Happy 6th Birthday Mia Isabelle

Dear Mia,

This was a big year for you my love!! You became a big sister (again) x two, started kindergarten, got your tonsils out & learned to read. You went from a toddler to a tiny lady in milliseconds!!! You love Shopkins, roller skating & your favorite food is anything dessert!! Like mother like daughter! You always want to go, see, do & try anything new. You take swim lessons at Goldfish Swim School & gymnastics at the Y. You have aspirations of being a professional gymnast when you grow up. No more weather girl:( You love drawing daddy & I millions of pictures & are a total little mama to the twins.

 

I thought for sure getting your tonsils out would help get rid of your night terrors. So far no luck. They actually increased in frequency (like every nite) but they do seem to be shorter and less intense. After you had one every nite for two weeks, I said screw it and re introduced dairy into your diet. I figured if you're going to have a nite terror every nite you deserve as much ice cream & cheese as you want. For your cake you requested yellow writing (it's your favorite color) with smiley faces, hearts and flowers! I hope you loved it. You also requested a girls only date (which you ask for almost daily!). So after work I picked up Ivie & Ellie and we went to the movies to see Beauty & the Beast.

Thank Goodness For Daddies!

Today was a snow day. The best kind because there was no wind, it was warmish and the thick and wet snow was perfect for snow man building!! Daddy bundled them up first thing and built a giant snowman & a huge snow fort. Thank goodness for daddy bc this pregnant mama has NO ENERGY. Curse you 3rd trimester. Now he's at the store buying me 10lbs of honey crisp apples because its all I crave and the kids are in the basement playing with the train table he's been, sanding and staining the past few weeks. If I could just get them to stop calling each other poopy head it would be perfect.

Cross Your Fingers

We've officially been in our new house over a month. To us that means still living out of a few boxes, no furniture in several rooms and for Damon getting poison ivy from all the new found yard work. It also means strawberry margaritas on our new deck, endless hours of swinging and splashing in the backyard water table. We LOVE it! The big ole cherry on top? We are in contract with the very first person who looked at the condo!! Please please cross your fingers. She is in contract on her own home, so everything has to go smoothly for her sale AND the for ours!!!!!!

I grabbed this long, flowy dress at the end of fall for only $12. I knew I would bust it as soon as the weather turned nice. This is such a perfect dress, momfit if you will!  You can wrangle the littles at a cookout, swing at the park. Whatevs! Grab your hat so your not squinting and your mom bag that's not technically a diaper bag, buuuut everyone knows by the little ducklings trailing behind you that there are a few diapers in there!! If you really want to glam it up do a bright lip!! I was complaining to a make up artist at Sephora that some of my bright lipsticks run when its humid & I get all sticky. She recommended using a clear lip liner. You guys!! I only line the very bottom of my lower lip and it TOTALLY keeps it from running!! Best makeup tip EVER!!!!

 

Dress: Target Hat: JCREW Hurry they sold out last year Shoes: Sorry you can't see them!! Brown Wedges from Clothes Mentor Braclet: Clothes Mentor Lips: Mac Vegas Volt

Annual Slate Run Farm Visit

On Saturday we took advantage of the mild, beautiful day & went to Slate Run Farm with Mia's bestie from school.  It's hard not having daddy with us but I couldn't wait one second longer to start our Summer Bucket List!. Thanks to Meredith for helping control the kids while I attempted to take some pics. The good & the bad thing about Slate Run is that it is a TOTAL free for all. There is no one there stopping the kids from climbing the fence into the sheep pasture (Wes) or using very sharp gardening tools (Mia) at will.  We love packing a picnic, in this case Wendy's chicken nuggets & taking turns on Mia's FAVORITE wooden swing while we eat. Last years trip to the farm here.

 

Sugar Magnolia

Last weekend my friend Allison & I took our kids to Goodale Park.  It was good in that we got some gorgeous pictures with the magnolias blooming like mad. It was bad because the kids hadn't napped. They ran around, totally not listening, eating macaroons for dinner and lying face down on the ground screaming bloody murder when it was time to go. That was my kid. It's a miracle we survived!! This was also the day I tried my first ever Dutch braid!!! Super perfect for chasing kiddos on a windy, park day!!! P.S Dance your way into the weekend w a little Grateful Dead Sugar Magnolia!!!!

You can see some of the pics I took of her & her beautiful babes on my Facebook page Lizbonj Photography!!!!

Happy Birthday Mia Isabelle

Happy Birthday baby doll. We love you so much.  You started school this year & absolutely love it. We've been watching lots of Disney movies together & your saving all the pennies in your piggy bank to go to Disney World. You sleep with a different stuffed toy every nite. Sometimes it's Kitty or Icy, other nites it might be Belle or Ariel. Everyday you pick out your outfit &it usually includes a tutu. You've been asking to go back to ballet class.  You weigh 30 lbs & wear a 4t. You went through a phase complaining of stomach pains & having tons of nite terrors. We took you off dairy & it really seems to have helped!!!! You still complain of your knees hurting but I think those are growing pains. I love hanging out with you at Barnes & Noble or the American Girl store. You are my tiny shadow and for the most part I love it. The other nite I got frustrated (smothered?)  & yelled at you. Five minutes later you were hugging me, telling me I was the best mom ever. Thank you for loving me like that. It's the best thing in the world.

Joint Dino Birthday Bash

The Spring time months are my favorite, mostly because these cuties have birthdays. Wes turned two & Mia turns four.  Today we celebrated with a joint dinosaur birthday bash. We dug for salt dough fossils, ate Grandma Tachee's famous quiche, pinned the party hat on T-Rex and blew tons of bubbles. Of course we  ate LOTS of cake. There may also have been mimosa's & chocolate tequila involved. Thanks Dad!!!! My kids are loved spoiled beyond belief. Thank you, thank you to our awesome friends & family  for helping us make the most amazing memories!