Labor Day 2013

So my big camera is still not working. Now the button that you push to take pictures is magically missing. I am taking pictures with my phone which is becoming an epic fail! My parents planned this camping trip on the HOTTEST DAY in September! I mean it was H-O-T! The kids and I went without Gene. He had a FFL party or 2 that he had to be at. We made it one night and most of the next day before we headed home. I could not handle Peyton crying and not sleeping because she was hot.

My brother Joe brought his 2 small swimming pools for the kids. We all brought bikes, chairs, games and food! The kids played football and washers. They ran around, went on trails and there was even a small playground near our campsite! I was not about to sleep in a tent with my kids so I brought a blow up mattress and we had a cabin. Apparently my mattress was fancy because everyone was calling our cabin Hotel Flores. If I am going to camp, I am going to camp in style!

It was a lot of fun and can’t wait to do it again…when it is cooler!

Sweet shot of my babies before school in their festive gear!

Trenton (6), Peyton (1) and Trace (2)

Peyton’s 1st Birthday

My how time has flown. Peyton turned 1 years old on July 19, 2013! I can hardly believe that we were blessed with such a perfect little girl and it has been a year ago! For Peyton’s 1st birthday I did it a little different than the boys. We were crunched on time since just coming back from vacation and the little ones were sick. We decided to do a family only party at Mom and Dad’s house. It was perfect. The big kids played on a water slide, Dad grilled and I did some minor details to the house!

Peyton is such a sweet, kind and smart little girl. I love that she is so much more calm than the boys ever were. She is fearless, but calm & compliant. Hopefully I can still say that when she is in her teens!

Gretchen made her cute little outfit for her!! You can still see the yucky signs of impetigo on her face. Bless her sweet little heart. She didn’t feel sick or act sick, but her infection was pretty bad.

Peyton and I actually spent her birthday weekend together without Daddy & the boys. They headed to Austin to watch Uncle Luis play. While they were gone we shopped and got Peyton’s ear pierced! She only cried for a second and hasn’t messed with them since!

On to the party!

I did a WHO’s turning 1 theme!

My amazing sister Laurie made the cake and did a FABULOUS job as usual! I just send her my idea and she creates it. One day we will have our own business.

Marshmallow Pops

(a staple at all Flores parties) 

Present time! Trace & Trenton were certainly not going to let her have all of the fun!

My kids are really no fun when it comes to smash cakes. I don’t know if I am just overly crazy with them about being clean, but NONE of them really dig into their cakes. She is still pretty sweet and enjoying it! 

And you cannot have a post without her sidekick being silly!