Madeline's Birthday weekend!

friday: Madeline and 9 of her closest friends had a blast at Peter Piper Pizza! 

 rides, games, build your own pizza, presents, cake!  i think this party was a success!

 Saturday: game day.  grandmas and grandpas were there to cheer on the Honeybees! 

 Maddie started the game with a big kickoff!

 the half time snack is her favorite part of the game, well a tie with end of game snack!

 Anna is really starting to get the hang of the game. 

Avery,  the Honeybee's biggest cheerleader!

 Sunday: Madeline's actual 4th birthday!  we had the whole family over for dinner, presents, and...

cupcakes!!!! 

happy birthday to my sweet Maddie Joy!  you are such a lovely girl inside and out.  your best friends are your sisters, and you spend your days in a blissful world of princess themed make-believe.  your dad and i love how you snuggle with us every morning, even though the other girls would rather hit the ground playing!  your kisses are endless, and you have made me a happy mommy with the promise that although your birthdays will come each year without fail, you will always be my baby!  i love you more than i can say.   you are the best 4 year old in the whole world! 
love, mommy

go Honeybees!!!!

spring soccer season is upon us, and in the interest of my sanity, I put the girls on the same team.  the Honeybees!  our first game was cancelled due to weather, but we were still ready so I snapped a few shots of these fierce athletes!

happy valentine's day!!!

fieldtrip to the zoo!

Madeline had her first fieldtrip with school!  we went to the zoo on a very cold morning.  we actually had to wear our snow clothes!

 i'm so glad i got the zoo pass this year.  we've gotten a lot of use out of it already! 

Austy and Holly's wedding!!!!!

after 11 fun years getting to know each other, our dear uncle Austy and his beautiful girlfriend Holly finally tied the knot! 

 obviously, our family was overjoyed!  we had an awesome time getting together with family, celebrating with a beautiful family.....

 and of course goosing each other!

 hanging out with old pals...

 seems like only yesterday these two were walking down the aisle...okay, 4  months!

 our sweet little flower girls have been working overtime for the past year and a half. they are old pros by now. 

then we partied!!!

 the club setting and lighting in the reception site was fun to play with!

 so were the Shirley Temples!

 this girl partied like a tiny rock star until she finally passed out, kinda like a rock star actually!

congratulations to uncle Austy and aunt Holly!!!!

getting ready for the wedding!

sponge rollers are the way to go when you have 3 flower girls in a wedding that you are in, and their father will be getting them ready!

the cousin show

beardsley cousins are so wonderful!  they play great together, so when things are  a little crazy, during say....wedding prep, they can entertain themselves very well.  in the middle of such family wedding prep,  i glanced out the window to see this:

 girls on stage, boy conducting the show:

 he was a consummate professional.  great rhythm and timing, gentle instruction to his performers, and great song choices + choreography.  i love these kids!