We celebrated Beth's Birthday a week before her actual birthday. She wanted a RAINBOW PARTY so that is what she got! We decorated with rainbow streamers, rainbow tablecloth, rainbow plates and cups, and rainbow balloons! We had a family party this year with Dad, Mom, JJ, (of course Beth), Uncle Aaron, Uncle Cody, Aunt Becki, and Cousin Mallory. For dinner we had Rainbow Pasta with Alfredo Sauce, Rainbow Bread, and of course Rainbow Cake (with rainbow butterflies). She loved her gifts - she got: an Anna Costume, Horses and Girls from Horseland, a Black Sketch Notebook, Frozen Blu-Ray, and an awesome stuffed horse (Buttercup) that whinnies and responds to touch. Beth was so excited and it was really fun to spend the evening with family. We can't believe she is really 9 - she's just getting ... [Read More]
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Life 2014 | Summer Camp with the Princesses
Summer Camp with the Princesses | June 23, 25-26, 2014 Beth had the opportunity to participate in a Princess Summer Camp. She’s getting older and this Princess stage is not going to last forever, so it was really nice to see her still enjoying dress-up and play with the Disney Princesses! She got to spend three days with various princesses and got to do SO many fun activities! She had a blast and it will definitely be something she will always remember! Beth’s first session was a Frozen party and she got to be with her favorite princess, Anna and her sister, Elsa. She was so excited to wear her Anna dress. She got to make a wand, had ice cream, had a snowball fight with cotton balls, and was crowned a princess! Next session was the Adventure camp with Merida and Rapunzel. ... [Read More]
Life 2013 | Reflections
Beth entered some artwork in the Reflections program this year. I was so proud of her for coming up with her own art. The theme was "Magic of a Moment" and Beth came up with a couple on a balcony holding each other and looking at the stars. She drew and colored it all herself and I just helped a bit with the glitter. She had a great time and even though she didn't win - she still got a participant medal that she was really proud of! I'm excited that she has been getting into art lately - she told me she wants to learn to design - a very proud mommy moment for sure! Now that I have this new computer, she can't wait to start learning some Photoshop! ... [Read More]
Life 2012 | A Storm? Thunder? No its just Daddy!
Joey was laying on a leather couch at our vacation home, squirming around trying to get comfortable. Beth, hearing the noise, asked her brother "Is there a storm outside? Because I think I hear thunder..." JJ pointed to where Joey lay squirming, and Beth said "Oh, it's just daddy moving around." Yea, apparently Joey now rivals a storm. ... [Read More]
Life 2012 | Spring Break
This is going to be a rather long post....but I needed to get the memories posted! Amidst an emergency room visit and sickness, our Spring Break Vacation was actually a time of relaxation and peace. I really enjoyed the time of leisure. I mostly stayed away from the computer. We watched movies, we played the Wii, we did puzzles, I made meals for the family, and we just spent quality time together. It's just nice to get away from normal life from time to time. It all kind of started on Wednesday, April 4th when the kids and I used different flavors of Kool-Aid to dye our Easter Eggs. It was so fun and I can't wait to try new flavors out next year. Before we dyed the eggs, the kids used crayons to draw designs on the eggs. We found out that the blue Kool-aid turned out the best! The ... [Read More]
Life 2012 | So Interesting!
My daughter loves to read. That should come as no surprise to my family since her parents are both read-a-holics. I have really enjoyed seeing Beth come into her love of books. She has her favorites - she's really into the Rainbow Magic Fairy books and the Magic Treehouse books right now. But she also loves when a new issue of the Friend comes and she basically reads it from cover to cover. But there is something that she doesn't enjoy reading as much - Baggie Books. Her school has a reading program where they achieve different levels of reading by bringing books (in ziploc bags) home to read to their families. She gets a new book every weekday to bring home and read. These are small readers that get harder/longer as they level up. Actually Beth is on the higher achievement now and ... [Read More]
Life 2011 | Beth’s Fortune Cookie
Sometimes my children really amaze me. The little things that they say and remember can be so sweet and inspiring. It reminds me that I need to pay attention more. I get carried away in "all the things I need to do" and forget about living now - in the present. My kids keep growing up and sometimes I worry that I'm missing it. Balance is something that I truly dream of, but as much as I try to make it happen, I just can't quite grasp it. How do you slow down and appreciate life? How do you simplify when you want to be able to do so much? I guess that's one of life's hardships and hopefully I will learn a little at a time and become more balanced. It seems like when I concentrate on doing better in one area that the rest of the areas in my life are neglected. I just can't seem to find that ... [Read More]
Life 365 | Week 16
Monday, April 12, 2010 Happy 5th Birthday to my Bethie Girl! I can't believe it has been 5 years. Beth was so excited to be able to go to school on her Birthday. She looked so cute with her hair curly and the ribbon in her hair. She had a fun day of school, playing with all her new toys, and we ended the day with watching The Princess and the Frog, cake and Rootbeer Floats. Beth's cake was so awesome this year. Becki's sister, Ashley made it with some help from Becki and we were very excited with it! Beth's Princess Birthday was one she will hopefully remember for a long time! Tuesday, April 13, 2010 We got to babysit Mallory today and that is always such a treat! Beth and Mallory snuggled together and watched The Princess and the Frog again! Wednesday, April 14, 2010 I was so excited ... [Read More]
Life 365 | Week 15
Monday, April 5, 2010 I was determined to get a lot done this week. It's Spring Break for the kids and so I decided that there was 2 major goals for the week. 1. Spend lots of time with the kids - with at least 1 special activity a day and 2. Get Spring Cleaning done! Today we cleaned the bedrooms - especially rearranging the kids bedroom. We created a "Terabithia" for them underneath JJ's bed. It's a little crawl space that they can go and play under now. For our special activity today, we had a picnic. Unfortunately it was raining really hard outside so we opted to have the picnic inside. Beth and I even dressed up in dresses! Tuesday, April 6, 2010 Today we cleaned the bathroom and hallway and for our special activity, we went to Storytime at the Library. It was so fun and ... [Read More]
Project 365 | Week 18
Monday, April 27, 2009 The kids have been enjoying being outside in all the Spring weather. I feel really grateful that I have a yard (although small) that the kids can go and play. I love seeing them use their imaginations and enjoy running around and just being kids. They have even been playing really well with each other. Today, when JJ got off the bus I gave them some drinks and snacks and sent them out to play. A few minutes later, I went to check on them and this is what I found. They had overturned their wagon and was using it as a table for their snacks. Just cute kids! Tuesday, April 28, 2009 All the playing outdoors lately has made the kids sleep much better at night and I am so happy about that. I really think it helps them work out all their little stresses and makes ... [Read More]
