Birthday Weekend!

This past weekend was quite a busy one! We had two birthdays and an anniversary packed into it. First, we celebrated Kaya's second birthday on Friday at Chuck E. Cheese and it was great to see the kids let loose and run wild! Kaya actually got a little stuck, either that or she didn't want to come down, in the crawly tubes above us. I had to bribe Emaline with tokens to climb up there and bring her down :-) We chowed down on pizza and super cupcakes that Nana made and danced with a big mouse. The perfect start to any weekend, right?

Piper enjoying some time on the horse game!

Me and Em having a showdown on the air hockey table!

Emaline and Kaya taking a ride on the "virtual" coaster.

Enjoying Nana's super chocolate cupcakes!

Then on Saturday, we all wished my Mom a Happy Birthday at Kaya's birthday party! We had a great time at the dinosaur themed bash that Stephani did a great job putting together. All the dino decorations and favors were awesome and the kids really enjoyed it. There was a bouncy house outside (thanks to Christine for always rotating with us!) that Em went nuts in and good Italian fare inside. Stephani made an awesome #2 dino cake and sweet dinosaur cupcakes, so impressed! The kids roared their little hearts out every time someone pretended to be a dinosaur. It was fun to see Kaya get so excited about her special day and open some really great presents! Best of all was a giant sized electronic dinosaur that Steph and Adham found for a steal on the internet! Then Nana & Pepere got her a brand new kitchen to cook us all food in ;-)

Super sweet dino cupcakes!

Kaya embracing her many dinosaur toys...

All the kids helping to uncover the new kitchen!

Emaline and Karly taking turns on the new Dino Ride!

Me and our friend, Charlotte, pretending to be dinosaurs.

On Sunday night we finally celebrated Nana's birthday with her on a little family outing to Red Robin for some tasty burgers and shakes. I think we all enjoyed being with her and thankfully, Josh got to spend all weekend with us cause he just happened to be off! I love those weekends. Did I mention that Nana & Pepere's 33rd Anniversary was also on Friday?? What a way to enjoy it, running around with screaming kids! No...they enjoyed every minute of it. Mom & Dad, you really are exceptional parents and grandparents. None of our wonderful family would be here if it weren't for you. We love you!

St. Patrick's Day 2010

Me and the girls decided to take a day off and enjoy the fun of the Dogtown St. Patrick's Day Parade. My friend Maggie happens to live in Dogtown and invited us down to watch the parade with her and her family and I'm so glad we did! The weather was unbelievably perfect for the event and I think the girls enjoyed it immensely! We saw plenty of Irish dancing, bagpipers and leprechauns! Hopefully we can make this something we do annually because I know they really enjoy catching all the beads and candy :-)

Thanks again to the Mackies for hosting and welcoming us to their home with corned beef & cabbage and all the fixings (plus green cupcakes for Joey's birthday!).

Free digital greeting card created with Smilebox

Piper's One Year Photo Shoot

We finally had some pictures of Piper taken of just herself last week in honor of her birthday and I think she did a great job. I also think that John, our photographer did a great job showcasing her warm smile and sparkle in her eyes. She is quite honestly one of the happiest kids I know. I love her big toothy grin and that little dimple on her right side that comes out when she truly smiles. I am never disappointed with John's work and am glad that I am friends with him and his wonderful wife. I knew I went to work at Pottery Barn for a reason! :-) (I appreciate going through his wonderful thing we call motherhood with you Sara!) Well enough talk...I'll just showcase some of the pics. Enjoy!

Photos by John Fedele.