Juner's 2nd Birthday Party.

As you know, June turned 2 on Sunday. We celebrated with a birthday party with the neighborhood kids.

And what could the party theme be but dinosaurs? Mama baked this volcano cake in a glass mixing bowl and was surprised that decorating it only took about 7 minutes. This is by far the favorite cake she's made yet.

We even had party decorations thanks to the dollar store. For the first time at any Turner party, we had themed plates, napkins, cups, a table brachiosaurus, and even helium balloons (only a dollar!). It was $9 well spent. Henry saw the cake and was pretty excited about it. June saw it and was mad we put her two favorite dinosaurs on it and wouldn't let her take them off.

Mama made Juner a cute dino t-shirt. We'll have to take a picture of the front of it. We also added a tutu to the outfit to give the party a little bit of girl flair. We were so excited about all the helium balloons that we turned on some music and had a dance party.

The party needed a feminine touch because we had only boys. Baby Christopher was the littlest and slept through most of the party.

The big hit of the party was the play-doh volcanoes.

All the kids got a volcano, cups of vinegar and baking soda and an eye dropper. John worked very hard on his explosion.

June poked holes in her volcano until it was demolished.

Matt was the oldest at the party and officially mama's favorite 6 year old. He politely told her that her cake wasn't very accurate because there was no way that dinos would be walking on lava.

After the volcanoes were cleared away (good thing we used trays under each of them- easy clean-up), we decorated cookies. Mason worked hard on getting the maximum amount of sugar on his.

June got hold of a jar without a shaker and emptied a whole jar on her cookie. Immediately following cookies, we had some cake. But we forgot to get the video off of Grams' camera.

Matt waited for his cake.

Mason had another cookie because he doesn't eat chocolate.

John ate all of his.

Henry could barely wait to open June's presents. We had to remind him several times that it was not his birthday and the presents weren't for him. We were surprised to see that Mister Andy and Miss Christina (our cousins from Charlotte) brought down all the Seibert family presents (along with Great Grandma Wagner), so there was a big pile to open.

James helped June check out her new Dora book.

We made the terrible mistake of scheduling they party in the middle of the US-Canada gold medal hockey match. So the grown-ups stayed inside while the older boys went outside to get crazy. Or see how fast they could ride bikes into each other before someone got hurt. John went down first.

Andy used the car to try and avoid any major impact.

It was a great party and we want to thank everyone for celebrating June's second birthday with us!

June's 2!

Just two years ago today, we became a family of four. Things certainly have changed since 2008.

June got to put on another dress from the mama collection. She got her dress, tights, and shoes on and seemed ready to get some pictures taken.

But once we got outside, she wanted none of it.

Not even papa could convince her to smile, so we just got some action shots.

As soon as she got the chance, she took off for the playground.

She climbed up the steps and her knees didn't stay white for long.

Henry brought out a car that played music and we all danced.

Then she forgot she was dressed up and started throwing dirt.

Mama squeezed her one more time into her big pink dress.

But a frilly dress wouldn't stop her from hauling out her trucks.

That darn tulle kept getting in her way.

We tried to get her to pose one more time, with limited success.

One look shows all the attitude we've got coming for us.

The train show!- Henry.

I got a calendar. Mama put all the important dates on it for me. And I've been anticipating one day for weeks- the train show!

The local model railroading association put on a trade show complete with many displays for us to see. Mama and papa wised up from last year and took folding chairs for us to stand on so they didn't have to hold us up to see.

June loved watching the trains.

In one room there was a train I could run myself. (I have already declared my 5th birthday as the birthday I want a model train set of my own.)

It was a great day, made better only by the fact that we got to go to Sonic for lunch. Plus there was an inflatable moon bounce that we got to jump in! What a day!

Tickle, tickle- Henry.

We've got a new post-supper ritual. As soon as we get our hands washed, Juner and I run for the guest bedroom and jump into the extra bed for pillow fights. If the door is closed, June yells "Tickle, tickle!"

When we're not hitting each other with pillows, we like to pretend we're sleeping.

Two tired kids.

Sweet little guggy.

I blew out the knee of these jeans at school. Good thing mama found me three new pairs of pants at the thrift store this week (for only $2!).

Check out these muscles!

The week in pictures-Henry.

Our card reader died, so now mama has to walk ALL the way to the office to plug her memory card into the printer, then plug the printer into the laptop. It's so burdensome to move 15 feet off the couch, so mama's been putting off updating the blog. (Especially since the Olympics are on! Luckily for you, ice dancing is on- boring.)

June at her usual post. Though usual when he climbs in a chair, she screams until someone gets her food. This usually starts about 20 minutes before supper is ready and mama tries not to encourage her. Last week, she threw such a fit mama took her upstairs until supper was ready. But this time she was all smiles for mama.

Why was she smiling? Because it was Fat Tuesday, and every year on Fat Tuesday mama attempts to make pecan pralines ("praw-lines" if you're from the south). And just like every year, mama fails at making pralines- they never set up. Nonetheless, papa made sure all of them got eaten.

I'm preparing for the new baby. So far, I can poke its eyes out and smother it with a blanket.

Last Friday was my 100th day of school. We had one assignment- to bring in 100 things- anything we wanted. I chose cars. Mama told me I had to count out 10 piles of 10 cars each. Here's the finished product. Not only did the project appeal to my meticulous nature, mama and I got to work on counting by tens. And in case you're wondering, this is only about half of my matchbox car collection.

It was so warm here this week that mama got out some spring clothes for Juner. This is a dress we inherited from Aunt Jodie. Annalise wore it last summer and it was her favorite. We hope it doesn't make upset her that June is wearing it now. I remember how mad she was when she discovered that Aunt Jenni was giving it away.

Another sweet picture minus the mouthful of fruit loops.

There's a gas station that boast a "Wall of Beer" close to our house. Mama has gone occasionally to look longingly at what used to be. Papa just found out you can buy just one beer there instead of a 6 pack. So he's been having fun trying out new beers. I guess mama's getting too used to her O'Doul's because this was too strong her her.

There aren't any pictures from this weekend. Friday was sunny and 60 degrees, so we went to a park then on to campus to watch the baseball season opener against mama and papa's alma mater- Miami University. And we didn't feel bad for cheering for Miami because they lost soundly 11-0.

We spent most of Saturday outside playing. On Sunday morning, mama decided we needed to get doughnuts and head down to the lake park. We spent hours there playing, and everyone was in such a good mood loving the 7o degree weather that we decided to stay up from naps and go see another Clemson baseball game. The game started at 2 and mama was very prepared with a ton of snack she snuck into the stadium. We had a fun time watching the game and running around. We lasted until the 5th inning (around 4pm). It was late enough that mama said we didn't have to take a nap, so we got to watch some tv instead.

Tonight we had a spaghetti dinner at school. I was so happy because I got to sit with my friend Kefu. I didn't eat much spaghetti, but Kefu and I were first in line for ice cream. We were fortunate enough to get in the line with the very generous man who gave us each 4 scoops of ice cream with 2 cookies and a big dallop of chocolate dope. Check out how big my belly is.

Here's my impression of mama. "Oh, I'm pregnant. Don't jump on me. My belly hurts. Grump. Grump. Grump."

June also had a great time at the spaghetti dinner. Kefu's parents were taken by her charms and she talked about 8 pieces of garlic bread. After supper, mama noticed she always managed to have a cookie in her hand, so someone must have been supplying her. She thinks it was me.

This is mama's new favorite outfit. She found it in a Sadie bag and thinks Juner is super cute in her short pants and tree shirt. Look close and see that the leaves are made out of hearts. Adorable.