A Verry Berry Party!

 

   Evangeline turned 3!

In addition to celebrating throughout the week we hosted a birthday party for her sweet little friends. 

We were so Berry excited that Evangeline was 3 that we had a strawberry shortcake birthday party.  It of course was very fun to plan and easy to do with thanks to MY mama! Evangeline excitedly sat at the coloring table awaiting her guests.  

 Lunches were ready in red baskets for a picnic in the strawberry patch.   

The menu: Strawberry Jam and Peanut Butter Sandwiches,  Strawberry Fruit Salad, and Strawberry Milk.   

Activities all together were dainty, sweet, and sort of quiet (a swing to the other side of the pendulum from Rowan’s Birthdays).  

Strawberry Shortcake for dessert was followed by opening some presents and posing with her girls.   

 For Evangeline the ‘strawberry-on-top’ was playing Ring-Around-the-Rosie with her friends.  And of course, the ‘transformers’ were there but they placed themselves out of the way of all the ‘girly-ness’.

Happy Birthday to my sweet girl!!!

I wanna go fast!

Saratoga is known for it's historical, beautiful, and excitement filled horse track. But, there's another track in town too. 

Many a Friday night growing up our Capuano Ford Bronco brought us to the Middletown raceway in NY.  I have many memories of a dirt track with the racing noises and body thundering vibrations of modified stockcars.  This past Friday night I returned to my roots.  Rowan and I joined my parents at Albany Saratoga Speedway just around the corner in Malta, NY. Nothing has changed, it's still pure fun!

Got kids who love excitement? Looking for family firendly fun? Then grab your ear plugs and get to your local speedway.  OK...maybe not every Friday night but at least once!

Pure joy on my father's face.

Rowan was excited by all the action, especially any action to send the caution flag up.

Pops talking all about the cars.

 

Lolly and I giggled the entire night!

Celebrating Someone Special

There is a lot to celebrate in June, July, and August.  This month, among the many birthdays and anniversaries we made sure to celebrate a special young lady, Miss Emmeline.  Emmeline is instrumental in helping all us Ballston Babes.  She's a friend, a wonderful mothers' helper, and a caring babysitter to the children.

Happy Birthday Emmeline! Here's to another year of a beautiful life!

Celebrating at The Iron Roost

Emmeline with all her 'charges'!