Butterflies 3rd Birthday

What do lip balm, horseback riding, & tutu's have in common?  Well, they all go together when you celebrate the third birthday of our little girl aka butterfly......

Our day started with the requested breakfast of chocolate chip pancakes.  Yep, she has my sweet tooth!
 Then came a few presents (Lots of lip balm of the princess and Barbie variety) . Applied on one happy set of lips as witnessed above!
 Off to the barn on a birthday adventure of  horseback riding with my neighbor. We helped brush and saddle "Flyer".
   Butterfly was a little nervous so she just sat on the horse.  Her siblings and I all went for a ride.
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We enjoyed feeding the dozen chickens, riding the bike horse & cart, swinging

And getting dirty!!

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After a two hour nap, we then got the party started! Chuckie Cheese with some friends.

A piñata, cake, & presents.....which of course you have to try on before hitting the sack!

The first day of being 3!!!!! Pretty FUN.

The First Lost tooth In Our Family

Do you remember how sore it was to wiggle your loose tooth when you were trying to get it out as a child?  The anticipation of what lay under your pillow the next morning after you placed your tooth there the night before?  We are reminded of those experiences, as Sweet Pea has lost her first tooth!!


It all started with her complaining of soreness behind her baby teeth.  We looked and found there was a ridge/ shelf present.  Strange, we'd never come across something like this.   A few days later a tooth popped through the ridge!  What, two rows of teeth now !

Uh oh, this is too early! Kids loose teeth when they are 6-7 not 5 yrs old!!  I called my sister Aka Ruby Red Slippers.... she explained she had the same experience as a child and the baby teeth had to be pulled.  Uuugh! Off to the dentist we went.

"Normal". Was the diagnosis, for girls that is.  Boys loose teeth a bit later, 5 is just fine for a girl.  Lo and behold that tooth in question started loosening just around the time of the dental visit.  Yay, no pulling required!  Just "wiggle, wiggle, wiggle that tooth" was the treatment.  

2 weeks later, after numerous applications of custom cotton candy flavored numbing medication provided by our dentist, the tooth was hanging by a thread.  Wednesday August 7th Sweet Pea awoke without a tooth!  She presented her toothless grin to Scarecrow wondering where her tooth was!  Did she swallow it during sleep?  Was it lost on the floor?  Turns out it was right in her bed!! 

 

We asked what she was hoping for from the tooth fairy..... "A dollar!!" was MUCH hoped for.  That next morning, two dollar bills were left under her pillow where her tooth had been.  She was ecstatic, you will know what I mean if you can just picture when I am excited and multiply that x 1000!  She carried the cash around all day until I suggested she put it her Hello Kitty wallet for safe keeping.  Now we just have to find the wallet ;)

 

The Fab Four

I know it has been well over a year since my last post, I was pleased to see my blog is still here!  Not sure if there are blog police but I have not been cited for missing blogs.  I made a pact with a great friend to blog every two weeks, so here goes!

Oh where to begin... Well how about some of the biggest news, a new baby !

Not so new anymore he is 11 months old.

  Where does the time go?  Well, most of mine is doled out to the Fab Four - kids that is.
Our sweet boy had a slow start, ending up in NICU for a few days with underdeveloped lungs.

He  has been catching up ever since. A bit of a snail at the start but he will turn into a spider once those legs get crawling!  He is sitting for now which is fine with me, the less chasing I have to do!

Happy, content, giggly, Roley poly is a good way to describe our fourth.  He is carried almost everywhere indoors by his 5 1/2 yr old sister.

This same sister ( Sweet Pea) received her first pair of glasses on April after a screening at school detected farsightedness.  Those are purple glasses with sparkling stars on the side she picked out!
A mild amblyopia "lazy eye" was detected which has not improved with glasses.  A consult today revealed weekly vision therapy and daily patching will be needed.

