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!

Last week

Whew! Time is flying! It's hard to believe that we leave for Disney two weeks from today. Whooohoooo!

Let me get you caught up on last week.

Monday (Labor Day): We had our annual "Fourth of July" picnic. We couldn't have it on July 4th because of this. So just for this year we moved it to Labor Day. We had a good number of people show up (14 adults and 4 kids counting us). We grilled out hot dogs, ate some yummy sides and desserts, sat and talked, and played some outdoor games. It was a good time, but I FORGOT TO TAKE PICTURES! After everyone left, we watched the FSU vs Miami game. So sad.

Tuesday: I had 5 kids on Tuesday. It was a good but busy day. No major mishaps. Daddy had a business dinner and so wasn't home until almost bed time.

Wednesday: I had a doctor's appointment in the morning so the kids went across the street to play with the neighbors while I was gone. I got a few errands done while I was out and about too. Wednesday afternoon K decided not to take a nap. Just out of the blue. So she did "quiet time" on my bed. I MISS HER NAP! Wednesday night AWANA started. This year K is in Cubbies with me. She must have come and "visited" me at least 7 times--when she wasn't supposed to. We also started a new routine for Cubbies and needless to say, it was very chaotic. I was so ready for bed that night!

Thursday: The kids and I all had dentist appointments. The kids really don't have any fear of the dentist because we know our dental hygienist very well. She's the mother of the 2 that come to my house on Tuesdays! The kids went first and had no cavities. I went last and I have one cavity. Daddy met us there and kept the kids in the lobby while I got my teeth done. Then we all went to lunch. (I have pictures of the dentist visit that will be on the next post.) Thursday night deserves a post all its own (hint: we have some new wheels)

Friday: WE STAYED HOME! and did a little bit of nothing. I did a little laundry and very little cleaning. We were dog sitting over the weekend, so the dog (not Mugsy) got dropped off that afternoon. Friday night we went shopping after dinner. We got a new carseat, Daddy got some shorts for Disney, I got some coffee for my cool coffee machine, and a few odds and ends. Then we went and got ice cream at Cold Stone Creamery. YUM! When we got home, the dog and my children were a little wound up. So I let them go out back in the dark and run around with the dog. They thought that was so cool.

Saturday: After breakfast, we went to the park. The kids have been asking to take Daddy to this one certain park--the race car park. After the park, we went to the Fair on the Square in downtown Danville. Let me tell you, it's nothing to write home about. There are booths but that's about it. We did get a good apple pie and a yummy cinnamon roll. On the way home we saw a cool patriotic display in front of the fire department. I made Daddy stop and take some pictures. It was really neat. After we got home, we cleaned out the garage-somewhat. I still have that crazy TV cabinet. Anyone want a huge TV cabinet? Besides that monstrosity, it looks pretty good. Then it was time for FOOTBALL! It was an awesome game day! There were a few upsets which made for some good games. FSU played a no-nothing team and barely pulled it off. What's up with that? The good games made for a late night.

Sunday: We had a good church day, a great nap, a good lunch, a perfect ending to a good weekend.

Stay tuned for further updates.

It's a Princess Party!

We had K's birthday party last night. Only a few people were able to come, but it was still fun! I didn't even stress out! It was a penny-pinching party, but it looked really nice. Since it was a princess party, I used some tule to decorate. I did buy some cute plates and napkins and a banner that said "princess party." A long time ago, we had bought some princess figurines at the Disney store. I used those and a little Cinderella's coach for decoration too.

Aunt T made the cake (like she always does). She always does such a good job! This cake was a sheet cake made to look like a cobblestone pathway and on top was Cinderella's coach (made out of cake). She also made a little pillow for the glass slipper and a little mouse. Instead of me explaining.......here's a picture.

Mr. D picked out a set of golf clubs for her. She was so proud of them! She used the putter inside a little, but can't wait to go outside with Daddy and C to use them for real.

Here's the "bling" that C bought her. So pretty.

Other stuff she got: a giant coloring book, crayons, a small coloring book, a preschool work book, My Little Pony, puzzle, sidewalk chalk, bath toy, Sno Cone machine, 2 new outfits, and some money. We saved a few things for her to open on her actual birthday (Sunday). (check back for that post)

I think she had a good party. She was so excited about her cake. That's all she talked about Thursday "Aunt T is going to bring my cake" She's still convinced that she's going to be 6. Crazy girl.

