Molly's Birthday Part 2

We wanted to do something new and different for Molly's birthday, especially since it was right after Christmas. So last night, we decided to take her to a hibachi restaurant. She absolutely loved it. The fire. The tossing food. The onion volcano. All of it.


Macy absolutely loved it too.


This morning we went to Dunkin Donuts (you're welcome, Julie) and we had candles to sing her happy birthday.


Molly then decided she wanted to go to the church and play. That was certainly fine with me. They had to place all to themselves until right before we left. Their friends from school and dance showed up and Molly showed them how to "slide" down the ramp. Loved it!

Molly opened her presents from us and was so excited when she got ALL 7 PRINCESSES!! Cinderella, Snow White, Belle, Sleeping Beauty, Jasmine, Aeriel and the new Princess and the Frog Tiana.

We then had birthday cake. Brian had gotten her this sweet cake from Whole Foods. It was just the right size and was so yummy!

Hello, Hollywood

Bathtub Girls

The girls were having so much fun in the bathtub this morning that I had to take a picture. They were "doing the backstroke."

Santa Came to See Me Too

I'm thinking Santa definitely got my name mixed up with someone else as well! Brian absolutely shocked me with his Christmas gift to me this year. He always does something totally suprising. He wrote me the sweetest poem and then gave me the most beautiful ring. We have really had a horrible year this year but we "renewed" our commitment to each other to love each other through the bad times and to trust God in every decision we make. What a wonderful Christmas this was and what a fantastic husband that I have!

Santa

I am pretty sure that Santa got Macy and Molly's names mixed up with two other children because I really don't think they were THIS good! Ha Santa looked and searched for a long time to get just the right Princess Castle for the two princesses that live in our house. Brian remembered from over a year ago when we were at Disneyworld that there was a "replica" of Cinderella's castle that they sold there. He thought at the time, "we should really get this to give them in a couple of years." Well, he searched and searched and finally found the one that he remembered. Brian was so excited...but not near as excited as the girls!

Christmas Eve

We always have Christmas Eve at Brian's parent's house with his entire family. It is such a blessing to be with all of them and we have a great time together laughing and eating! I was just astounded at the amount of presents that ended up under the tree. There were 15 of us all to open presents, but I truly think that half those gifts were for my girls! They came home with so much stuff, it was rediculous!

Eat Your Heart Out, Paula Deen!!

This year, I was asked by my mother-in-law to cook the turkey. I was very scared to do this because all that came into my mind was the turkey on "Lampoon's Christmas Vacation" that exploded. But, proudly I can say...it was scrumptious!!

Opening Presents with Friends

Some of Macy and Molly's "bestest" friends invited them over for some yummy sandwiches and to exchange they Christmas gifts. They had fun dressing up, eating, opening gifts and playing with those gifts!

Friends at Christmas

My sweet friend, Jennifer, and her daughters, Claire and Ava met up with me and the girls at Cracker Barrel for a little lunch (well, breakfast) and some great company. We exchanged gifts and laughs and had some fantastic pancakes...especially Ava.


I have always had great luck with taking pictures of Ava...she always smiles for me. Well, today...she was just determined not to give me a good picture!

Fun at the Church

The girls haven't been to the church to play in a long time and they were getting very stir crazy this morning, so we decided to go play. We had lunch and then they played for almost three hours! And there weren't any kids there at first and then just a few after a little while. I was so excited that I finally got to finish a book that I have been reading forever!