Showing posts with label 23 months old. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 23 months old. Show all posts

Tuesday, February 22, 2011

Happy Valentine's Day 2011


Lilah's enjoying her Valentine's Day goodie bag from Mom :) There's nothing like candy and cookies for breakfast!

Hey Emmy, What are you eating? Okay, thanks for showing me! lol That's what really happened hahahha

I love your Valentine's Day dress! You look so pretty!

awwww my sweet Emmy Rose!

The girls and I made heart shaped sugar cookies iced with royal icing. They turned out really nice and tasted great!

We delivered them to Auntie Lia, and Cousins Bethany and Jade!

I think they liked the surprise!

Grandma Jan was surprised too!

There was also a nice surprise for the girls and I when we got home from Daddy! Thanks honey!

Thursday, January 27, 2011

Disney Live - My little Cinderella & Snow White


On Australia Day we took the girls to see Disney's Three Classic Fairytales Live. We got the tickets 6 months ago and it feels like we've been waiting forever!! The show was short versions of Snow White, Cinderella, Beauty and the Beast, and it lasted around 2 hours. The girls were pumped and very excited to see it. I made Emmy a Cinderella dress and Lilah wore a super cute Snow White dress (Emmy's hand me down from Disney On Ice). The reason I made Emmy's dress is I couldn't find one that was cute as the Snow White dress I had bought before. All the Cinderella dresses looked so cheap and they were $50! I'd rather spend the $50 making one, so I did, but it didn't cost $50...what a deal! lol

I waited to dress them until we got there because it was really hot outside and I didn't want anything spilled or stuck to their dress during the 45 min drive to the city. As I was dressing Emmy I could tell she was very proud and just glowing. Kim dressed Lilah and while we walked to the venue she insisted on walking herself and bouncing her dress. Too cute!

During the show they got treated to Princess Snow Cone Cups, Popcorn, Cotton Candy, and I nearly had to give both an arm and a leg! Such a rip off, but they loved it and I like them to have the cups from all the shows we take them too because it prompts memories and in the end that's what it's all about....creating memories!

I was curious to see how Lilah would do during the show. She's often scared of people and loud noises and is easily overwhelmed. She wasn't clingy or afraid of anything and she was even wanting to stand on my lap to make sure she could see with no obstacles. We had good seats, 14th row, but when you as tiny as she is there's always someone blocking your view. She wasn't all that much taller than me when standing on my lap so I let her do it. When the "Be Our Guest" song started she totally let go and really started dancing. She was grooving to the beat and was so into it! I wish I could have got that on video haha. Emmy just seemed to be mesmerized while trying to take it all in.

When it came time to say good bye to the princesses I was hoping that Emmy would be ready to go and not be upset, but she was a little bit disappointed. Since then she's asked me several times if she can go watch the 'princess show' again. I tell her .....' in six months we'll go to the princess castle and she'll get to meet them and hug them" she just looks at me like I'm nuts, lol! I can't wait though!! Their faces at Disney World will be worth all 30+ hours in air, 36 hours roundtrip by car, and every dime spent!



So excited for the show to start!

I really wish this picture didn't turn out blurry! She was being such a big girl while waiting for the show to start!

While waiting they popped into the isle to do some dancing and they liked seeing all the other little girls walking by in princess dresses!


Hey you....look at mommy! I know you're over getting your picture taken!

Lets get back to our seats, the show is about to start!

I had to just hold up the camera and take the picture, so they are not very good, but you can get the idea. This is Cinderella and the Prince when he finds out who she is.

The costumes all looked great! The only character that wasn't a real person was the step mother. She was really really tall and had a person inside walking her around I think.

Gaston was atleast 6'5 and much better looking than the character was meant to be, hehe, but I didn't mind!

I was excited to see the Beast's costume. They did a really good job and they guy playing him was good at mimicking the Beast's walking and jumping!

Saying goodbye to the Princesses!

They filled the air with confetti and you could hear all the kids "ooowwww" ing

I took this one in complete darkness....it was while the confetti had just been dropped and she was anxious to get a piece!

Tuesday, February 23, 2010

Party Preparing - Painting

I'm so sorry for being way behind on my blogging!! I have several birthday post to put up and I have been putting them off because I know they are going to be time consuming and I don't want to leave out any details, but I promise to get them done this week!

