Hoola Hoops and Eggs

I love Spring! Lots of opportunities to be outside- which is where we are the happiest :)

 

On Saturday, we went to church for the annual "Easter Eggstravaganza". There was face painting, 

crafts,

games,

 and of course, the Easter Egg Hunt.

This was Maisy's first year to hunt for eggs. She loved it! She was interested in quality (of the treats inside the eggs) rather than quantity.

Afton was fast! She wanted lots and lots of eggs.

On Sunday we went enjoyed the warm weather in the usual way that people do. You know, eating popcorn in the garage,

smiling for the camera,

hoola hooping,

and playing hide-and-go- seek.

We could not find Afton. Finally she popped her head up,  she had crawled under the shrubs!

We finished the day with a "Bike-a-thon" for St. Jude's and a few songs at Afton's preschool.

I couldn't get a good shot, but I love this big smile.

Such a great weekend. We also managed to squeeze in a trip to Rockwall and journeyed out to the Fort Worth Art Festival. But I didn't take my camera!

Looking forward to Easter, have a great week!

Bluebonnets 2011

The bluebonnet tradition continues.

You might remember when I took the girls out to the bluebonnet field last year. I didn't have my 'big camera' yet, so my Dad came along as our photographer.

But now that I have a Rebel-- I got to play shutterbug.

First, let me give you a "truth in blogging" moment. It was too windy, too sunny, and Maisy didn't like it. Afton wanted to run through the flowers and Maisy just wanted to get out of them.

 

There were three other moms out in the field with their toddlers. All of the kids were crying and running away.

 

Yet, out of that chaos, came some sweet photos.

And since they were both dressed so cute, we ran over to the Grapevine Botanical Garden. But by then, the girls were just ready to play.

Luckily, they humored me and smiled for the camera a bit.

All in all, the day and the pics turned out good. And whenever I look at these, I can't help but grin at my busy, busy girls.

 

 By next year, I am sure that I will forget about all the craziness. 

Because there is just something about bluebonnets.

A Rapunzel Party for Afton

Friday was Afton's birthday party with her girlfriends. We lucked out when planning it because the date coincided with the dvd release of "Tangled". As you know, Afton loves all things Disney princess. And right behind that is her love for movies and popcorn :) Thus the  "Rapunzel Movie Party" was born.

I found some great party ideas at Disney.com and then added a few of my own. Turning 5 is great because Afton got to help a lot with the planning and crafting.  

Her guests included all the girls in the class, plus a few special friends from outside of school, and of course Maisy Lou.

The girls came dressed as their favorite princesses. They watched "Tangled" in Afton's special movie theater that we set up in the garage. (Which turned out to be genius- because spilled popcorn isn't a big deal on a garage floor!)

The princess bounce house was also set up. So the girls kept themselves entertained with movie watching, jumping, drawing with chalk, and eating popcorn.

Afton has such sweet friends and their moms are just as great. We actually got a chance to sit and chat with each other inside. A rare moment!

When the movie was over, we gathered around to sing "Happy Birthday", eat cupcakes and open presents.

Afton got so many thoughtful gifts- books, Barbies, craft kits, an umbrella, summer clothes, a bug house, and a personalized box for collecting treasure.

Every Princess left with a big smile- and a pair of stick-on earrings!

 Yay for turning 5!

Click here for the party details and a few 'how-to' projects.