago.  It was pretty special!

We had a yummy fry bread dinner and Adella of course figured out how to turn around backwards in her seat.

Adella and Grandma Button

Grandma knew just how to win over the hearts of her Grandkids - Books! 

It was also Rachel and Daniel's birthday, Daniel wasn't able to be with us and we definitely missed him!  

Adella was in heaven, she found her cousin Maryn's place kitchen and a magnet board and just played by herself for a LONG time, I've never seen her be that content by herself! 

Charlie joined the fun for a little while, but this guy was having another rough Sunday.  He didn't get his nap before church and his afternoon nap wasn't long enough either - then he had a little accident and fell down the stairs - really sad.  Luckily he didn't seem too hurt, more scared than anything.  But he didn't want to be put down for long and insisted on being held most of the evening. 

After dinner the kids played some games with grandma and we all just relaxed and chatted.