A birthday, a baby and an alligator

What? No nap today? It was worth every minute. Levi, dear little Levi, turned four today, and we had to be there no matter what time his party occurred. Of course it had to be right between 2-4, but again..worth it. Plus, she got cake.
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Robert and Tot sat next to each other with their no-dairy vegan lemon cake, and oh….was it a treat. Tatum ate every last bite. In fact, all the other kids left the table, and she finished without batting an eye that she was all alone. The rest of the kids went out to get their snow cones. Tatum? Finishing that cake! So was I going to give her more sugar? She did not realize that snow cones were flavored, so she literally enjoyed every teeny bit of this shaved ice creation in a penguin cup. IMG_0035 IMG_0036 IMG_0038

Of course it was 115 today, so she had to eat it pretty quickly.

When we got home, Bella got to go for a ride. Tatum tried to carry her, but I made her a little pouch out of a pair of her pants. IMG_0039 IMG_0040

Oh Bella, would you like some juice? Do you feel sick, Bella? Let me hold you Bella…

Here is something to drink, Bella. Bella is in my pouch, mommy!

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Finally, I figured my pants would work better for this homemade pouch, and they did.
IMG_0048When she had her nice and snug, she gave me a hug and kiss and said, “See ya later alligator!” She decided to take Bella shopping! But first, we played catch, and the funny thing was her trying to run with Bella. I said, “See Tatum? It’s a bit harder with a baby in your pouch, isn’t it?!” Ahhhh…the memories!