Wednesday, February 27, 2013
Monday, February 25, 2013
DDD
Last year when our community had a Daddy Daughter Dance for some reason I completely dropped the ball and did not sign up Noelle and Tom. I vowed not to forget this year and I did not. When I called to get tickets I discussed age limits and it was left up to my discretion whether or not Violette would go. I decided to get a ticket for her too. Although only three, she'll be turning four next month and she is more mature than her older brother, so I knew she could handle it and truly enjoy the time with Tom and Noelle.
The girls cheered with excitement when I told them about it. Noelle and Violette talked about the dresses they wanted to wear and practiced dancing to the continuous music played in the house over the next few weeks. Violette realized she needed a new dress. At the store she got very serious as her eyes inspected the selection of dresses. I held up one after another and she delicately touched the fabric, tested each dress by holding it up to her. After awhile I lined a few choices up and stood back. She took this very seriously and finally settled on a dress dotted with butterflies. She was happy.
Saturday came. The girls were filled with excitement. This was a big deal. They decided they wanted me to curl their hair. I wrapped their delicate hair around the wand and released ringlet after ringlet on both of their heads. Noelle got very impatient, but Violette wanted me to keep going even after finishing the final curl. We applied a small amount of shimmering eye shadow and a bit of lipstick. Then the dresses were put on. Twirl upon twirl erupted from the girls as soon as the last button was done on the dresses. They brought instant smiles to Tom and I as we proudly watched our girls. Finally they posed for some pictures.
All ready, they left and it was me and the boys. We had to have our own version of fun she we headed out to get some ice cream.
After filling themselves up with sweet blue ice cream with sprinkles and marshmallows, the boys declared they were not ready to go home and wanted to go to a store. I instantly knew a Meijer trip would not do it for these two high energy boys so I drove to Tractor Supply Co. That was just the place for them. They each picked our a tractor and explored the store, and climbed on some ATV's. They were in heaven.
We arrived home only a short bit before Tom and the girls. They were filled with many stories and smiles of the night. Definitely a memory maker and success! They are already talking about next year.
The girls cheered with excitement when I told them about it. Noelle and Violette talked about the dresses they wanted to wear and practiced dancing to the continuous music played in the house over the next few weeks. Violette realized she needed a new dress. At the store she got very serious as her eyes inspected the selection of dresses. I held up one after another and she delicately touched the fabric, tested each dress by holding it up to her. After awhile I lined a few choices up and stood back. She took this very seriously and finally settled on a dress dotted with butterflies. She was happy.
Saturday came. The girls were filled with excitement. This was a big deal. They decided they wanted me to curl their hair. I wrapped their delicate hair around the wand and released ringlet after ringlet on both of their heads. Noelle got very impatient, but Violette wanted me to keep going even after finishing the final curl. We applied a small amount of shimmering eye shadow and a bit of lipstick. Then the dresses were put on. Twirl upon twirl erupted from the girls as soon as the last button was done on the dresses. They brought instant smiles to Tom and I as we proudly watched our girls. Finally they posed for some pictures.
Our neighbors attended too and this is a cute picture of the four girls
Wednesday, February 20, 2013
Wednesday, February 13, 2013
Celebrating Maizey
Little Miss Maizey May turned one on January 23rd. That date is special because it was also my brother's 21st birthday. I cannot believe my little brother, affectionately always know as Zander-Butt, is now 21 years old. That would make me, ahhh! 29!! It's truly amazing how quickly the years pass.
My sister had Maizey's Birthday this past weekend in St. Clair. We headed there for our first trip in the Mini (we call it that or MV now) and boy that thing is nice to travel in! The children are not cramed, have plenty of room and easy vision outside with the many big windows and even better vision on the dual DVD players. We are now your typical minivan family!
Maizey looked adorable as she toddled around in her birthday outfit. Soaking in all of the chaos, she was calm and cool.
My sister had Maizey's Birthday this past weekend in St. Clair. We headed there for our first trip in the Mini (we call it that or MV now) and boy that thing is nice to travel in! The children are not cramed, have plenty of room and easy vision outside with the many big windows and even better vision on the dual DVD players. We are now your typical minivan family!
Maizey looked adorable as she toddled around in her birthday outfit. Soaking in all of the chaos, she was calm and cool.
Mr. Zane was a grump, insisting on removing his pants (pants are the devil to him and a huge obstacle for me!) Aunt CC let him and he became happy again. This picture captures his very typical and usual look. He has taken Max's place as our miserable child.
My children loved playing spy, helping Maizey open gifts, and indulging in the many sweet treats around the place. We all had a really nice time!
Upon leaving it was only a matter of miles until both Violette and Zane were fast asleep in a sugar and fun induced coma.
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