Surpise Mom & Dad

Hey Mom & Dad
Although it looks light in the picture, it is for sure in real life...your baby's having a baby! Just thought you'd want to know. ;-)

Cake and Water Balloons

The night would not have been complete without water balloons, Uncle Josh turning the sprinklers on everyone, a fabulous "Cookie Monster Cake" (provided by the talented Kathleen), and ice cream. So much fun packed into one little night! Thanks for the memories. 

Relays

The night also included relays and jumping games (yes, the adults participated as well). Bret (a.k.a. "Frog Legs") is the reigning "adult" distance jumper. 

Water Games

The Springers, Gundersens, and Dahmers got together for a Water Fun Unbirthday Family Home Evening on Monday night. One of the fun games was racing with water-filled cups on your head to see who could fill up the pitcher first. What a riot! 

What a Morning!

If it's quiet in the house, there must be trouble. I was folding laundry in the family room, and Ashlyn was playing in the front room...or so I thought. I kept calling her name, asking her to come show me what she was doing. Finally, she brought down my hot pink nail polish and showed me her beautiful toes that she had just finished. I panicked! I scooped her up and asked her to show me where she was painting her nails. Amazingly enough, there was only one dish towel ruined and a tiny bit on the carpet. A little while later, she had taken off her diaper (it had some nail polish on it) and came down to show me this brown stuff on her hand. I looked at her bum, and sure enough, she had poop smears. I panicked...again. I asked her if she had pooped on the floor, and she said she had. We went looking again, and found nothing. Another major catastrophe averted. Needless to say, it has been quite the morning!

Springer Summer Activities (thus far)

We have had a great summer so far, with time spent on the Oregon Coast, in Portland for the 4th, Wenatchee for some fun runnin', bikin' and swimmin', strawberry picking (some ate more than they picked) and of course HAPPY BIRTHDAY GARRETT! He is a big 7 years old! Does that sound really old to anyone else but me?!