Getting excited!!

We are all booked and ready for our trip to Disney for a few days during the week of Sarah's birthday. Sarah is so excited she can't stand it and just for the record....I will be celebrating my last 38 birthdays right along with her! We have an appointment for her at the Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Boutique where she will have her hair and nails done as she dresses up as Princess Belle (or Snow White) on one of the days we are there. I've had several people ask about Ansley and she won't be left out. She will dress up as Tinkerbell that day but will skip going through the boutique experience this year.

Looking forward to a fun filled birthday with Mickey and friends!!

Uncle Clark - singing and playing guitar

While in Florida on spring break the girls got to see Uncle Clark jam out on his guitar to one of the many worship songs he has written. They had a blast dancing around while he was playing. They were quite impressed!!

P.S. This is Ansley's new favorite video to watch :)

Springtime and the Cherry Blossom

The Cherry Blossom trees are in full bloom right now and they are absolutely gorgeous. They are fluffy and full and such a beautiful pale pink color. I could just sit and look at them all day long and be perfectly happy. My camera skills aren't the greatest and these pictures don't even come close to showing you just how beautiful and gorgeous these trees really are but just trust me when I say they are amazing!

Our little Nemo

Here is a clip of Sarah swimming to her teachers.

She has been working very hard and we are so proud of her!

(if you see a black screen, click play and the video will begin)

Happy St. Patrick's Day

One of my lil' leprechans has been a bit silly today. Bet you can't guess which one? I'm blaming the time change!

Happy Birthday Ansley!

Yes, this is my very proud three year old. She had been looking forward to her birthday for weeks and having the Backyardigans as her theme and she was SO excited when the day finally arrived. We started the morning off at Chuck E. Cheese followed by lunch at Chick-fil-a. She proudly bounced around all day in her birthday shirt telling everyone that she was "free yeers ole." We had a small party at home this year but all the Backyardigans balloons made it feel like we had a crowd. The girls had swimming lessons that afternoon so I waited until they were gone to pull out everything and decorate. When Ansley walked in and saw all the balloons she was over the moon (whew, mission accomplished!) I held out hope that the cake topper would arrive in the afteroon mail but unfortunately it didn't. I looked at the clock and had about 15 min. to get the cake decorated so I grabbed some icing, threw it in a bag and tried my luck at decorating. I was so nervous and rushed, my hands were shaking like I was having withdrawals. Let me tell you, I have a whole new appreciation for people who decorate cakes! I'm still bummed that the cake topper didn't arrive because I had been planning this special cake for over a month and had been so excited about it. In the end it didn't matter because cutting it open and seeing all the bright colors made you forget about what it looked like on the outside (whew!) All in all it was a great day for Ansley!

The proud birthday girl

The Backyardigan gang
Tasha, Pablo, Tyrone, Uniqua and Austin

This was supossed to have a picture of all the Backyardigans on top but it never arrived in the mail

The proud baker...I was so happy the colors were bright and cheery

The famous Rainbow cake I had been dying to make

Almost 3

I got tickled this afternoon because I came around the corner and found Ansley perched on top of the foyer chest like this.

She had pulled a chair up to the chest in the foyer and was laying on top of it writing on her birthday card. She was so excited today because she received a birthday card from her cousins and when I asked her what she was doing she told me she was writing them back. All afternoon she and Sarah have been aggravating each other to death so obviously she felt this was the only place she could safely get her "work" done. She won't be 3 until Monday but my baby is growing up! (sniff-sniff)