New computer

Daddy's business computer is still not working. Right now it is in the "shop" to be dissected and hopefully fixed. We aren't even sure we can get everything off of it--the biggest thing is his iTunes library. Through all of this we decided that his computer will no longer be used for the Internet and he wanted to get his music off of it too. It will go back to being just a business computer (www.pictureperfectvideo.net)

So he had mentioned buying an external hard-drive for our pictures and his music. We would hook it up to our old laptop. We had talked about next tax return season buying a new laptop anyway--so we went ahead and bought a new one now. Since we got 6 months same as cash-it's like waiting til tax time, right?!?! :)

It is so nice though. It has everything on it: web cam, built in wireless modem, DVD player/burner, bigger and brighter screen, much more memory, much faster, etc. It's so pretty. I've been playing around with, trying to get used to what it has to offer. So far I really like it. The only negative is that it has Microsoft Works--I'm hoping all my documents on my old laptop will transfer to this one without turning into mumbo-jumbo.

By the way for those of you who are wondering, it is a Dell Inspiron 1525. You can check out Dell's website for its details.

On a totally side note, we went to a birthday party last week. It was Daddy's partner's littlest-she turned one. Since they go to a different church, it was nice to see everyone there that we don't see that often. All of their kids are getting big and there are some cute new ones too. And we got to see the new dog which was not so cute. Poor Bruser.

Vacation-1

Well we are about half way done with vacation. So I thought I'd catch everyone up.

We ended up leaving on Sat (instead of Sun) because Daddy's tourney got rained out. We left around 11 am and got in around 11 am. Not bad time. The kids did OK. C did very well. K--well that's another story. She thru a fit at least twice and did not want to get back in her seat. Poor thing. I can't blame her. She and I colored, did puzzles, watched Elmo, listened to music. I was just as tired as she was. And of course she only slept for about 20 minutes.

Sunday we grilled out, played outside some, the kids went swimming again, and we found some baby bunnies. K loved the pool. She did not want in the floaty, but did not want anyone to hold her. She was ready to take off on her own. C did really well. He could actually touch the bottom but was brave enough to go under and swim around. The water was so cold though. They all came out with chattering teeth and blue lips.

Monday the men worked on siding one side of Mom's house. It looks really nice. The women tried to set up this tent thingy. It kept collapsing every time the wind blew too hard. We also made homemade ice cream. Yummo.

After dinner we had a small party for K's birthday. She got more Elmo stuff and a tool set from her Aunt and Uncle and kids. She thought the tools were for her to do her hair. Her uncle made a very nice Elmo cake. Then there was a Wii tourney before the relatives went home. It's kinda funny to watch. Even Grandma was getting into it. Aunt was jumping up and down when she did good. K found a remote for a recliner and was "playing" Wii with that. So every now and then, there goes the chair way up in the air or way back to the wall. That was funny to watch too.

Tuesday we went to see Grandma Great. We spent the day there and the kiddies were soooooo good, even though there wasn't much for them to do. We even visited another friend of Grandma's for a few minutes. On the way home we stopped at Wal-Mart for a few things and the kids got to pick out a toy for being so good. Daddy and C also got Yankees shirts to wear to the game on Saturday.

Just a funny story about my 2 kiddies from Tuesday morning. Monday night the relatives left and went home to sleep in their own bed, so I put both my kids in the same room so: A) I could hear them both and B) so K wouldn't be scared. Well Tuesday morning before 8am (at home they usually aren't allowed up til it's an 8) C came into our room and told us K was awake. I told him to go back in there and talk to her until it was an 8. So back in he goes. "So what do you want to talk about? You want to talk about the Hulk?" Daddy and I quietly laughed so hard the bed shook. We just laid there and listened to them for awhile. It was so funny.

As of right now, that gets you up to date and that's all the good stuff that I can remember. I'll try to touch base probably this weekend and get caught back up.

K's party

Wow! My little girl will be 2 tomorrow. Doesn't seem possible. She is such a mess-but a cute one.

