Abi and Avri

Abi turned the big 5 last week. The morning of her birthday, Tuesday, I sat on the edge of her bed, we talked and she sat up and said "See if you can still carry me now that I am 5." So I walked her around her room- Guess she is worried the older she gets mommy wont be able to carry her. She was so glad I still could. And then she told me she still "felt 4". She was a lucky girl this year with many birthday celebrations. She had her first "friends" party on Saturday, and then the family party on Sunday. Then on Tuesday, her actual B-day, we let her choose where she wanted to eat dinner at and she chose Texas Roadhouse. Tony, Avri and I gave her all our presents.

A few snap shots taken on Sunday.

Sunday Morning, bright and early in her pj's, she decorated her own cake. Mini Betty Crocker ya know.

Later that day,

She got alot of cute stuff, and one very special blanket. Gma handmade her this blanket for her cot at school and its Abi's favorite things- purple and glittery butterflies! She loves it!

This is her within two minutes of the last person leaving for her party. And I might throw in - if it got a wrinkle in it as she layed there watching a movie she requested Tony or I straighten it up. AND Avri was not allowed to touch it. Geesh! :)

These were taken on Tuesday evening after dinner.

This is her kick board for swimming Daddy picked out.

Legos from her sissy.

More to come of her friend party at Dynamite Gymnastics- she had a blast!

Happy Mothers Day 2010

Being a mother is the best "JOB" I have ever had. I say job because it is work, but the most rewarding job in return than any other job I could have.
My family is my everything!
This Mother's Day was so special! Tony was off for one, we started the day with an awesome church service and then played around outside and then took my Mom and Dad to dinner at Texas Roadhouse.

Tony and the girls surprised me with a mothers ring,with the girls birthstones. I love it!

random cuteness....

Abi is always writing....

Avri trying out her sissy's big girl bed. I think its getting time for her to have one- she sure likes it. Abi is reading her a story.

Last couple weeks Avri's favorite thing has been Abi's lip gloss bucket. Its kept in the kitchen and its full of different flavors, glosses etc. You can always find Avri playing in it while I'm cooking dinner. Here is how our second princess looks every night- think she may need some make-up pointers :)

The Prettiest Dancing Lion!

Abi has been taking dance lessons, by Decatur Park District Dance and she recently had her FIRST Dance recital. Here we are before we left for her recital. I cant tell you how proud and worried ( afraid she would get stage fright!) I was for her. She did great the "rehearsal"night, however lights were on, music wasn't loud AND there were just a handful of moms in the seats at the Decatur Civic Center. Dance recital day- the lights were out, music loud and not an empty seat! OUR little lion danced her heart out! I have to admit, my eyes were filled with tears watching Abi perform on stage- HAPPY tears, ( yes, I know I'm an emotional mommy) but I cant tell you how proud I was of her!!

Waiting for time to leave....

Abi and Sharon.

This would be Avri when we got home. I went back and forth on whether to take Avri to the dance recital. I knew I didn't want her to miss her Sisters big debut, however I was worried how well a 2 yr old could sit still through a lengthy recital, not to mention it was DURING nap time! Well, Both my girls came through this day! Avri was GREAT! She sat still taking turns on our laps, but watched and enjoyed the entire 2 hour recital! As each group came out, she looked for her sister.
But it obviously wore her out watching all that dancing- she crashed!

Abi the next day with the flowers she rec'd from Mommy and Daddy and Gma. SO Beautiful! I love you sweetheart!

A few snapshots, Abi & I taking a pic of ourselves....

Abi playing hairdresser early Saturday morning.

The girls eating their egg breakfast sandwiches in their play cottage...

On the weekends, Abi climbs in Avri's crib and the laughter is on...they are SO cute!

Abi headed to get her dance recital pictures taken- minus the face piece. They are lions for the dance.

At the rehearsal...I simply cant wait for her first dance recital! :)

Happy Friday!

So Abi gets in the car after daycare and I tell her I have reserved a SUPER FUN Place for her birthday party coming up. And she replies..."OH GOOD! IS it Disney world?"

Me (laughing): "NO, its not Disney World!"

Abi (excited): "IS it Florida?"

Me (still laughing): "NO, its not Florida."

I'm starting to get worried at this point..... the high hopes she has for her 5th birthday!! WOW!

Abi ( excitement decreasing some) " IS it Chuckee Cheese?"

ME: "No, honey its not Chuckee Cheese."

Thank Goodness when I told her we are having the party at Dynamite Gymnastics she wasn't disappointed. This will be her first year having a "friend" party. Should be fun. She took tumbling here for months and they offer a Birthday package that sounds really cool! I'm all for keeping the kids happy and taking the entertainment off of me!

And an update on Ms. Avri- she is officially wearing Big girl underwear all day (with the exception of nap time and bedtime- pull ups then). I'm super excited for her and she is super proud too! She gets stickers all day at daycare for going potty, and she loves all her new underwear she has. WAY TO GO AVRI!

TEA ANYONE?

Abi's class had a tea party, and my mom and I attended. As with most tea parties, they were told to wear their crazy hats. Abi couldn't make her mind up so here she is with both hats she took, tiara and hat.

I love this age! She looks so forward to these type of events at school!

A few snapshots from my cell phone- This is Abi during cuddle time. We always have "cuddle" time before she falls asleep. She holds my hand and I sit on the floor next to her bed for a few minutes...I think I may still be doing this when she is 18- she LOVES cuddle time!

Abi doing what she LOVES to do- she has a ton of journals where she writes. She is learning to spell and she loves writing.

And Avri pretending to read my Oprah magazine.

Avri at the park.

The girls having dessert at the Mexican restaurant. Not a drip on that plate when they were done!

We went to the Scovill Zoo last weekend after church. It actually ended up being hotter than we expected and I didn't have sunscreen with me. You can tell the girls were hot. We still had a good time and managed to see the entire zoo, ride the train and the carousel