Koehler Family: May 2012

Friday, May 25, 2012

one afternoon on a farm....

Several weeks ago (actually during our Spring Break week), I took the boys to this local farm I ran across on the internet. The lady that runs it has all sorts of animals. The "main" attraction for me was the bunnies! However, I think for Noah, it ended up being the baby lamb!

There were two baby lambs, and while I cannot remember their names, I can remember the little noise they would make when Noah would run after them laughing! It was the cutest thing! Noah would laugh and they would make their little baaaaaa noise! Adorable!

And there were piggies!

And emu eggs!

And ten day old baby bunnies! Yes, TEN days old!

We enjoyed a picnic lunch and the animals enjoyed our leftovers!

Great afternoon on the farm!

Wednesday, May 9, 2012

surf over for a sleepover!

Cameron's birthday was April 1st (Yes, April Fools' Day... try telling your husband you are in labor on April Fool's Day!!!!!!) As luck would have it, we were able to do Cameron's birthday party (sleepover) on his actual birthday.

Of course, the theme of the sleepover had to be surfing! Oh, my little beach boy! The boys gathered the night before C's birthday and did the normal "eleven year old boy stuff"until time for dinner and cake.

I fixed the boys an "aloha lounge area" on our screened in porch that was a space just for them for the night. They could play basketball (little brother's indoor goal) and listen to their music and "chill." (Is that still a hip word, chill???)

I ordered surfboard shaped sugar cookies from Sunshine Bakes on Etsy. They really were my favorite detail of the party. They turned out so cute, I used them to add a little "bling" to an otherwise, plain birthday cake. (Cameron does not like cake, so I never really put much thought into his cake. He likes doughnuts and cookies!) My leftover cookies I put in a mixture of brown sugar and something called demerara sugar that I found at the grocery that looked just like sand!