Life from the Iphone

It's the time of year we are back to King's Island. Opening day was a few weeks ago and we have been 5 times so far. Tommy is too tall for a few of the roller coasters. He can't ride the coasters where your feet dangle down....can you see how sad he is about that?

We love watching old episodes of the Brady Bunch, especially the King's Island episode. So, when they had a 40 year reunion with several cast members Sunday, we had to go. It was a long line in a big crowd, but we had fun.

She had the carousel to herself this night. We rode 3 times, till Mama couldn't spin anymore!

Last week I got to chaperon Addison's class field trip to the museum. We saw the Flight of Butterflies movie in the Omni. It was so good.

My group of girls at the museum.

Love our weekday mornings at King's Island, with friends, before kindergarten drop-off. Can you tell how tall Reagan is? Her legs are long!!! She is the only child her age, I know, that can  ride the big rides!

Mother's Day

Tommy and the girls gave me some sweet special treatment this weekend for Mother's Day. First, they let me sleep until 9am on Saturday, without anyone coming in!!! Usually, my sleep late days involve frequent visitors/questions/requests, so it was extra nice.  I made a quick trip to the gym and then came home to get the girls for our local children's theatre production of The Little Mermaid. We met friends there and had a great afternoon watching the show. Afterwards, we met Tommy at Outback for dinner. When we came home, they had a few gifts and a "Spa" set up for me. Reagan did my hair. Gracyn gave me a massage and Addison had a hot bath all set up. So sweet! Best of all, were the many sweet notes, letters and crafts they brought home from school. Love my sweet family. So blessed to be the Mama in this bunch. 

Happy Birthday Daddy!

Tommy turned 35 last week. The girls were up bright and early to help him celebrate. They decorated the house with streamers and Gracyn made him a crown. He "lost" the crown several times throughout the day, but she would go find it and bring it back to him. We got him some new clothes and a golf outing (that got rained out) and we cooked him his favorite dinner and dessert. We were thankful for the day to celebrate him.....my birthday is in a few weeks and that will wrap up the CRAZY birthday season at our house.

Addison's 8th Birthday Sleepover

She's 8 and I can't believe it!!! I have a hard time reconciling this grown-up little person with the baby bundle they handed me in a hospital 8 years ago. I love every second of watching her blossom into a young lady, but it is still mind-blowing how fast it happens.

 After much deliberating and careful planning Addison decided on a sleepover for her 8th birthday party. It was the perfect choice for her. We had 5 girls, plus her sisters, so 9 girls from Friday night to Saturday morning. They started off the night with a dance party in the living room.

Later I had a scavenger hunt throughout the house and yard with lots of sleepover treasures. Justice slippers for everyone were the biggest hit from the hunt.

They did crafts.

And, we had a pizza dinner.

She opened presents....American Girl items, THREE diaries and lots of Justice accessories.

And the grand finale. Her friend Brooke gave her a horse riding lesson at a local farm. They were both so excited!!!

The perfect gift!!!

We had cake, watched a movie, jumped on the trampoline and then they headed to her room. The listened to music, chatted and played truth or dare until around midnight when I began trying to wind them down. The last girl was finally asleep at 1am. They all woke at 5am, but I thankfully got them back to sleep.

Here are a few girls having donuts for breakfast the next morning. I think the others were already on the trampoline. It was a fun night celebrating my girl and was just her style! Now, we have Daddy's bday in a few days and then mama can take a rest from the party planning!