Tulip Fest 2011

A couple of weekend ago we went over the mountains to see the last weekend of the Woodburn Tulip Festival. It was a little bit of a gloomy day but the flowers were looking great and the kids had a blast. Here are some photos of the kids and the flowers:

The Reese Kids Ride!

The training wheels are off! After just a couple of weeks of practice in the alley and some skinned knees, Pippa can now ride a bike all by herself- starting, stopping, balance, honking the horn, you name it, she can do it!

Here's a little "training montage" video of Pippa in action:



While we were out practicing William was rocking the trike:



Of course, sometimes even the best riders fall down and go boom:

Pippa's 5th Birthday Party

Last week was Pippa's big 5th birthday party. The theme she wanted was of course princess, so we had all the girls come dressed as princesses and did a Princess Training Academy, where King Nick devised a series of games that would teach them how to be a proper princesses in this topsy turvy world. They learned all sorts of things, like how to talk to animals, how to be sneaky when dragons are around, how to make a princesses wand, how to avoid eating poison apples, and how to find m+ms in whip cream. You know, princess stuff.

The birthday girl!

The birthday brother, not amused!

Pre-party dance party

The princesses receive their first lesson

Making wands

The birthday cake

The most out of tune princesses ever

Blowing out the candles

The birthday gifts

Princess Silly Face

Opening presents

It was quite cute, they all battled to see whose present she would open next

The aftermath of Princess and the M+Ms, the modern retelling of Princess and the Pea. Walt Disney, call your office!

All princessed out

So you say you wanted some pictures of Thomas....

The very talented Lindsay Russell of Lindsay Russell Photography came by the other day to take photos of Thomas. Here is bunch for your baby-lovin' pleasure.