The 5 Hip Cooks!

Yesterday was my Sisters 23rd Birthday and we celebrated by taking the whole family to a Thai cooking class at Hipcooks! Aaron was solo and had to stay home with the girls so I could join in on the family fun(thanks babe!) It was Katie's idea and we had so much fun learning to cook together, and my oh my was the food delicious! Our Thai Cuisine consisted of an Eight course meal which included: Veggie spring rolls with tamarind dipping sauce, Chicken saute with peanut sauce, Coconut rice with shrimp and cilantro, Pad Thai, Papaya salad, Green curry with eggplant, mushrooms and peas, Red curry with chicken and peanuts, and Black rice with cocunut cream for dessert! Our stomachs were bursting at the seams when it was all said and done! There were Fourteen students all together, we had a great time getting to know some new people and had some great quality family time together. The class was well worth the money and it was a fabulous four hours of entertainment! Better yet, they sent us home with all of the recipes...so if any of them sound appealing to you let me know and I will pass them along to you:0)!

The Fam minus Aaron.

Our veggie spring rolls.

Coconut rice with shrimp and cilantro.

Chicken Saute with peanut sauce.

Mom and Katie.

Dad and Ben.

Me and my Sis.

Some fellow hip cook classmates.

Our very cool teacher Tristan.

More pictures of the gang.

Easter 2010

We had such a fun filled Easter this year with both sides of the family! The day started off with an early morning Easter egg hunt that Aaron and I had for the girls when they woke up, and of course then Keslin and Bronwyn were on the hunt for their Easter baskets as soon as they popped out of bed! The Easter Bunny was good to them this year...lots of goodies for sure, I think we have enough candy to last for weeks! Then it was off to Grandma Julie's and Grandpa Dennis' for a huge Easter feast and a ginormous Easter egg hunt with all of the Stoddard cousins! The kids had a blast playing together and jumping on the trampoline! They are so lucky to have each other as cousins...especially since they are all relatively close in age. With the combined energy of the 9 cousins, there is never a dull moment:0)

After visiting with the Stoddard Fam, we were off to celebrate Easter with my side of the family! My Aunt Rhonda hosted Easter this year, therefore we didn't have to travel very...just on the other side of Scappoose:0) We then proceeded to eat MORE food and have another fun Easter egg hunt for all of the kiddo's, just in time before it started to down pour! We also celebrated my Aunt Rosie's 72nd birthday! She recently was diagnosed with lung cancer, so this was a very special birthday, I'm so glad our entire family was able to be there to celebrate with her. She has been a trooper through her chemotherapy treatments and is holding strong, please keep her in your prayers for our family:0)

All in all we had a wonderful day filled with so much fun and love! Hope you had a happy Easter everyone!

Aaron and the girls scoping out the goodies.

The three princesses Easter baskets.

Two fancy looking girls!

All of the Stoddard/Kangas cousins minus Raelyn and Darius.

Bronwyn looking tired out...her 3rd Easter egg hunt of the day.

Makena and Kelin comparing who has more eggs:0)

Morgan holding Raelyn.

Some fun and delicious cupcakes my mom made for the kiddos!

Keslin and Bronwyn painting Easter eggs earlier in the week.

The finished product!

All Girl!

From tea parties, to playing dress up and putting on make-up, she's definitely all girl! Keslin has been enjoying playing dress-up in her newest outfit she received from her Aunt Tanya and Uncle Brian for her birthday! Here is our little cutie petutie showing off new fashion attire!

The Big Number 3!

Our baby girl turned Three this past week, time is flying so fast! We were able to celebrate Keslin's birthday on her actual B-day which was this past Tuesday! She has been in complete adoration of Tinker Bell for about a year now, so it only seemed fitting to have a Tinker Bell themed party! She of course was dressed to the T in her Tinker Bell attire, and looked pretty darn cute! She really is fit to be a princess!

My mom and dad hosted the party at their house which was awesome, they have a lot more room than we do for all of the peeps that came to accompany us for the party! Mom (Mema) made Keslin's birthday cake this year and it turned out great! Great job mom! She use to be really into cake decorating back in her 20's ....I vote she gets into practice and reinvents a new career for herself after she retires!

The party was definitely action packed with all of the Stoddard cousins being present...there are now 9 cousins under the age of 6! What fun we have at all of our family gatherings these days, I love it! Thank you family and friends for coming to help celebrate our little sweeties birthday, it just wouldn't have been the same without you!

We love you sweet Keslin, you make life so bright and bring joy to all of us! Here is to another year of love, laughter, and happiness!

How Sweet It Is...

There is something about bringing home a newborn baby that just makes life so sweet! We have been home from the hospital for a little over a week now and life has been so precious with our three sweet little girls! I must say...I think the transition from 2 to 3 kiddo's has been easier for me than the transition from 1 to 2. Little Raelyn has fit right in to our little family:0) I suppose it seems much easier this time around because Keslin and Bronwyn have each other for entertainment which helps a momma out!

We have been beyond spoiled this past week. I don't think we have cooked a meal for ourselves for the past 8 days! Thank you so much family and friends for all of the delicious lunches and dinners you have provided for us, we have felt like royalty! We are truly blessed to be surrounded by so many people who love and care about us.

The bond between the three sisters is already becoming evident, they are so lucky to have each other, and we are so lucky to have such sweet, beautiful, and healthy girls! I count my blessings every day! Here is a picturesque glimpse of the life of the three little Stoddard's this past week!

And Then There Was Three....