the return of the summer face

A little left over food, a little dirt and a lot of popsicle.

Looking forward to another week of warm sunshine!

three days of celebration

Day one: 20+ kids, a bounce house and a balloon man followed by a family cookout. Claire had a blast and amazingly enough, I also actually got to enjoy the day too. At your next kids party, I highly recommend hiring entertainment and serving wine!

On day two, the actual birthday, Claire wanted to get dressed up fancy and meet Daddy for dinner at "the fancy seafood restaurant with the fish on the door". The girls and I had a great afternoon at the park, rode the swan boats and then meet up with Daddy at the fancy seafood restaurant.

About halfway through our fancy seafood dinner Claire threw up. A lot. We are still not sure why. Especially since half an hour later (following an emergency dress wash and dry in the ladies room) she was begging us for an ice cream cone. Which she got, because it was her birthday after all.

And finally, on day three, the preschool party.

And with that, my girl is officially 4!

4

Tomorrow we celebrate her 4th birthday. Where has the time gone? And how can I make it go just a little slower???

tea time

Mother's day tea. Possibly my favorite preschool event of the year. And a big day in our house that involved Claire and I getting dressed in our fanciest clothes under Abby's supervision.

Claire's favorite thing about mommy, as read to the class by her teacher? "Sometimes Me and Mommy go to McDonald's when Abby is at school"

April Vacation, Day 5

April vacation, Day 5. A day at the zoo with friends. Posted on May 7th.

So much for the idea of posting a picture a day for five measly days to get me back into the swing of updating this blog.

I have been busy sprucing up my photography blog (thank you Rita of CoffeeShop!!) and posting plenty of cute kid pictures over there though!