Winter enjoyed having a few of her friends and Cory's family all around her. She loved that she got to pick out the theme of her party and that most people played along.
Aunt Kami and Baby Joshua.
Cory's dad put this on his head just for a second, but I got the shot :) This was Winter's gift picked up from Seattle's Pike Place from her aunt Shaylee and uncle Justin.
Step 2: Lots of posts...and they need to be in a straight line.
Step 3: Prepare outside boards for screwing.
Step 4: Screw boards
Step 5: Keep things straight (this is pretty much the only step I was able to help on...I held the board for screwing)
Step 6: Put boards all around
Step 7: Take a break and finish later cause it's hard work!
It's coming along. Soon Cory can actually start building the play place.
Yeah baby! We rented a sod cutter and took out a large spot of the grass. 
We thought a lot about what kind of trees we wanted, what kind of grasses should be added, and which accent plants would make things look really nice. In the end, I knew I wanted a purple robed locus and didn't really care about the rest. We went to J&J nursery and just picked out what we liked and what wouldn't get too big. It wasn't until we got home that we even really knew what we had picked out. Lots of planning, turns out can be too much planning.
We put everything out, moved a couple of them around a few time, then decided we wanted it too look good from all sides, not just the front. Trees in first...
This is a weeping white cherry blossom tree.
This is called Hollandia Broom and in my opinion one of the best finds.
It is a very hardy plant that has the most beautiful flowers that sprout all over the stems. We have had is for a few weeks and it is still flowering.
Miniature lilac. It won't get all huge like the regular plant. One of Cory's favorite smells in lilac. It use to grow all around his home where he grew up. 
I don't remember what this one is called, but the leaves change color all through out the season. From a deep brown to a red, then orange-ish. 
This tall beauty is my Purple Robed Locus. Last year I fell in love with this kind of tree when we were picnicking in the park behind Lagoon. Their fragrance is intoxicating and the blossoms are bright clusters. I think having this tree the proper distance from our home right there in the front will be amazing. I can't wait to see it in full bloom everyday when I drive up to our house. 
She's not much to look at now, but in a couple of years, amazing! 
Winter decided she wanted to help Cory move the dirt.
She's a better helper than I am :)
As the projects progress, I'll post more.
While Ledger got colored on a little, it was nothing compared to what Winter did to herself. Anyone ever heard of Tammy Fae Baker? Winter is reclaiming her style for her own. I didn't tell her she was in trouble or anything. I just told her I wanted to take her picture, but she still wouldn't look at the camera.
These are her legs. I call it, camo a la Winter. She was just getting ready for hunting with her Grandpa Jones.
Yes, I realize this means she was unsupervised long enough to have done this to herself and her brother. I am a working mom and at times having a minute to get something done is nice. I was fairly certain she knew the markers where for only on paper.
This is the look I got when I reminded her she isn't supposed to color on herself and Ledger.
And this is her face when I told her she'd be in big trouble if she did it again. Who thinks that face says, you can't stop me?! or "I can't hear you."
FOAM CURLERS!! Seriously how did I not remember these things?
Winter loves having her hair done (having is different from getting) and her aunt Shaylee would sometimes curl it with a flat iron when she was watching her. I am not that skilled with hot irons and my own hair so Winter suffered from my short coming. But now look...
LOTS of oh so beautiful "look at me!" curls.
She loves them and has asked for them everyday since the first day. I do it special for school days so we are down to just twice a week :)
Can you believe the looks this girl gives me? Sheeessh
Good thing she is cute.
And has the best combination of my killer eyes with her daddy's coloring.
