Wee-Ones Wednesday: Fairy Party Part 2

Getting to run around like a bare footed sprite,

planting your own little fairy garden,

dressing your baby brother up as a gnome,

dancing around a May Pole with your friends,



hugs,

sharing yummy cupcakes,

showing off your creation,

family love,

sneaky best friends,

imaginations,

pinning the fairy on the flower,

and having the whole day be about you...

= PRICELESS!

Misc. Monday: Fairy Party (Plus Few Gnomes) Part 1

Mushrooms welcomed everyone and led them through the house to the backyard.

Our family gnome greeted guests as they entered, 

while another looked over the yummies.

Fairies topped the cupcakes, of course.

The backyard was adorned with doilie banners, honeycomb balls,

crepe paper, lace, ricrac, ribbon,

 

and pretty, little fairies.



The May Pole was so much fun.

A charming fairy door was placed on the avocado tree.

 

 

Children got to make their own mini fairy gardens to take home...

filled with succulents, marbles, rocks, fairy dust glitter, gnomes, bugs, and  little fairies.

Garden fairy coloring sheets with the girls' names on them were a real treat.

Here's a completed party favor.

 Iris' party was so pretty and so much fun to plan. Everything came together beautifully. She was beyond happy, and loved being the center of attention. I will post "Part 2" with photos of the birthday girl and her guests on Wednesday!

Wee-Ones Wednesday: This Is What 4 Looks Like

Our little Miss turned 4 the day before Easter. She was so excited, and referred to herself as "the birthday girl" all day. It was pretty adorable. I'm a little angry with her for getting a year older. I really think she is perfect the way she is, and have no idea why these kids keep growing up on me. She's having a garden fairy (with a few gnomes) party on Sunday, and couldn't be more excited about it. Her enthusiasm is quite contagious. I'm so happy to be able to give her a little time in the spotlight. Love this girl so much... I wish I could put her in my pocket and carry her around all day!

 

Misc. Monday: Easter Weekend

 

Saturday, we had a super fun Easter egg hunt with our friends & neighbors. Then, we hightailed it over to Whittier to celebrate three birthdays (with 3 different cakes) and Easter. When the fun was over, we rushed back home so Dan could go to a Dodger game.

Sunday morning, the Easter bunny left jelly bean trails leading the kids to their baskets. We hosted a yummy breakfast with grandparents, went to church, then visited Chino for another fabulous lunch and egg hunt. Today, we are cleaning up from the wonderful madness and getting ready for Iris' 4th birthday party. The fun never end, I tell you!

Sew Crafty Saturday: Eggs, Eggs, & More Eggs

Friday, we had some friends over for a light lunch,

and to decorate Easter eggs.

Of course, we needed a little party favor,




and everyone had to stay clean.

Henry's favorite game was

 

drop the egg. Good thing, I boiled 3 dozen!

 

Would you just, look, at these sweet cousins.

 

 

"Oh, these girls are crazy."

Sharpies are our new favorite thing to decorate eggs with, and this little happy face egg is one of my favorites!

 

We also love wrapping rubber bands around the eggs before we dunked them.

 

Just a few of the many!

Misc. Monday: Unplugged Sundays

 

Yesterday, we had our first "Unplugged Sunday." We did not get on the computer, watch TV, play with Ipads, and kept phone calls and texts to a minimum. My friend Amy did it last week, and we were ready to give it a try. Amy and I are doing the same Bible study, and realized that there are many things in our life that distract us from what is really important. (Without mentioning it to the kids, Dan and I agreed that we would do it for at least four weeks. I am hoping it goes so well, and that we do it forever).
I knew it would be much harder selling this idea to our kids, since they are so much older than Amy's. Dan and I explained the idea of "Unplugged Sundays" to the girls Saturday night after church, and boy was I right! Lilly cried and cried. "No TV all day? What about a bedtime show? What if we only do learning games on the Ipad?" Dan and I gently explained that we would be doing none of those things, so we could spend time focusing on each other. At that, Iris profoundly asked, "What if we watch the show all together on the couch?"
Sunday morning, we made a giant list of over 50 things we could do on "Unplugged Sundays." The girls started to get a little excited. That day, we planted grass seeds into egg shells, had a dance party, read tons of books, and did lots of crafts. Iris and Hendricks took a nap, while Dan and Lilly had a water balloon fight. Dan gave Lilly a guitar lesson. We went for a walk, played in the fairy garden, and worked on Iris' birthday party. Grandma and Grandpa visited, and before we knew it, the day was over! We did it! Lilly actually screamed at one point, "UNPLUGGED SUNDAY ARE THE BEST. CAN WE DO THIS EVERY DAY?" To which I calmly replied, "If we did this every day, it would not be so special." Then we put the kids to bed, and Dan and I turned on the TV.