Piper's Birthday Party

Piper's birthday party was lots of fun.

We had it at the local Boys & Girls Club

and invited all of her friends to come along.

Everyone brought their bikes, scooters and ride-ons,

which made it even more fun.

We even had a face painter too!

Fun was had by all!

xo

xo

Piper asked for a Poppy Troll cake... with candy.

Here's what I managed to come up with!

I may have said a few bad words while working on this cake,
but Piper was pleased in the end,
so it was worth it. 

Pleased!

Piper Cee Turns Five

Today is the big day!

Piper turns five!!

And boy oh boy did she ever celebrate hard today!

Her party isn't planned until Saturday,

but today was pretty spectacular.

A new indoor playground and trampoline park has opened up

near our home.

We thought we'd try it out today.

One of Piper's PreK friends' mom contacted me to see if we'd like to go with them.

Great.

She mentioned it to a mutual friend.

Fun.

Then another.

I mentioned that I was going when I ran into another friend.

She said she'd like to go too.

Next thing I know,

Piper is celebrating her real birthday surrounded by the love

of many of her friends.

It was fantastic!

I had baked some cupcakes to bring along,

hoping I'd have enough.

I had no idea how many people had decided to visit the park today.

I had one left over. 

Perfect!!

We arrived at the park just before 10:30am

and didn't leave until almost 4:00pm.

I don't think I have to say how much fun we must have been having

to stay that long.

Or how exhausted we all were when we left.

Today was a great day!

Simply great!

And Piper felt so special,

so that made it even better!

Elliotte beamed at all of the attention that Piper was getting for her birthday.

She's so proud of her big sister!

My heart could explode!

Piper Cee - I'll love you forever.

I'll like you for always.

As long as I'm living,

my baby you'll be. 

xo

xo

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Nicknames

I have not started off 2017 very well 

in the blogging world. 

I vow to be better.

For me and for remembering 

every wonderful moment with my girls as they grow.

On the Eve of Piper's birthday,

I thought I'd share a funny from last night.

This was an actual conversation at our dinner table:

Piper: I'm going to give you all nicknames! Elliotte will be Talks-Too-Much because she talks too much. 

Me: I don't think she talks too much, but she sure does talk a lot.

Piper: Okay. We'll call her Talks-A-Lot! Mommy, you can be Loves-A-Lot because you love us a lot. 

Me: (melting)

Piper: And now it's Daddy turn. What does Daddy do a lot? (Pauses to think...) I know! GRUMP-A-LOT!!!!

I decided then and there that Piper's nickname would be:

Makes-Me-Laugh-A-Lot!

xo

xo

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I told Piper she wasn't allowed to smile in her passport photo.
Apparently she takes direction very seriously!  

A little more relaxed approach to "not smiling". 

Fresh Beginnings

It is 2017. 

A big year in our home. 

This is the year that Piper Cee will start kindergarten.

Her mother is not ready.

Not even a little bit.

Sure, I'll admit that there have been days

that I would have sent her to school already.

And probably with a sigh of relief and a smile on my face!

But those days have become few and far between.

Piper is only 11 days away from turning 5 years old

and is growing into such a lovely kind person.

On most occasions, she's happy to help me out, 

especially where her little sister is involved.

Speaking of little sisters,

this year will be a big year for Elliotte as well.

Not only will she have to adjust to not having her big sister around all day,

(she's not a fan of being away from Piper)

but she is also due to start PreK and ballet this year. 

That means there will be 2.5 hours each week

where I will not have either of my little girls in my care.

The thought is strangely terrifying.

 Sorry... Piper just woke up. 

Will continue this post and add a photo tomorrow!