Mothers Day

I just wanted to tell everyone that I had a great Mother's Day.  My husband was wonderful he did everything he could to make my life easier.  He woke Emilee up while I was in the shower and together they made me breakfast.  He took care of Emilee and got everything together before church, all I had to do was make sure I was ready.  After church he made me an awesome dinner, even if he didn't think it was good.  We spent some time visiting our Moms and enjoying being with family.  It was a great day not having any stress and relaxing.  It was just what this Mom needed.   

It was such a great day we had a fish that decided she wanted to become a mom on Mother's Day.   Anyone want some guppies in a couple of months?

And wiser too!!

I can't believe my baby girl is 5.  She had lots of fun celebrating her birthday this year.  We celebrated with her Grandma and Grandpa, her Aunts and Uncles, and all of her cousins on my side of the family the first Sunday of the month.  It makes it easier for everyone to be there when we get together once a month.  In February we celebrated hers, Grandma's, and baby Raleigh's birthday.  We had a birthday party for her about a week before her birthday.  The Sunday before her birthday we celebrated with Grandma and Grandpa, her Aunts and Uncles, and all of her cousins on the Yorgason side.  Adam had her birthday off this year, so we spent the whole day celebrating her.  We let her decide what we did for the day.  We went to the library, to the Disney store, to Build-a-Bear, and to Target.  We also went to The Sweet Tooth fairy and let her choose a cookie or cupcake, then we went to Five Guys for dinner.   Later that night we opened presents, and sang Happy Birthday.  We had fun celebrating with her.

Emilee is a wonderful daughter.  She has brought Adam and I such joy, we know that we are blessed to have her as a daughter.  She loves to play and has the most wonderful imagination.  When she feels like it she will spend hours in her room playing with her toys coming up with the most creative stories.  She loves to color, paint, and take pictures (one reason we had an art party).  She loves reading books, doing puzzles, and going to school.  She is so loving and caring, she cares about everyone and everything, and she gives the best hugs.   She loves getting older and tells us all the time that she is a big girl, and loves doing things for herself.  Everyday she keeps getting more and more amazing, I can't wait to see what each new day will bring.   We definitely love our Princess.

She's one year older......

February went by so fast, we spent the month getting ready for Emilee's Birthday.......mainly her Birthday party.  This post will be about her Birthday Party.  She had an "Art" party, it was so much fun.  There were so many options of things that we could do.  When the kids arrived we let them choose the color of apron they wanted.  Then the fun started; we made hand prints on canvas, painted foam, colored on the wall, played with marbles and paint, colored on the table,  painted jars with glow in the dark paint (suppose to be stars).  They ate pizza then had cupcakes and sherbet.  We sent the kids home with a party favor as a "Thank You", I was happy with how the favors turned out.  We found a small craft caddy at Target and filled it with art supplies, we also gave them a coloring book and some stickers.  Emilee had lots of fun with her cousins and friends, she was so excited to finally have a birthday party.

Her colorful Cupcakes

Party Favor

Coloring on the walls

What a cute group

Painting on foam boards

blowing out the candles

Coloring on the table

Winter Break is over

Emilee returned to school on Wednesday, she was so excited.  Every day during break she would wake up and ask me if it was "school day" (except on Christmas).  While she was in school on Wednesday it was time for mommy to play.  I took the time to clean and organize her room.  It was so nice to get rid of some toys that she had out grown, and to put all of the Christmas toys away.

Spring?

Does it feel like the beginning of Spring to anyone else today?  Will Emilee ever get to build a Snowman? I keep waiting for the winter and snow, yet it never comes.   Some years come and go without me even noticing the passing.  This year already feels like a new beginning.  Nothing big or exciting happening in my life, everything is just the same except for the feeling of something new in the air.  Maybe it's because of the new goals that I am excited to work towards, or maybe its the feeling of accomplishment for keeping most of the goals from last year.  Here's to looking forward to the surprises and challenges that the coming year will bring.  

Happy New Year!

Holiday Season

The last few weeks we have been busy with the Christmas Season.  I have to say that I love having family traditions and starting new ones.  Candy Chains is a tradition that I have had since I was little,  Emilee loves having a candy chain.  Every morning she wants her piece of chocolate, and she loves watching as  the chain gets smaller each day.  In our home we also have an advent calendar that we fill with activities to do throughout the season.  I am so thankful for the traditions that we have and the joy those traditions bring us.  I hope that this season brings you close to those you love.  

A day in the Mountains

I will be the first to admit that yesterday did not start well in our home. Thankfully things got a lot better and we ended up having a great day.  We spent the afternoon enjoying the great weather in the mountains and being together as a family.