Ready and Waiting!

With the glowing Mommy in waiting! 

We are anxiously awaiting the arrival of our newest niece or nephew-- expected the end of April or early  May. Genesis and Craig are waiting to find out the sex of the baby until the debut! It is so much fun! Genesis' friends threw her a beautiful shower. I think everyone who attended had a wonderful time! I think Baby C will have all that he/she needs and one this is for certain.... this baby is already loved! 

Baby C already has an adorable onesie collection!

Aunt Penny, Genesis, Grandma Bear

The delicious spread!

Who can resist miniature cupcakes? 

Elliott's 2nd Birthday

The Birthday Boy! 

Amy (Elliot's Mom) Made this awesome cake! 

A sweetie in Candy Land!

Are you catching on to the theme here? Sweet Shop!

Making new friends. Rosemary love little dogs.... bigger dogs, not so much!

Craft time with Miss Mi-Mi (Amy)

A crown fit for a princess! 

Best Friends! Scout and Sarah!

Roll'n with our homeys!

 To celebrate our awesome friends Jeff and Charla's 30th Birthdays we got to go to a super fun skate party! (At the Civic Center) We had the best time rock'n and roll'n! It was fun to see the kids try it out too. It was also fun to see all our 30 year-old husbands prove they are still the boys we married with all sorts of stunts that landed them on the floor. Yes, I roller skated too. And I didn't fall and hurt my back....one thing I did a lot of in my glory days was roller skate! 

(Side note: No one at the party had ever been to skate land... so I was left to reminisce on my own... especially when the couples skate came on!)

Afternoon with the Daffodil Princess

The Daffodils brightening up our yard.

 Daffodils are special flowers around here. We always know it is time for Cecily's birthday when the Daffodils are up! I always love to see them out because it is the first clue that Spring is really coming. This past fall we planted 50 of them in our yard. It has been so wonderful to see them popping up!

 This year we added some extra special daffodil fun to March when the girls got to meet the Daffodil Princess. When Rory saw that she was coming to our little Library to read stories-- he knew he had to take the girls. So off they went on their Daddy Daughter Day adventure. 

Cecily wanted to bring a Daffodil from our yard to give to the Princess.

 They definitely enjoyed meeting the princess. They wore their yellow dresses for the occasion. (Couldn't have been more perfect that Cecily had her new Belle dress!). They also really enjoyed their craft time! What a special day!

March Sprouts, Under the Sea Adventure

Baby Liam's first Sprouts! 

Happy St. Patrick's Day

Notice Rory's hat! Go Celts!

Raise your hand if you like St. Patrick's Day!

We really like St. Patrick's Day around here! We love to dress up for the day. We started out our day at the YMCA this year. Daddy came along so that made it extra special. 

Cecily got to wear her "Irish Princess Dress." I wore this very dress when I was in the "It's a Small World" dance in ballet class when I was little. (The theme of the dance production was-- Let's go to Disney Land... I still haven't ever gotten to go on that ride... someday!) My mom saved it for me, and Cecily loved wearing it! Between watching Celtic Woman and Riverdance she knew just what to do when she wore it. It was really cool because we ran into Beth Lane, a friend who has know Rory for a long time. Cecily did her Riverdance for Beth and the ladies at the desk. It was super cute.

The tee shirt that Rosemary wore was historic as well. My sister Cara sent that tee shirt in a package when Cecily was born. I remember pulling that shirt out of the box- size 24 months and thinking "This shirt is huge!" I held it up next to my tiny little baby and wondered how on earth she could ever get this big. Cecily wore the shirt on her first birthday. I am pretty sure she wore it the next year too. Then Rosemary has worn it the past two years. Time to retire it, at least until the next little one---  as in cousin comes along. 

Her happy place!

Rosemary LOVES her classes at the YMCA! It is a miracle that I was able to snap any of these shots, and almost unbelievable that any of them are in focus! When she get's in this wide open space full of things to throw, knock over or climb through-- She's in heaven!! She goes from one spot to the next and ends up just running around in circles! This particular class is suppose to introduce the kids to different kinds of sports. So far she has been a natural at soccer. She loves to kick the ball and even runs while kicking. it. So far she has tried to kick all the balls. Daddy is still holding out hope for a little basketball player. We'll see! All I know is that this kid will want to do dance and sports! She just wants to move! 

Belle Birthday Ball!

Special Friends

 We got this adorable dress from our friend Amber. Once I saw it, I knew we had to wear it to the Library!

This is her posing face-- she told me to take the picture and then made this face!

Of course all the cutest shots are blurry!