Rainbows and Unicorns

For weeks now, Gwen has been talking about having a Rainbow Unicorn birthday party. I tried coming up with something fun for that theme. It wasn't the most exciting of parties, but Gwennie loved it and was so excited to have everyone come over and celebrate her special day. 

 Daddy helped Mommy make the rainbow cupcakes and he did a great job! Mommy made unicorn cupcakes and even though they kind of look like cows, Gwen loved them. 

 The Birthday Girl! All ready to party!

 She was so excited to wear her new Unicorn dress.

We were so happy to have so much of our family come to celebrate with us! Gwen was especially happy to have her cousins and Mamma there!

 She got so many fun gifts. I loved her face while she opened things. Everything she got was so Gwen!

 Mamma got Gwen a life time supply of playdough. 

 Tessa pouting because she wanted cool presents like Gwen got. August is a long time to wait for a birthday when you're 7.

 All ready to blow our her candles!

 We had a lot of partying to recover from, but it was worth it. The Birthday Girl was in heaven with her Rainbow Unicorn party and all of her awesome new loot. She is so happy to be a big 4 year old!

Adam's Busy Saturday

Adam had a full and busy day on Saturday. His week was full of long school days and late nights of rehearsals. But he was so looking forward to Saturday. He started his morning bright and early with his first basketball game of the season. His team is the Spartan's and he has been looking forward to this since October when I registered him. Daddy went to his game and said that Adam played hard. Adam said it was a lot of fun!

 Right after his game, Adam had time to come home and change and then get back to school for dress rehearsal. He had 2 performances that afternoon. Daddy went to his first show and then Mommy, Tessa, Ma, and Pa went to his second show. He did a great job! The whole cast did! For only having 4 days to learn their lines, songs, and dances, these kids did an amazing job. It was fun to watch Adam be on stage. He loved the experience and can't wait to do it again next year. 

 My little Vagabond

Weekly Adventures

This first week of January was a full one! If the rest of our year is this busy, I am going to need an assistant to help me get everything done. 

 A cute and happy spot in our week. Caleb loves to read! I found him one afternoon with one of Tessa's Calvin and Hobbes books, turning the pages and growling at the pictures. Then he wanted me to read it to him. 

 Poor Tessa came down with a nasty case of Strep throat. She had a sick day and a doctor visit. It's only the 3rd time she's ever been to the doctor for being sick. She got on some meds and was much better the next day.

 Our little scavenger. He was probably looking for the whipped cream. 

 This week was baby central at our house. I had the 4 kids I normally babysit, and then we added Gia to the mix one day. Caleb and Gwen loved having a cousin around! 

 I love to see how much she looks like her Daddy.

My hair was her favorite toy of the day. 

 Gia found the stairs and just wanted to keep up with the big kids. 

 The other night at dinner, Caleb refused to eat his own food. But, he happily ate his Daddy's salad and peppers. Go figure!

 The girls had a makeover day. Tessa loved getting Gwen all dolled up. She refused to let Gwen do her makeup though. They thought they were so pretty and showed everyone their new looks. 

 Adam had a busy and exhausting week! On Monday, he auditioned for his school play and was cast as a Vagabond. (They were doing Aladdin.) He started rehearsals on Tuesday right after school and that was his schedule everyday for the rest of the week. School from 8-3 and then rehearsals from 3:30-8pm. He was so tired by the end of the week, but came home every evening with so much energy and loved being part of the play.

 Daddy took the girls out to ride their new scooters one afternoon. They love it, but Gwennie got cold and had to wear Daddy's hat and coat. 

 I love how dramatic everything is. 

 After a long day of being a 17 month old. Life is exhausting.

(And spilling milk all over the couch.)