ZOO fieldtrip!

We went to the Zoo with our Playschool group...
May 7th

I wish I could explain Amelia's awesome reaction to all the animals the first hour we were there. She would look at those animals & get SO excited that they were alive & moving! I thought she was going to wave her little hand off:) She was so amazed, all she could do was wave, & say: "hello! hi monkey's, hello!" Then look back at me & point to the animals she was seeing to make sure I was seeing what she was seeing... SO Cute!

This is the new thing...
a germ free petting Zoo? with glass walls:)


The WilD & CrAZy, LONG Train Ride:
haha- or, not so much. But what can you expect for a whole Dollar!?


& my little monkey's on a Carousel ride:

Mother's Day girls...

HaPPy MotHeRs dAy to mE!!

And what more could a mother ask for?

I had the best mother's day i've ever had! (& i've had THREE) steve & the girls made me breakfast & the sweetest card, and I also got my first homemade crosache:)
Here we are after a nice family dinner, with my mother in law & sister in law & our darling little Smith cousins:

Rylee jo & her cousin Abby are BFF's!

HAPPY EASTER!

OuR GirLs,
EasTeR 2009:

we LoVe easter DRESSES!



EASTER MORNING:
Yay, the Easter Bunny found our house! And he even knew that Rylee loves the movie Annie, "the old one". And, of course, some candy for Amelia!

Dying Eggs for the Easter Bunny:
BEST IDEA EVER!!!
What better place to dye eggs, than in the bathtub? No easier clean up!

Easter Egg Hunt @ Grandpa Corey's:

Rylee was pretty dang good at spotting all the eggs, and helping her baby sister find eggs too!

Little Milly was busy finding anything to add to her basket, however, she had a hard time not stopping after every treat to open & eat it!

Cousin Avery:

FHE & Egg Hunt @ Grandma Ralphs:

Hmmm... Don't they both look a little concerned? ha ha

Easter Activity with playgroup:

Our Princess is 3!!!

Never too late for a Princess Birthday Post, Right???

Our sweet little Princess is now 3 years old. I cannot believe it! Time goes by too fast... it's a BIG deal to see our little girl grow older! So, what else is a mother to do, other than to celebrate BIG? (It's either that, or sit around and cry!)

HERE YE, HERE YE!
The Royal Birthday Celebration of Princess Rylee Jo...

I know, you're probably thinking... Nerd Alert, get a life! But my friends & I all had little girls turning 3 right in a row, so we got together one night and built this sweet castle! It is built out of cardboard boxes that all stack up inside each other. It was SO fun making it:) I really had a blast putting the whole party together. Most of the stuff we all pitched in on & used for all the bday parties!




PRESENTING...
The Birthday Princess!!!

& A few Guests...



And her Crazy Little sister! Who could be found at any given time with a drink in hand...

Amelia was found INSIDE the castle, drinking her punch and eating cake! When I opened the door, this is what I saw:


And, for the special guest of honor!!!

SNOW WHITE & HER 7 DWARFS:

STORY TIME:



Princess' Sing-A-Long @ the Ball:



CaKEs, caKes & MoRe CAkeS:

Well, happy birthday to our little princess. You are a special, tenderhearted, smart, cuddly & beautiful little girl! We love you more than all the world.