We had her birthday party tonight. It was an Elmo party. We had a few friends come over. She opened presents first. They were too much of a temptation. She got lots of Elmo stuff-a puzzle, a new DVD (from Bubby), a mini stuffed Elmo and Abby, a book. She also got a very pretty jewelry box from Grandma and Papa. She got a Fisher-Price purse, lacing cards, a very pretty dress (good job M!), another book, a new ring (notice the picture), a raincoat, and saving the best for last--a baby set which includes a swing (that works and plays music), a stroller, a pack&play, a diaper bag, a baby carrier, and a kangaroo baby carrier. She pushed that stroller around all night. And she moved all the other things around to where ever she went. I think she really liked it.

Then we had cake and ice cream. The "cake" was actually 24 cupcakes all iced together to look like Elmo. I think it turned out really cute.

After everyone left we tried to watch her new DVD but she was too interested in the baby stuff. Every time we wished her a happy birthday she told us "Happy" Too cute. And when we told her it was time to eat Elmo, she went over and stuck her hand in the icing. Typical. All in all I think she had a good time. (And yes she kept her clothes on-except when I helped her try on her new dress-and we went to the other room for that)

Now tomorrow is Daddy's tourney. And I have to run out to get JCPenney's pix, and get gas, and go the library. And then we leave bright and early Sunday morning. Posts maybe scarce for the next week. I'm sure I will have much to tell when we get home. See some of you soon!

Great weekend

We had a great weekend. Saturday we did a little of nothing. Daddy mowed the grass and I did some work around the house. C played playstation. I'm not sure what K did. That evening we went to some friend's house for the NASCAR race. They had invited a few other people too. He has a nice flat screen, hang on the wall, high def TV. Nice. She had made nachos belle grande and toppings. We ate well. The kids played outside in the sprinkler, rode their bikes, had races, had glow sticks (C's did not break this time). He did fireworks too. It was fun. Another late night though. We got home, did baths and the kids went right to bed.

Sunday was normal, except we didn't go to choir practice. I know-naughty. But we wont' be there for the next 2 Sundays. It was nice not to rush back to church.

Monday Daddy had off. It was a comp. day for all the extra time he has been working. We had fun. We had planned to go to the park in the morning, but it rained. We did go bowling at noon. It was fun to bowl with Daddy. C was excited that he won for the kids and Daddy won for the adults. Then Monday evening we went to the baseball park to watch one of our other church teams play. It was nice to have Daddy sitting with us instead of playing. He was able to help with the kiddies. Abut 1/2 thru the second game, K told me "Home, Mommy, Home" So we left. On the way home she said "Potty, Mommy, Potty" So we got home and she sat on the potty. She didn't do anything, but I guess that's another confirmation that I need to start working with her once we get home from vacation. Oh yeah (said very sarcastically)

Now my focus is on K's party Friday night and trying to get ready for our trip. I'm tired just thinking about it. I will check back Friday night and try to post pix and stories from K's party. I just hope she keeps her clothes on.

4th of July

We had our 4th of July party last night. I would like to make it an annual party. We had a good time. We had 12 adults and 6 kids come. The day started out rainy and we were worried that it would be a huge damper. But it cleared up and semi-dried out enough for a good time. We ended up having it in our garage instead of our backyard, cuz the backyard was still kinda squishy from the rain. Daddy grilled out hot dogs and everyone brought a dessert and a side. We had some yummy food. One friend brought bacon wrapped green beans. Yummo! I'll have to get the recipe and post it sometime in the future.

The kiddies did bubbles and sidewalk chalk. K loved the bubbles. She had them everywhere! In her hair, on her clothes, in her mouth. She got her shirt so wet--you guessed it--she stripped it off right there in the front yard. That was the end of the bubbles. We went through a HUGE container of bubbles. After we got them cleaned up from that, they did the chalk. Daddy got the bright idea to do body outlines. That was a huge hit. Then Daddy did some fireworks once it started getting dusk. Then we got out the glow sticks. They were a huge hit, until C's broke all over him and he started glowing. He was more upset over the fact that it broke than that he was glowing. We tried to watch the town's fireworks from our yard but the wind wasn't blowing right. All in all I think everyone enjoyed themselves. Two friends stayed the night (cuz they live so far away). They left this morning after cinnamon rolls and checking books out of my "library" All in all it was a great 4th of July.