Here are some photo's of us painting the party window. I thought this was a bit more unique for marking the party house rather than balloons on the mailbox. We were all happy with the way it turned out!



Emmy did water color painting while I did the window. She demonstrated amazing self control and didn't paint on the window and stayed on her paper! I was very proud of her!

You know my secret now..... I don't free hand it! lol

I love it!

It could have bit a little bit bigger I think, so next time I'll have a better idea of the size I need to do!

Emmy gave Lilah a painted rock and before I knew it she had tasted it hahhaha

Monday, February 22, 2010

Birthday Goodie Box

The girls got a Birthday Goodie Box from the states the other day. Emmy had a really good time pulling things out one by one and playing with them and Lilah had a blast with the empty box haha... it didn't take much to please here this time!

Emmy got bracelets, make up and chap stick, stickers, really cute velor track suit with several velor pants, one of the little barbie girls on a horse from The Diamond Castle, hand soaps (this was one of her favorites haha) and lotions, socks, picture frames, candy, and Signing Time Complete DVD Set!!! (Includes 34 DVDs, 3 Board Books, 8 Flash Card Sets, and 12 Music CDs)

Lilah got prefolded cloth diapers, soft plastic Gerber pants, and 3 cans of puffs (her favorite!!!)

We want to give a huge thank you for the gifts. We are so excited to have the complete Signing Time set and I am really looking forward to Emmy exploding with more signing. I will have to work hard to keep up with her! haha

Let's open the present!!

CANDY!!!!

I love these bracelets....I sing "jingle jingle" when I wear them.


Wow Mom....is that what I think it is!?!?!

uummm this chap stick is great!

This was her favorite thing to play with all morning. She'd say "soap" and "wash hands" and pretend to use it. She'd also smell it and say "aawwww"

Watching her new signing time!! This one is all about zoo animals!

Lilah loved her card with Brodie on the front in his Pink bag!!! lol

Here's the proud birthday girl with the goods!!

Thursday, February 18, 2010

My Little Helper

My little helper in the kitchen. She was helping me wash up the dishes!

Such a dare devil and I know this picture probably makes you squeal and you think she's about to fall, but not this monkey.........she's got it all under control.. I promise!! I think in a few years we'll be trying out gymnastics!!

Fairy Dancing Girl


I finally got a few pictures of Emmy all dressed for dance class. How cute is she!?

This one makes me laugh so much....she was sick of me taking pictures of her. I was saying "Emmy turn around and smile for mommy....say cheese" and her look says "give it up mom!! I'm so done!" lolololol

Saturday, February 13, 2010

Happy Valentines Day


Last week Emmy and I did some Valentines Day arts and crafts. We did it over several days since her attention span for projects only last around 30 - 35 mins. I had so much fun making these with her and next year Lilah will get to join in and that will be double the fun!! We sent them out to all the grandmas and we found out today that the one we sent to Great Grandma Marjorie was the first Valentine she has ever received!! How special that it came from Emmy. That makes me smile from ear to ear!! We want to wish everyone we love a very....
Happy Valentines Day!!!!
Big sloppy wet baby kisses from Lilah and cute quick pecks from Emmy.

First she did lots and lots of watercolor painting.

Then we used a kid friendly tool -- the whole punch!

Next we worked on threading skills with pretty ribbon.

She worked so hard on her valentines! Lots of love went into these!!


Here's one of them finished. This particular one is for Daddy!

Monday, February 8, 2010

Fairy Dancing Girl

Today was our 2nd Fairy Dancing Class. We have so much fun when we are there and it's so cute to watch them! I got some great pictures today! I still haven't got a good shot of Emmy all dressed up in her dance outfit. She can be a little disgruntle in the morning hahha and isn't in the mood for me to take her picture. I think I'm going to have to dress her up in it just to snap a few photo's.

Bethany before class. I tried to get Emmy to stand with her for a picture, but she ran off. That's a pretty pose Bethany!


The girls following their Fairy Dance Instructor. How cute is that dance room!?!?
Jade & Lilah hanging out with us mom's while their big sisters have class. They are getting so big now! Lilah is 3 weeks from being a year old and Jade is 7 months older than Lilah and 5 months younger than Emmy.

We watch the girls from the waiting room on a large flat screen TV. They show the girls in real time. This allows the instructor to have more influence over the class but all of us mommy's can still keep an eye on our cuties!

More and more dancing....

Looking cute girls!