Saturday we had two parties at the kitchen and the girls spent the day with YaYa. This weekend sure flew by fast, but we were grateful to have YaYa here to help us out.
Gwyneth’s friends Jenna and Kate came over to play with their American Girl dolls. They quickly moved on to dress up and were all giggles.
I don’t have much a sweet tooth anymore; I’m more of a savory junky. I can’t say no to a donut though. It reminds me so much of living in Chicago and walking to get donuts in the morning. Yum, yum!
We are jokesters around here but never put much effort in to April fools pranks. This year we tried the ol’ frozen cereal bit. The girls don’t usually eat cereal but B told them we were running late and that was all we had time for this morning. They both picked up their frozen spoons and found frozen blocks of milk and cereal. There was a touch of confusion and then hysterical laughing by Annabelle. She thought it was a great joke and it absolutely made her morning.
Jokes are funny but not when they come to Gwyneth’s breakfast! She was very agitated but relieved when she got pancakes.
Annabelle’s friend had to reschedule the morning of and rather than inviting someone else to join us, she asked if I would be her date. Heck yes! I love this girl and I couldn’t have been happier to hang with her. I’m glad she’s confident and didn’t mind that Gwyneth had a friend along and she didn’t. I’m glad that she still wants to hang out with me. I’m glad she’s not too cool yet for her ol’ mom (yet…she is too cool, but she either doesn’t know or doesn’t mind!).
Gwyneth and Ella are sweet friends and we all had fun cooking, dipping, and eating together. These girls are great eaters. They ordered chicken and steak and quickly decided that steak was the best. They tried the sauces and veggies and were very adventurous.
I think Annabelle knew what she was doing sharing with me. I’m not a sweets fan so she got the chocolate round and dippers all to herself. She didn’t even put a dent in the plate of goodies, but Gwyneth and Ella polished theirs off!
It was a really lovely night. We laughed and told stories and had a very girlie, fun time. I’m very grateful to have these experiences with these fabulous ladies.
Gwyneth has gotten so much better swimming but still doesn’t like to jump right in. Luckily Annabelle is there to hold her hand.
Annabelle may have been a touch distracted with her iPad, but she put it away once the games got started. This is our basketball lover after all.
We had this storage unit in the basement and it’s perfect for her trinkets, toys, and American Girl dolls. We even added another personal touch with a sparkling ruby frame with a picture of her little feet in her ruby slippers.
We searched online for pictures to go along with her Wizard of Theme. We didn’t find anything we loved. Let me tell ya, that Gwyneth is quite particular. I gave it a shot and made these two pictures for her in Photoshop. She loved them — phew!
This is one of my favorites. A friend took this picture and I added the wording in Photoshop. It’s such a precious picture and a perfect reminder of how strong this little girl can be. I adore it.
Gwyneth’s godmother gave her this rocking chair when she was born. The wood color didn’t fit with the room so a friend painted it for her. Gwyneth absolutely adores it. It’s very special to her. I can’t imagine a room better suited for Miss G.
Annabelle’s room went from ballerinas to Hollywood! She is very much on trend with the greys and I love the pop of red. She picked out the pictures and pillows at Ikea and asked for the red accent wall to match Marilyn’s lips and the heart on the telephones on the pillows.
We couldn’t find a breakfast at Tiffany’s picture that we loved so I made her one in Photoshop to hang over her desk.
She found these pillows at Ikea and loved them. What’s funny is that I don’t think she’s ever used a fun like that…except maybe at Graceland. They are adorable and suit her perfectly.
Annabelle’s request for the afternoon was to play basketball. We stopped by our rec center and had a great time shooting hoops and practicing passes. We tried to get a little game going but Gwyneth wasn’t really having it. She mostly skipped around the gym being her silly self while Annabelle took her practice very, very seriously. She could have stayed all day. This girl loves basketball.
B decided to head in to the Kitchen which was absolutely bonkers. The entire city was shutting down and the snow projections were coming in with high winds and inches and inches of snow. I texted and texted and texted him begging him to come home so he didn’t get stuck at the kitchen for the night. And then we waited…
B left the Kitchen at 1:00 and finally made in to our garage around 3:00 p.m. Keep in mind he works about 10 minutes from our house. He made it to our street before getting stuck. Our neighbors (who you can see behind Annabelle below) got stuck on the street also. The dads had to shovel the cars off the street and made a path down the road with their snowblowers for the rest of the neighbors.
We were so thankful that B made it home in this weather and we were able to enjoy the beautiful snowfall together.
I use to think I was the only one who enjoyed all this Colorado snowfall, but my little ladies love it too. I don’t think B dislikes it — at least not as much since he got a snowblower!
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