Lucky Me

What a fun Mommy week! On Monday, W's first tooth came through! On Wednesday, R took a vacation day so that I could go on a fieldtrip with E. We waited for this day for quite some time. Thank you R! On Friday, K's school had a Mother's Day Tea Party where the kids sang this very cute song (see video below). Finally, A made everyday fun with her constant, unsolicited, make your heart melt "Mommy, I love you" and her never-ending imagination.

Mother's Day began with sleeping in and then giant chocolate chip pancakes made equally by all 3 girls... R reported that they were concerned about someone getting to make more of the pancakes than someone else. He assured them that each of them had made 1/3 of the pancakes. I was showered with cards, pictures and presents made by my little artists. E had a soccer game and then we all went out to dinner...mexican, of course.

Our self-portrait on the school bus on the way to Steamboat Arabia...

K singing at her school...soooo sweet!

I will have much to report this week as our week is filled with a softball game, a talent show, a dance recital and a soccer game!

Busy Day!

Happy Mother's Day to Grandma H, Grandma B and Grandma W! Happy Mother's Day to all of you mommies out there...especially you first time mommies!

Happy Birthday to Grandma H! We hope you have a very special day!

Also, guess who is 8 months old today? More to come soon...



(and incase you were wondering why his mattress is still so high and were worried about his safety...never fear...he still hasn't spent a night in his crib...Mommy just can't let go, nor does she want to)

Dreaming

Every night since her birthday party...seriously. I guess this is what she meant today when she told me she was going to have a 'sleepover' with Barack Obama...

Sumo Dreams Cut Short

Just as his sumo wrestling career was getting started, W had his first haircut on Tuesday. He was very sleepy but did very well with the driver's wheel and a Barney video capturing his attention.

"Somebody please help me with this...

... and this..."

"Thank you......now I can get back to playing with this wheel!"
Some 'after pics' I took today and a video from the haircut.

C is for Cookie...

H is for happy! This picture sums up A's 3rd birthday party day! She was the ultimate birthday girl! Grandma and Grandpa H came in to celebrate and we started the day at Red Robin for lunch. After lunch, we had a party at our house for 10 little girls. A requested a Cookie Monster party. I'm not a fan of 'character-themed' parties so I tried my best to make it mostly 'cookie-themed' with just enough Cookie Monster on the side. :)

The party included a few games such as 'put the cookie in the cookie jar' while blindfolded and sifting for gems in a bucket of so called 'cookie dough'. A enjoyed being sang to and loved her cake.

During the party, our doorbell rang. Apparently, Mr. President has a special delivery man. All the girls ran to the door excited to find a package from Barack Obama with a flag balloon attached. A couldn't believe it and ripped open the box to find a letter, a Barack Obama book and a USA puzzle.

Here are some pics of A in our backyard enjoying the giant cookie we made together.

Here's a collage I put together of all of these fun pics taken by J Cooper Photography.

Wanna Wrestle?

Mom says look tough... How's this?

Uh-oh....I'm starting to get happy...

I can't do it....I'm just too happy!

Now...I'm going to get all of this hair cut off...wish me luck.

Sneak Peek

A had her birthday party today which included a 'special delivery' from Mr. President. I'll be back soon to post some pictures and notes from the big day but here is a 'sneak peek' for now.