Little Sprout has taken off with his Lego building abilities.  I bought some for Christmas, not realizing there are certain ages on the boxes.  Of course I got him Legos that were too difficult, Spider man, how could I go wrong?  Well Scarecrow had to put it together.

 Soon it was all taken apart and some amazing creations are coming out of those Legos, fighter jets, houses, guns, amazing!

Our little Butterfly has been participating in swim lessons.  She adores her teacher miss Amanda and talks of her often. She was so happy with her first ribbon which was lesson number 3 "no tears I was brave and overcame my fears!"  She is still working on the concept of pulling with her arms  and usually just does her "super girl glide" while sinking!

Life sure is busy with four, we call this the final four.

 I did have some longings for another baby when our littlest was six months along still at a snails pace... but we have concluded our family is complete.  It sure makes me thankful when I take time to reflect on our four amazing blessings! They do grow and change so much, blogging is a wonderful way to remember and capture that!!!
 We will share our summer highlights next time around.

Breakfast is served, SUMMER STYLE

Don't you just want something other than another bowl of cereal for breakfast?  Take  a look at this, a tasty, simple, and quick breakfast with some summer flavors to boot!! 

Ingredients: 

 Toasted mini bagel

 1 egg (microwave 45 sec or cook on stovetop)

 Cheese 2-3 slices, sharp cheddar is a favorite here

 Tomatoe slices

 Fresh basil (3-4 leaves)

 Salt & pepper to taste

Assemble then enjoy a hearty summer breakfast!!

Royal Wedding Party

We have a OLD TV. Way old. My nephews asked if it was a 3 D TV because the picture is a bit warped from being damaged by two toddlers. I figured now was the time to go for it. I invited some friends over for a Royal Wedding party and suggested to Scarecrow we get a new TV in time for the party.

That evening he came home with a GIGANTIC new TV.

It is huge! My girls and I were up at 5:30am enjoying the wedding in crystal clear viewing. It felt like we were there, did you get an invite?

We had tea, scones, coffee, fruit, laughs, ooohs, and ahhhs. Trivia facts were flying...did you know so and so was not on the guest list....Kate's nickname...how long they dated....

It was a true fairy tale one to be enjoyed and lift our spirits a bit. Hope you enjoyed your Royal Wedding viewing too.

Easter Extravagansa

Easter, what a joyous day to celebrate with family and friends the empty grave.

We were the "peach" family for the day. It is so fun to coordinate outfits for all of our bumpkins, Scarecrow goes along with it.

Our day was filled with eating the colored eggs we dyed the night before. The twins had one bite and shunned them. After Easter services we Shared a meal with scarecrows family, so delicious! Don't you find that the food tastes so much better when you have not cooked it all? Then hunting Easter eggs began....lots of candy was consumed
Taking a wagon ride was a big highlight of the day. Recharged after a short nap we enjoyed hosting family and neighbors for Easter dinner.Followed by another Easter egg hunt with our cousins and friends as the ducks in our pond looked on.

Easter blessings to you and yours.

A SPRING IN YOU STEP

WE SURE HAVE A SPRING IN OUR STEP WITH THE WEATHER BREAKING!!

WE HAVE BEEN ENJOYING PAINTING OUR NAILS AH HEM I MEAN PAINTING ON PAPER IN THE SUNSHINE.

WE ADORE THE PARK, IT IS A HOP, SKIP AND A JUMP RIGHT BEHIND OUR HOUSE.

AFTER SEEING ONE CROCUS (PURPLE)TWO WEEKS AGO i HAVE HEAR "WHERE ARE THE PURPLE FLOWERS MOM" SO WE HAVE BEEN OUT OF DOORS MOST DAYS LOOKING FOR PURPLE FLOWERS AND BLOWING PINWHEELS IN A NEIGHBORS YARD.

EVEN BABY BUTTERFLY IS HAVING A BALL ENJOYING HER FIRST SWING RIDE EVER!

HOPE THE WEATHER HAS BROUGHT A SPRING TO YOUR STEP TOO!!