Toothless Wonder

Although Noah is 5, tonight he officially feels like a BIG boy.

After wiggling & wiggling, he lost his first baby tooth!  

Wow, the littlest Macknicki is certainly growing up quickly!

Documentation of this momentous occasion was a must, but as you can see from the photos it was a little hard to capture the perfect photo due to this little guy's goofiness!

2013 Humboldt Tri Kids

Today Zoe competed in her 2nd Triathlon.  This year she took 4th place and bettered her time by 6 minutes!  We are so proud of our little athlete!

Zoe getting ready to cross the finish line

Noah running in the 1/2 mile TriKids Fun Run

Night Owl Party

It's hard to believe that Zoe is 8 years old!  

We celebrated by having a Night Owl Party.  

Zoe's friends came in their pajamas and brought sleeping bags and blankets.  The party was in the evening and was like a slumber party, but in the end all the party guests slept in their own beds!  

Happy Birthday to my smart, confident, outgoing, creative, athletic 8 year old!

 The Birthday Girl and her #1 Fan

The Table...Made to Look Like a Bed

(complete with headboard and bedskirt)

Needed Some Extra Space for Some of the Party Guests

Also a Better Close Up of the Cute Straws and Napkins

(polk a dots make everything cuter)

Stuffed Owls (sewn by me) for all the Party Guests

 Pillow Case Decorating
(Notice the Vintage Smurf Sheets I used to Make the Edge of the Pillow Cases)

The Cake

Cute Fruit

More Party Food

See Polk a Dots Make Everything Look Better

Super Yummy Raw Vegan "Cheese" cake
(Thanks again Colleen for the Recipe Link)

Present Time
(So Many Thoughtful Gifts...Thanks Friends)

Pausing to Stop and Think About the Perfect Wish

Make A Wish!

Dance Party!

Wipe Out!

Noah got a new, bigger bike for his birthday. He spent the morning trying to get the hang of the bigger bike. He got a little too confident on our rocky, hilly driveway and...WIPED OUT!

bye-bye shiny new handle bars

hello scuffed up boy & bike

Bugtastic

Yesterday, we celebrated Noah's up and coming 5th birthday by having a bug party.  I was up until 3 AM the night before prepping for the party.  Although I felt exhausted, all the time and energy was worth it to see how happy Noah was.  I kept hearing him say, "Zoe look at what Mommy made"  and "Wow, look at that!"  All the details were definitely noticed by my little man.  Thanks to all the friends who made the trek up the hill to spend the day celebrating our (almost) 5 year old!!!!

 Bamboo Straws with bug, straw toppers for drinks

 Bug Juice (a.k.a limeade with gummy worm ice cubes)

 Bug Masks for coloring

 Caterpillar (cup)cake

 Caterpillar Grapes

 Ladybug Fruit Platter

 Strawberry Ladybugs

 Lantern Clusters

 Party Goodies

Our Littlest Party Guest

 Bowl 'o Beads for...

Making Bug Catcher Necklaces

 On a Bug Hunt

 Searching High and Low for Bugs

Counting to see if he found all 10

the Happy Birthday Boy!

 Present Time (thanks friends for all the great presents)

 Make a Wish!

Yummy Cupcakes

 Preschool Buddies

Mason, Noah, and Jacob

Four Eyes

Look who got new glasses...my "baby" is looking all grown up!

Super Star

Zoe was awarded this jersey for being the superstar of her soccer academy...We are SO proud of our little athlete!