Happy 3rd Birthday.....

My sweet little Hannah!!

We love you so much!!!

Born April 11th, 2007

Sarah and Caden adored you, and still do.

Hannah makes us all so happy, and a little crazy sometimes, but mostly HAPPY!!!

EGGS-iting!

The kids really got into the EGGS this year. Hiding, finding, decorating, AND eating. They couldn't get enough. I think they cracked a few of the hard boiled eggs on purpose just so they could eat them up.

We used food coloring this year instead of the dye that comes in the little egg dying kits because I wanted brighter eggs...........also get brightly colored hands that lasts for days!

eating the cracked eggs.

The hunt

A birthday wish come true!!!!

In the days leading up to Sarah's birthday I heard from several people that they'd heard Sarah was getting her ears pierced.

What!?!.....who had they heard that from........that was not on my agenda......

Of course, they had all heard that from Sarah, or their child, who had heard from Sarah.

I suddenly had a flashback to a conversation I had at Target with Sarah in the jewelry section right after kindergarten orientation.

Sarah: "Mom, how old were you when you got your ears pierced?" (as she is running her fingers along all the packages of earrings)

Me: " I think I was 5, right before kindergarten."

Sarah: "Ohhhhh"

That is seriously as far as that conversation went...at least out loud, who knows what the heck was going on in that head of Sarah's---because on her birthday we ended up at the mall, getting her ears pierced!

Going to the mall was already part of the plan because when I asked Sarah what she wanted for her Birthday she said, " go shopping at the mall"

What 4/5 year old asks to go shopping on their birthday?!?!?

So off we went and spent the whole day together at the mall. It was a wonderful day. Sarah was treated so well everywhere we went. I think she felt like a princess for the day.

Sarah's friend Londyn had been planning on getting her ears pierced too, so she met us at the mall for lunch and lots of girlie fun.

Sarah was so brave. Not a single tear!

So pretty

I was so impressed with how brave the girls were.

The girls also got matching shoes. Sarah thought it was pretty neat that they measured her feet.

What a fun day. Sarah has been really good and responsible about cleaning her ears everyday. She is so grown up.

Here are some pictures from Sarah's birthday...Finally!

I recently hosted a birthday/dinner party here for a friend. The kids helped me get the place all pretty and fancy (they LOVE to help with that kind of stuff). Sarah even went with me when I bought a lot of the stuff at Zurchers. She was in awe as we walked up and down the isles. She asked if we could have a fancy dinner party for HER birthday too! So that is what we did. We had so much fun picking stuff out at Zurchers--all GREEN since her birthday is on ST. Patty's day.

Sarah helps me fill all the candle dishes with water and place the floating candles in them. She even added some green food coloring to the water for her own special touch!

The GREEN table is ready for a fancy dinner!!

Thanks grandmalita for bringing this fancy jello!!!

Aunt Krissy took Sarah to build a bear for her birthday. Sarah had so much fun! Thanks Aunt Krissy!!!

Caden gave Sarah earrings, which she was just delighted about! He made her this cute little card that said, " Happy Birthday little Irish princess"

Sarah loved hanging out with uncle Todd.

I can't believe how much Sarah has grown since she has turned 5. She just seems so mature. In her mind, being 5 is a pretty big deal.

Often heard from Sarah-

"Oh, it must be because I'm 5 now that I can......."

We just love that little (BIG) girl!!!!

Updating!!!!

I have been trying to do some serious updating. I have so many fun pics and so many fun things have happened that I didn't want to miss getting them on here (especially if I really intend on printing this off into a book). Below are SEVERAL posts. Hopefully tomorrow I can get Sarah's cute birthday stuff on here and I will be caught up, cuz life doesn't slow down. Caden's starting Soccer, Easter, Hannah's birthday, spring break, Scott and I are going on a trip, and on and on.

The Ones I love

Every Valentine's day Scott and I try to do something really fun and special for the kids. We normally have a box out where they can leave each other love notes throughout the month, then on Valentines day we read each other the notes. The kids really love this and it is a great time to talk about love and caring without the kids thinking we are just lecturing.

In addition to all the Love notes we made this year, I also had the kids make their own place mats because I couldn't find any ( I was willing to pay for anyway.) I loved Caden's place mat up there in the left hand corner where he wrote, "kiss me"

The kids always choose shrimp when we do any kind of holiday meal. They especially like the shrimp because Daddy taught them to make it look like hearts. Pink root beer floats were also a big hit this year. Scott and I tried out lobster tail for the first time.

The beautiful table setting is also very important. The kids felt so important that we had everything so nice for them!

Shots of my cute kids enjoying the day. I love the picture of my sweet Hannah setting the table!

P.S. Click on each collage to see it bigger!