July 4th, 2013

Holidays are SO much fun with Kiddos.. This year Stephen was able to take a long weekend. We originally were going to take the girls to the beach but then last minute decided to stay home and work on some much needed projects around the house! We had fun just hanging out. I BEGGED Stephen to take us to the Fort for fireworks-- I remember LOVING it when my Dad took us when we were younger. However, my husband isn't much of a crowd guy. Ha! Luckily we got to hang out with family and had a great night with the girls cousins.. Here are some pics! ;)

Nons Golden Birthday

One thing that this family loves is BIRTHDAYS!!! I've always tried to emphasize how special birthdays are for the girls because I feel it shows them how special they are! Life these days gets so busy and crazy that it gets harder and harder to give undivided attention OFTEN. So for weeks (ok, a couple months) we talk 'birthday talk' as often as possible. They look forward to their special day more than anything!! This year was Natalie's Golden year.. She turned three on August 3rd! So, we hadto go big for this one! One of her favorite books (and favorite colors) is 'Pinkalicious'. If you haven't read it to your littles you should! It's adorable. I was able to find some cute ideas, and luckily had a lot of the decor already from Natalie's room! ;) Most importanly, Natalie felt special from the second she woke up! Ok, she was a little moody too.. I got nipped at for using her 'birfday bawoons' for her morning surprise on her bedroom door. lol I had to explain to her that it was a Birthday surprise! She eventually got ok with the idea.
PARTY PREP!--Filling up the Cupcake Pinata!

Ready for picture overload???? ;)