Fabulous at Five!

 


Here is the Birthday girl blowing out the candles and making wishes for the year to come! She had a full day of Kindergarten, Ballet, and the Birthday Feast she ordered:





It's a menu only a 5 year old could love! Homemade Mac and Cheese, Italian Wedding Soup, Carrots and Dip, and the ultimate treat -- Sprite!

All She Wants for Christmas.....

Sophia is lovin' her lack of front teeth right now -- but by Christmas -- maybe she'll want those permanent ones around.

She lost both teeth in the span of a week. She has logged two visits from the Tooth Fairy while refusing to surrender the goods, and has acquired a bit of a lisp!

Birthday Bonanza!

We are exhausted from singing the birthday song in these parts this weekend! We began Saturday morning with a special tea party for our special Gabriella and Livi (Givi as they are known around here!). Thanks to the Oogles and Googles Party Ladies the guests of honor and their friends were occupied by everything from dress up to tea party manners!

 

Sandra at "Sandra's Cake Creations" outdid herself with the matching teapot cakes and the tea cup cupcakes.



We raced the kids from that party to two others yesterday, and brought it all to a finish by hosting Craig's birthday at our neighborhood pool this morning. He had a little help from Adam, blowing out the candle on one of those mighty tasty Bo-Berry Biscuits!



And here's one I like to call "Kickin' Cousins" -- the Chapman 8 splashing it up poolside!

The Latest from These Parts....

 

We've got walls, we've got wood floors, and we've got cabinets arriving next week. This week I'll select lighting and carpet. And this afternoon we're getting down to the nitty gritty of buying furnishings and wall treatments for the family room. Yippee skippee!