may the 4th be with you recap

may the 4th was epic, obviously.

there was a lot of star wars clothes

and star wars themed food 

including tie fighter hotdogs, yoda soda and chewy cookies

some lightsaber battles and battle wounds

an intergalactic meltdown

and of course some good ol' fashion laying around and watching star wars movies

in the words of my nephew Trey, "this was the best star wars day ever!"

The Baby-Sitters Club

anybody read those books when they were little? anyone?

no? just me and Christy?

ok anyway...

i'm a babysitting machine this week.

last night i got to babysit the adorable little Finn!

we had a blast together!

oh my goodness i just want to squish his chubby baby cheeks!

we're great friends!

and i so wish i had gotten a picture of how much he loved our sharks.

he would watch them swim around and try to grab at them and then look at me like "hey, why can't i get in there?"

he is too cute!

then this morning i got to hang out with my nephews for a little bit.

they are fascinated with the stuffed animal Hobbes i made for Matt for Christmas and also his Bantha, or as they call it "cow".

they're getting so big!

i can't believe i used to babysit them when they were babies and now they're all grown up.

it makes me feel so oooold!

Surprise Slip and Slide Bday Party!

since Matt ended up having to work on his bday i wanted to do something nice for him so with the help of our friends we threw a surprise giant slip and slide party for him!

and it was a BLAST!

my nephews absolutely love the slip and slide!

Matt and Chase are expert surfers.

sister sliding!

(thanks for adding the "would you look at that"s Chase!)

Ben is the king of penguin slides!

ninja turtle spins.

trying to get the slip and slide soapy.

getting lubed up!

J.J. trying to be like Uncle Matt.

Matt's lubed up tummy slide.

Ben's lubed up tummy slide.

the boys thought of a great way to clean off the plastic this year that took a fraction of the time it usually does.

those little smarty pants!

perfect surprise birthday party!