Happy Easter

Happy Easter! We hope to take the time to help our kids understand the true meaning of this holiday. When they do, it should be one of the most joyful days of the year! We hope it is for you.

I Looked Out the Window

I love our tree in the front that just popped out in blossoms this week. So glad I took these pictures a couple days ago - it was snowing this morning... BTW, those wings are blurry with a 1/1000th of a second exposure! That's fast flying!

Official Birthday Pictures

I've been looking forward to taking the official "2 year old" pictures for Katie. She was all over that photo shoot. Now, if I can learn to wrangle her crazy hair! Man she is a cutie these days. She's always the first one to come running when someone needs a lovin'. Course, being a two-year-old, she is the reason someone needs a lovin' most of the time. :)

Happy day, happy girl

I love how much my girls look forward to their birthdays. So cute and innocent of them. Eleanor was definitely so excited to have the big 8 party. I can't believe we're at this point already. Wow. She's growing up to be such a fun, smart and darling girl.

Eleanor and Katie enjoying her new sleeping bag and doll together.

Eleanor wanted to do a Hello Kitty theme for her party this year. I have to recommend that - so many easy ideas to craft! Here is the fun cake - which had a perfectly smooth top until we discovered that the cake dome took a chunk right out of the middle - just a wee bit too tall.

We made these shirts with freezer paper stencils ahead of time and then let the girls decorate their bow with puffy paint.

The Shrinkie-Dink necklaces were really fun and easy too.
Hey - it's not every day you get your birthday candles lit with a blow torch. She must be getting old if she has enough candles to warrant this treatment. :)

Love you Eleanor! So excited that you're 8 and all that means for you coming up...