You are royally invited

This year for K's 5th birthday, she was able to invite some friends to her party. It started out as a tea party then became a tea party/manis&pedis. Then we added "make jewlery" to all that. At first I wasn't sure how many girls were going to be able to come. In the end, 5 little girls came, which was a nice number. The invitation asked that each girl come dressed up too, so we had 6 very nicely dressed little girls getting nails painted, making bracelets, and drinking out of nice glass tea cups. It was so much fun!

I made a "spa corner" for the girls to get their nails done. Aunt T and Meg (a good friend) came to do the painting. Each girl got to pick what color they wanted and then they got to pick out a polish to take home.

I even talked C into being the "butler" and opening the door for the girls as they came in. He was such a good sport and did a great job.

Here are the goodie bags that each girl got to take home. It had a nail file, a crown, a silly band, a squinky, some Godiva chocolate, and then the polish that they chose. K chose the purple; no shock there. (the scroll laying in front was the invitation)

Here is one little girl coming in with her puppy all dressed up too!

And of course Aunt T made the cake and did such a good job! I love her cakes!

I made some "fancier" food for snacks. The vegies were arranged to look like flowers, cheese cut out to look like flowers on top of crackers, fruit in a baggie to look like a butterfly, and fruit roll ups to look like sushi. Fun!

K got some nice presents too. She got: glow in the dark-make your own shapes-sidewalk chalk,
a new puzzle, a new purse (with $2 hidden inside), a new game for her "kindle", a Hello Kitty watch, a bath Barbie, a new book, a new umbrella, and new sunglasses with a really nice case. Plus some money, that she has already spent.

I think she had a good time. I know all the girls did. I think their favorite part was making the jewlery (I forgot a pictre of that). I know I had fun planning it all.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, K GIRL!

Happy Birthday!

Happy Birthday K girl!

It's so hard to believe that she's 5!


She might drive me nuts at times, but I love her! She makes me laugh!

Happy Birthday!

To my very handsome hubby!

I love you!

Happy Birthday!

To an awesome SIL! Hope you have a great day!

C's birthday party

C's birthday party theme this year was soccer. Aunt T made him a cute soccer ball cake. She and the 3 kids were the only ones able to come, but after everyone left C said "That was the best party!" Well good; I'm glad he had fun.

Still hard to believe he's 8.

Happy Birthday!

To my favorite brother! He's getting old!

Happy Birthday, C!

It is so hard to believe that my baby boy turns 8 today! It doesn't seem possible!

We love you bubby! Have a wonderful birthday!

And stop growing!

Hello Kitty!

Tonight we had a small party for K girl. She/I picked Hello Kitty for her "what kind of party is it?" I think Kitty is so cute! And she is making a comeback from when I was younger.

Aunt T made the cake and out did herself-again. It looked like work of art!

Even though only a few people showed up, K girl still got some really nice gifts. She got a really nice puzzle and book, a porcelin tea set (declared her favorite), a "sew a kitty kit," Hello Kitty bubble blower (I'm excited about this; I hate bubbles), a Princess Tiana Barbie doll, 2 mini puzzles (that rang up at Target for $0.29 for both of them!), new ear rings, 2 new books, a pack of book marks (that girl loves her book marks), a new belt, and a new water bottle.
Funny side story (I always have a side story): A few weeks ago we checked out the movie A Little Princess with Shirley Temple. K loved that movie. She was sad when we had to turn it back in. I had the bright idea to buy it for her for her birthday. I wrapped it early this morning. This afternoon K was picking out a movie to watch and we found that I already owned that movie. Totally forgot. So there goes one of her presents. Oh well. She was happy.

The next picture is kinda disturbing, but kinda funny. Here is Hello Kitty after we ate some of her. She was yummy!

My 4 year old

Here is a play by play of K's day yesterday.

Let's start at 3:45 am. I heard the famous "mom!" At that time of day--uh morning, you jump and run. She had peed her bed (she is doing so good at wearing panties at night but at least once a week still has an accident) By the time I got in there, she had already changed; I just had to change her bed. While I was changing her bed, I must have mumbled something about Daddy because next thing I knew she was in talking to Daddy. She took her woobie and asked him if it had gotten wet. After he said no, she said "OK. I need to get back to my bed now so my birthday can get here." Because of her early morning issue, I assumed she would sleep later. Nope. 8am she comes in and proclaims "Here's the birthday girl!"

For breakfast she picked to have Dunkin Donuts. So she and Daddy went and got donuts (just like C and I go get them for his birthday).

Before we actually got to eat, K got to open presents. Priorities ya know. She got a new puzzle (that girl loves her puzzles), a color wonder book/markers, Hello Kitty play dough (for school), some new pencils (cuz we don't have enough ya know), some barrettes, Hello Kitty band aids, Cooking Mama for the Wii, some Crayola colored pencils with a pencil sharpener (which she has named as her favorite present), some stickers, and $30.

Since Daddy took the day off, he got to go to her tumbling class. I think that was one of her favorite things of the whole day. (I have a whole post, with video, of her tumbling class coming up. You will just have to wait until then)

After tumbling we went to Wal Mart. I did grocery shopping (without kids!) and Daddy took the kids to the toy aisles and let K spend her money. But she cried cuz she couldn't get EVERYTHING she wanted. Oh the heartbreak. She ended up with 4 pairs of Princess dress up shoes, a Princess microphone, 2 new puzzles, and a doggie (that was technically C's present to her).

