Sunday, April 11, 2010

Easter

Easter time is one of my favorite times of the year.
It's the beginning of spring.
Beautiful blooming flowers.
The smell of orange blossoms in the air.
The break from school.
Recognizing the risen Christ.

The fun began with egg coloring while my Mom was still in town for the girls birthdays.

We did something a little different this year and added puffy paint.




The official celebration was spent with family and friends.
First, on the day before Easter we went to visit Grandma and Papa.
It was a beautiful, sunny, warm day!



T-Bones parents live about 20 miles from us.
Grandma and Papa are the only local family we have here.
All of my immediate family lives in Arizona.



A little Bop It...
That is a fun game!
Truth be told - I cannot get the rhythm and only get really low scores like 1 to 12.
I was a big-time dancer from childhood and into my early adult years.
It's embarressing when I can't play a simple game which involves concentration and following rhythmic commands.
Getitng older - no bueno.


What a prim and proper family we are below.
Shouldn't we be closer and acting like we love each other?

Uuuuppp der it is...
someone tooted and made us laugh!


Finding easter eggs...



Easter Part II with friends...on Easter Sunday.


A blessed day!

More of the 10th...

These pictures are just too cute not to post.
They should have gone on her b-day post but I'm super unorganized lately.
Look at that face!
I just love, love, love her!




Thursday, April 8, 2010

10th Birthday Party

What an amazing day!
Gotta tell you that having a birthday on Friday after school rocks!
The kids are excited and don't have to wait all day while all the prep is going on.

So, here we go.  She turned 10!  I look back to her infanthood and can't believe 10 is already here.

She's witty.
She's smart.
She's a dancer and singer.
She's compassionate to others.
She's my beautiful daughter!

She chose a luau theme.  Plenty of decorations.  Plenty of color.

The kids arrived and got received a lei, home-made flower hair clip and their name in hawaiian.



They enjoyed some pupu (hawaiian appetizers for those of you who thought I was gross).



A scavenger hunt.



This relay race was a blast!
Put on a coconut bra.
Put on a hula skirt.
Slip on flip flops.
Put on a sun visor.
Grab a towel and a beach bag.....
and run across the yard.





Uh-oh....check out the coconut bra falling to the ground.
Laughing is grand!

No party goes without some type of craft.

Sand art....





And a luau party just wouldn't be complete without the limbo...



More food...
Pizza and cake.
Thanks to my wonderful friend, Laura, for decorating this amazing cake!
Total yummo!





Best friends, too.



and swimming...



Happy 10th, my sweetie!