Party like Rock Stars!

Well, we are finally done with partying for Abby's first birthday! (Now we just have to get ready for Dad's birthday this Friday!) I think Abby thoroughly enjoyed her "birthday week!" We started celebrating on Tuesday for her actual birthday. The 4 of us and Granny and Pappa Edd all went to Chuck E Cheese. Abby enjoyed riding the rides and of course Nat had a blast earning tickets and eating pizza. We all shared a small birthday cake that was FREE for Abby's 1st Birthday from Brookshires Grocery Store! Abby really enjoyed eating the cake!!! We then came home and opened up presents from Grandma and Grandpa from Illinois! She loves her guitar! Thanks!

Two days later, Abby was lucky enough to have cake again! This time it was for breakfast!!! We had her 1 year birthday pics done and had her dressed in just bloomers and put a birthday cake in front of her. And then she was able to do whatever she wanted with the cake! The pics turned out so cute! Some of them were hilarious! The funny part was that the cake had sprinkles on it and everytime she went for some cake, the sprinkles would fall to the floor. Well, Abby couldn't stand that, so she kept on picking up all the sprinkles and eating them! Here is a little preview of the birthday cake pictures.



And finally, we had a small birthday party for Abby on Sunday. It was all of the family and our neighbors across the street. Abby was able to enjoy her 3rd birthday cake and play with all her cousins and friends. We opened up presents and then all the kids and the men went to the park down the street. Thanks for everyone who shared with Abby's 1st birthday!

Happy Birthday To You!

Today is Ab's first birthday! Happy Birthday Ab! We are having a little birthday party with family on Sunday to celebrate her big day, so tonight we will probably go out to eat at Chuck E Cheese's and then have a little cake with just the 4 of us. Nat is all excited about having "happy cake!" She wants to know where her happy cake is and when will mommy be picking it up?? I told her that her birthday is in May and that is when she will have her own happy cake. She said, "Oh, okay mommy...my cake is in May...I see mommy!" I will post more pics of the birthday girl opening her presents and eating cake. These are just a few from today while we were playing with blocks with sister.

Thank goodness for hand-me downs...and making history...

I never realized the pros of having 2 girls...one right after the other...but it is sooo nice to already have a wardrobe for Ab. I mean on one hand, everything she wears is used and she rarely gets anything new, but on the other...it is wonderful to get so much use out of Nat's old clothes and it is easy on the pocketbook!!! It was so nice on Friday when it decided to SNOW that I pulled out Nat's old coat and boots...and "voila" Ab was ready to get out in the snow! Here is a pic of Ab and her hand me downs and the other pic is of Nat and her cousins. They came by to visit today and had lunch with us. Nat was sooooo excited! As you can see she is still wearing her cowboy outfit with her favorite jacket and her hat that she won't take off!!! And lets not forget the pink crocks with socks!!! Is this a normal thing for a 2 1/2 year old to be so adimate about what she wears??? Poor thing doesn't realize that the Cowboys are out of the playoffs!!!

Oh, and something I am very proud to announce...my cousin Margaux made the band at her school and made history at the same time! She is the first girl to ever play percussion...Margaux beat out a bunch of boys and she will be playing drums for her school! Great Job Margaux!!

Next time, Knock on Wood...

Ok...can everyone read the last paragraph of the last post...the part where it says, everyone is doing great...no one has been sick...well, that didn't last too long, did it????!!!! I should have ended that post with, "Knock on wood!" Yup, the girls are sick, I feel yucky, and M is sick too. Of course, this all happened yesterday morning when he was leaving to go out of town for 3 days for work. There are no fevers as of today, but Nat keeps telling me her neck hurts. I'm assuming that means her throat because mine is HORRIBLE!!! I actually don't want to eat because it hurts to much to swallow...and for me not to eat..that should tell you something!!! So, it is just us girls again tonight and we are going to take it easy. Hopefully they will go to bed and sleep tonight. I desperately need sleep right now. Nat has been crying on and off for the past couple of nights. Poor thing, it must be tough when you are that little and don't feel good. Ab is sick too, but she just goes with the flow...she has snot coming out of her nose and she can't stop coughing..but she still manages to crawl non stop all over the house and smiles and laughs at everything.
Oh and I have some great news...We have a contract on our "Flip House!!!!" I just hope that everything goes smoothly and we can finally get rid of that house. We learned so many things for our first flip and we managed to surive. It has been on the market since August and now we finally have a buyer! Yippeee!!!

Mommy, Uh-ohs, Crowns & Root Canals...

Well, these words just about sum up the past week. Nat has all of the sudden started calling me Mommy instead of Momma, and I LOVE IT!!! It sounds so cute and it is turning me into such a softy!!! I think she knows it too! She will say, "Mommy, I need you...I need my Mommy." Oh...it just makes my heart melt!!

Ab has discovered uh-ohs...it is sooo funny! She will drop stuff and all of the sudden you will hear, "uh-ohhhhhhh." She especially does it with food since she is starting to eat big people food. Nat tried it last night and dropped her whole plate of dinner and said uh-oh...Seriously, what do you do?? M & I have been laughing at Ab saying it all the time, and then Nat tries it and drops her whole plate of food???? Ugh.....

And I had a first this week...on Monday I had to get a crown and a root canal. Oh, it was the best time EVER!!! Seriously though...it wasn't as bad as I thought. I got myself all worked up and it surprised me how easy it was...Of course, it helped that the dentist sent me to la-la land with the gas. I enjoyed that.

Other than that, things have finally calmed down a bit. Everyone has been feeling great, nobody has been sick, we are back into our routine after the holidays, and now we are getting ready for Ab's FIRST birthday!! I can't believe she will be turning 1.