Monday, May 12, 2014

Abigail's 1st Birthday

It's hard to believe we celebrated Abby's First birthday already...and now she's a big one-year old!  I'm not sure how that even happened!  It's a bittersweet milestone...that stage where you stop counting the baby age in months...and simply say, "She's one."

Elizabeth was excited about the balloons and decorations...

Abby was so happy waking up to her birthday gifts...and the kids couldn't wait to start the party...

After giving Abby one of her gifts, we headed to school to enjoy donuts for breakfast with Alex and Emily!  A great start to celebrating birthday fun!
{Who's birthday is it?}

Time for cupcakes and presents!
Such a happy one-year old!
having fun after cupcakes!
ready to open presents!
everyone wants to help!

It was a nice little celebration at home and Abby loved her cupcake {lemon with pink vanilla icing} and her gifts {legos, a baby doll, sorting blocks, stuffed bunny and her favorite...musical ride-on toy!}

We also had a birthday celebration with the cousins.  We were so happy to finally have the whole family all together again!  Between the weather and busy schedules, it had been since Thanksgiving since the kids had seen their Grams, Aunt Nicole, Hunter and Paige!

cute cousins
We enjoyed lunch and ice cream at Zaharakos Ice-Cream Parlor and had fun playing at the Commons playground afterward!


The kids loved putting quarters in the old-fashioned coin piano and listening to the music!
"For me?!"
climbing to the top at the Commons
Emma & Emily made it!
"Hey Paige, where are you going?"

It was such a nice day with family!  I love birthdays, and celebrating is so much fun!  Abby may never remember her first birthday, but it was a fun day of memory making for all of us!

Especially since it was also Mother's Day!

I couldn't express enough how much I love being a mom, and how blessed and thankful that Alex, Emily, Elizabeth and Abigail call me their mom, momma, mommy, momma bear!

Happy Birthday Abby!
{and thanks for making this momma-of-four's heart full!}

Saturday, May 10, 2014

Ten on Ten - May

How is it already May...almost mid May at that?
Here's another glimpse into our day with a 10 on 10...

My sweet companion at the doctor this morning...getting meds for my Rocky eye...red, swollen and watery...blah!
Always happy Abby- playtime on the floor...Emily giving herself a warm foot massage in the back!
A dreary rainy Saturday
My little helper getting the office tidied up...finally changed the calendar to May!
So anxious to move into our new family room...we already kinda moved in...bike riding around and around every day!
Laundry...laundry...laundry...
I love new pencils!
Someone finally found time to slow down and take a nap...
Someone needed coffee at 5:00! {While working on my 10 on 10!}
Spying my sweet oldest girl picking pretty yellow {flowers} in the evening sunlight

Thursday, May 8, 2014

The Circus Came to Town!

Popcorn, peanuts, Sno-cones and funnel cakes...

This past weekend, the circus came to our town...so I took Elizabeth and Abby to see the animals and watch the elephant help raise the big top the morning of the show!


Elizabeth was pretty excited to take a pony ride too!

I've only ever been to the circus once before with Alex and Emily to the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus at the big basketball arena downtown...so this seemed more 'authentic' to me...under the Big Top, one ring, small family, new city a day, traveling circus!

There were tigers...

 ...a juggler...

...cute dogs and funny llamas performing fun tricks...

Elizabeth and Abby were captivated...

...so was Alex...

...trapeze artists...

...really fast and talented camels...

...and one of my favorites, elephants...

...and Alex's favorite, the human volcano...
{you could feel the heat from where we sat!}
It was a really fun show and we enjoyed a fun, family night to the circus!  We hope they come back next year!