Wordless Wednesday

Random Thoughts...

Like most kids her age, Olivia says whatever random thought is on her mind. They are usually out of the blue and most always spark conversation. The other day I decided that I want to be able to remember them and better start documenting so here goes.... ....Some people are old and some people are new. ....What would happen if all the food on Earth was gone? ....A chocolate cow makes chocolate milk. ....All cows do is eat grass and make milk. ....Adam and Eve ate an apple and God didn't like that! ....Do you remember when we went to Aunt Michelle's house? That took about a million streets to get there! She makes us laugh :)

Pictures from the past week

Since I missed Wordless Wednesday, here are a few pictures from the last week. Things have been crazy, busy around here as usual!!!

Raider...the party animal

Pre-K can wear a girl out...fell asleep in the 10 minute car ride to dance!

Ice Cream makes everything better  :)



TGIF!

When a princess turns 5....Olivia's special day!

Olivia's special day started with 5 balloons in her room when she woke up that morning!  After breakfast, she got to open her presents from some family.  Jacob got her a Snow White ballerina doll, a new charm for her necklace and some new hair pretties!

Next was a big box from Grandpa...

A cute unicorn purse and an outfit!  Right up this girl's alley! Thank you Grandpa!

 And last from Mommy and Daddy was a special charm bracelet from James Avery.  It had a birthday cake and heart charm on it.  I had a special bracelet like this from my mom when I was little and wanted to pass along the tradition to her. I can't wait to add new charms each year! 



The rest of the day was spent preparing for her special party that evening!  Here are a few pics taken right before the guests arrived. All dressed up and ready to party like a princess!

The girls all dressed up like princesses and it was so cute to see them all!  We started with a craft while we were waiting for the special guest to arrive.....

It wasn't long before there was a knock at the door and this was the look on their faces when they saw the surprise. This picture makes me laugh :)

Meeting Snow White!!!

The girls were s excited to see a REAL princess!  The first thing they did was get special makeup.

My pretty princess!

After all the girls were dolled up, it was time to learn how to curtsy and wave like a princess.

Olivia even got to be crowned the princess of the royal land for the day!

Next up was some dancing to princess favorites like Ariel, Cinderella, and Belle.

Snow White brought one of her special books to read to the girls.  As you can see, Olivia was really into it! The whole time she was reading, Olivia kept commenting on things and saying things like. "That's you!"  It was so cute!

When the story ended it was time for party games like freeze and limbo.

Picture time!

Birthday singalong and group hug....

Getting ready to say goodbye.  I was scared she would get upset, but she handled it great!

Once Snow White left, it was time to eat and do cake! 

Happy Birthday to you...happy birthday to you.....

Thankfully someone reminded me to take a family picture before the kids dug into the icing :)

And last but not least, presents!

Thank you friends that came and shared Olivia's special day with us! It means so much to us.  Great memories that will last a long time!  It was a truly magical day!



One Whole Hand

Yesterday our baby girl turned ONE WHOLE HAND!  She kept saying all day that she really couldn't believe she was FIVE years old.  And I had to admit, that I can't believe it either.  Where have the past 5 years gone??!!! Olivia, you are our princess! You are a girly girl through and through!  We love your..... zest for life, contagious smile, spit-fire personality, funny belly laugh, independence, and ability to amuse us with the things you say!  We are so proud of you and love you all the way to the moon and back!  Congratulations on turning ONE WHOLE HAND!

Labor Day Weekend

I am happy to report that we accomplished a lot this long weekend and even though it was Labor Day, we did a lot of work!!!  Now that the painting projects were finished, we spent the past two days hanging things back up, rearranging, and organizing.  While I was inside doing all of that, Craig was outside gutting the garage....ok not literally, but he did haul away a truck full of stuff that was in the garage!  He was wise to throw things out while I was busy because otherwise half of that stuff would probably still be here :) Honestly, it feels good to have space for me to park inside now and I am sure the Goodwill will make sure our trash becomes someone else's treasure.  We decided to take a break from all our hard work last night and head down to the Waterway Festival for Labor Day.  This was our first time to attend and we had a good time. The best part was the fireworks show and the fun we had while waiting for them to start!



Today Craig did yard work and I finished up some things around the house. The neighbors invited us over to swim, so we took advantage this afternoon and took a little break from work, After all, it was Labor Day!

All in all, it was a nice weekend and we are now trying to gear up for the busy week ahead! Olivia starts school, Jacob starts swim team, and we are hosting Miss O's birthday here on Friday! I should probably go to bed now..........