After Wal Mart we went to lunch. K had picked 5 Guys Burgers--not because she likes their food (every time we go I take a lunchable for her). She likes the peanuts that they have--all you can eat while you wait for your food. That's all she wanted.

After lunch, we went home to unpack groceries, get birthday phone calls, and try on/play with all the new stuff. It was a nice lazy kind of afternoon. For dinner that night we went to Olive Garden. K's pick there was the tomatoes and croutons off the salad, some breadstick, and half of her spaghetti.

Side note: Then we ran to Target to get C some new dress shoes. Turns out he was wearing 2 sizes too small. No wonder he complained every Sunday morning. Poor guy.

Then home for birthday cookie and "make sure you sing to me Mommy."

Happy Birthday to my K girl!

It's hard to believe that my little girl is 4 today! I love my little girl! She keeps me busy but can be so funny too!

We have had such a fun day--of her! She got to pick what to have for all her meals today. She got to open some presents. She got to spend some birthday money. She got Daddy to stay at home all day. What more could you ask for?

I promise I will have a full-length birthday post tomorrow. For now, we are off to Ovile Garden for dinner.

Updates

I have a few different topics to update you on, so I thought I'd combine it all into one post. Hopefully it won't be very long.

#1:C's baseball games
There are 15 games in a season.
His team has won 7.
His team has lost 4.
He has 2 to make up due to rain/cancellation, plus the last 1 on his schedule.
He played 1/2 of one Tuesday night before they called the game due to impending weather. And let me tell you, it let loose! It was horrible driving home. They were losing when we left.

There is an upcoming really cool post about one of his games. Check back.

#2: my garden
Is exploding!
I have 9 tomatoes and a bazillion buds.
My lettuce is getting close; my carrots and onions look good.
Everything should be ready around July 4th.
I'm thinking of making homemade salsa with all my produce. Anyone have a good recipe?

#3: Summer reading programs (go here too)
This year both kids are participating in various programs.
I think I've entered them in 6: 2 libraries, Barnes & Noble, Half Price Books, Pizza Hut, HE Buddy (never heard of them before; we'll see how it goes)
We went to Half Price Books the other night and the kids spent the first 2 of their earned gift cards.

Funny story: K bought a coloring book. She is on "crayon restriction" for coloring on the floor-AGAIN! Seriously?!

#4: Daddy's late birthday

Since we had company during Daddy's birthday week, I didn't have a chance to get him a present and we didn't get to celebrate with just the 4 of us.

So one day we decided to have a "surprise party" waiting for him when he got home.

We had balloons and a few presents for him.

And a cookie. The best part, I think.

He was surprised and it was bunches of fun.

Happy Birthday, Daddy!

Better late than never. It was the 21st.

But he did get to celebrate with his family. And he got to go to one of his favorite restaurants (Charbonos) and have yummy calamari. And his "little angel" niece made him a mayonaise cake (don't wrinkle your nose; it's yummy).So what did I get him? Did I tell you he got an iPhone? 'Nuf said.

Actually I'm buying him a movie that he wants. Which movie was that again, honey? (I keep forgetting. Star Trek maybe?) And notice "buying" I'm still working on that.

Happy Birthday, dear! I love you! You're AWESOME!

C's birthday party

I know I'm a little behind in blogging but timing, well isn't everything.

This year C wanted a Indianapolis Colts themed birthday party (our pro football team for those who don't know). When looking for a date to have the party, Daddy saw that there was a Colt game on TV on December 17th. So we decided to have the party that night and then invite everyone to stay and watch the game.

Daddy actually made the invites and they turned out AWESOME!

Aunt T made the "cakes" (a whole bunch of cupcakes) and they looked and tasted wonderful--as usual.

We had some great snacks: chips and dip and meatball subs (besides cake and ice cream of course).

Quite a few people showed up (10 I think?) and a few stayed to watch the game.

C got some really good presents: a Brain Quest game, Phase 10 twist, Guess Who (the kids LOVE this game), some new Star Wars guys, a Wii Star Wars game, a Hess truck, a huge Superman comic book and some new slippers. But not just ordinary slippers. They are Crocs and they are Colts slippers. I found them for a VERY good deal on crocs.com.

Oh and by the way, the Colts beat the Jaguars.

Star Wars in Concert

I'm sure by now everyone knows that my son loves anything Star Wars. For his birthday this year, we bought tickets for him and Daddy to go to Star Wars in Concert.

What exactly is Star Wars in Concert? I'll let the official website explain:

"Star Wars in Concert is a unique event that combines John Williams' unforgettable music, performed by a live symphony orchestra and chorus, with specially edited footage from all six Star Wars films. Through each musical piece, audiences will experience the key themes, characters ands story elements of the epic Star Wars saga from a new perspective. Taking a remarkable excursion into the heart of a galaxy far, far away."

Before the actual concert, they were able to see different props and costumes from various movies:

"Nestled deep in the confines of the George Lucas' Skywalker Ranch, the Lucasfilm Archives is a magical place. Its contents include models, storyboards, illustrations, costumes and props from all six Star Wars films. Over the years a number of these other worldly items have been exhibited around the globe, but not everything has seen the light of day. Many items have been stored for as long as 30 years, unseen since they were last in front of a camera--until now."

There were also many people there dressed up in "character." They were able to get many cool pictures and see a lot of neat stuff.

They both agreed that the concert itself was AWESOME! (Funny side note: after the 1st song, everyone clapped. C said "Is that all?")

It was a long/late evening (they left around 4 and didn't get home till after 10). They came home with an awesome program. But according to both, it was well worth it.

Here are some of their picutres. (PS: check back for info on what K and I did that night)