Happy Birthday Little Miss!

We are finally seeing the light at the end of the "bronchitis" tunnel...it's run the gamut from me to Hubby and finally to Little Man and Little Miss. The kiddos still have a terrible cough, but I think the worst of it is over. (I am in the process of frantically Lysol-ing every door knob and airing out every room now!)

But we didn't let a little sickness stop us from celebrating Little Miss's 4th birthday! The celebration kicked off last Saturday with a party at a local shop, Ted E. Bear's Toy Factory. Their staff was FABULOUS with the kids, and the best part for me was I only had to provide treats...love that! The kids (and parents) seemed to enjoy themselves, too!

Everyone chose the new friend they wanted to take home.

Anxiously awaiting the stuffing instructions.

Carefully making "wishes and dreams" to put inside the new friends.

Little Miss and her new pal, Poppy.

Time for cake, ice cream, and presents!

After the party (and a very quick nap), Little Miss had a big date with Daddy to see Disney on Ice...what more could a princess want?!

Daddy and his birthday princess

The week of celebration piqued last night (her actual birthday) with a birthday dinner at Lambert's Cafe (if you've never eaten there, you must!)...Little Miss's choice, then cake and ice cream at home. Overall it was an action-packed and entirely memorable birthday week. I'm sure the celebrating isn't quite over as I still occasionally hear, "But it's my birthday!"

Happy Birthday, Little Miss!

I love you, Mommy!

Disclaimer

I will be hijacking my own blog for awhile. Let me explain...we used to have a secure web site where we could share photos of our kids with friends and family who live far away, as most of our family does. This allowed us to share everyday moments with those we wish could share them in person.

Unfortunately our site is down for the time-being. So I will be using my blog to post even MORE pictures of my children and our outings to share with our far-off loved ones. (I can't imagine why anyone would NOT want to endure pictures of my GORGEOUS children, but I apologize for any off-putting self-indulgence. ;))

I will still be posting the occasional book review, household ideas, comments on life and faith, or anything else that strikes my fancy; however, as time is limited I'm afraid most of it will be devoted sharing snippets of our life with those we love. Of course, you are included in that, so I hope you will join us for the journey...I'm sure it will be a wild ride!

Wonderful Easter Fun

I've been absent from the blogosphere for awhile now, dealing with a teething toddler, battling my own sinusitis (or something similar), and spending every spare moment working on our house (hoping to have it market-ready soon). I even missed my 1 year blogoversary at the end of March! I can't believe it's been a year already!! So I thought I'd hop on real quick and post some pics from our Easter weekend.

Little Miss was so excited to hunt Easter eggs at our church on Saturday!

Little Man was not so sure...but he finally got the hang of it!

They LOVED the baby chick petting area...a huge hit!

And of course we couldn't pass up the giant inflatable bunny!

Little Miss was so proud of her first egg-dying experience.

All dressed up for church Easter morning
(and a rare moment of actually loving on each other!)

Little Miss had to do one more pose to show off her Easter dress.

(Little Man wouldn't sit still that long!)