Way TWO fast

Really?! We brought you home 2 years ago?! Hardly seems possible that 2 years have come and gone and that the time just keeps speeding up on me!

You are such a blessing to us and I think back about how badly I wanted you in our family. I could not be a happier mama.

You had a great time at your party. Although you were a bit shy when it came to being sung to and blowing out the candles. You DID however, feel better once you started to eat your cake. Aunt Diane made you a cake reminiscent of a b-day I had in Utah when I was about 5? I thought is only appropriate you have the same. Circle of b-days past- complete.

BELATED!!!

Tonya,

Ok. I suck. You called this morning to touch base and if I would have been a GOOD sister-in-law I would have remembered to tell you HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!

Sorry. We got onto other subjects and I totally forgot...

Anyway! Hope you had a great one. Cant wait to see you guys this Fall. We miss our cousins!!!

The Martushev's

Archived

Ok. I admit it. Im not the greatest at keeping up on our blog, although I have every intention of doing so...I know, I know, no need to remind me where good intentions lead. I had to dig in my archive of pics to find these and am just now getting them up for Grandpa and whoever else might feel so inclined to look at them to see.

So. Here are a few of our 4th of July parade morning. Ella was mesmorized by the marching band and decided to walk along side them for a few hundred feet or so. She would have for the duration if her mean mama did not make her come back to our group. Not before she basked in the compliments over her little outfit which one mother stated, "was SO americanna". Hmm. Ok. I just thought they were cute and cheap. Who knew 2 bandanas and some ribbon could look so adorable?! Maybe it was the kids that were modeling them....

I came out the good mama when I let her keep the slightly too big cowboy hat on, because parting with that erupted screams louder than other onlookers were wanting to hear. On that note, Happy August and I hope you had a great July!

Even Princesses have to eat...

Little Miss Ella in her tu-tu cute, princessey way having a snack.