Happy Birthday, Sam!

Recently, we celebrated our favorite guy's birthday!   As the big day approached, the girls and I got busy making presents.  

Scout tries so hard to figure the girls out!  She comes out from wherever she naps to watch them so crafts.

It was fun creating and making a beautiful mess together with the girls.

In our family, you have a birthday week!  It is so much fun to draw these celebrations out a little bit longer and really enjoy the birthday person and their interests.

S wanted to go shopping and use up some gift cards he had squirreled away, so we went as a family.  Our first stop was TSC!  The girls are so into tractors right now!

Besides being cute, they also found some hats to suit their personalities... 

We also shopped til we almost dropped in some other stores.  It was way past bedtime, but the girls kept saying, "more shopping!"

Later in the week the girls helped S shuck corn and grill out.  This is us on Slow Sunday afternoons after naptime!

Once a week we drive into town to eat "munch" with Papa.  We moved things around a little bit so we could take him out on his special day.

The girls love their Papa.  I have to agree with them - he's a fantastic one!

FLs expression in the picture above is cracking me up, "Yep.  I put up with these crazy people every day..."

These are the three most special, wonderful people in all the world to me!

It was so fun celebrating S all week.  This is the girls' forth birthday party/event and they are really, really getting into it - especially the cake and ice cream part!

Happy Birthday, Sam!  You are sooooooo special to us!

Happy Birthday, Flora Lin!

Happy birthday, Flora Lin!  

It wasn't exactly the party we had planned for you, but with all that had gone on, it was just what you needed!

The day started off on a good note with a few presents in the morning - trucks and tractors!

Both girls were thrilled, but especially the birthday girl!

She also recieved a big bag of blocks that work with her tractor and dump truck.

However, both girls were feeling under the weather (with C running a fever and being willing to rest on the couch), so we changed into pajamas and called off the rest of the festivities planned for the evening.

Pajamas just make things better!

One of FL's favorite presents was a pink toy cart to keep under her bed.  She had the happiest, sweetest smile when I rolled it out and told her that it was hers!  C has one, and FL couldn't be more pleased to FINALLY have one of her own!!!

After naptime, the girls seemed a little more refreshed.  I couldn't imagine letting Flora Lin's special day go by without doing something, so I quickly made a cake and put together some decorations.

The girls are always up for taste testing!

They really do get along well - sweet sharing here.

Yellow was the theme, of course.

As is tradition around here, the birthday girl gets to lick the beater!

Since we didn't have any guests coming, I let the girls have a cupcake or two whe they were still warm out of the oven. : )

They're so fun!

Yup, they liked them... A lot!

Happy 3rd birthday, sweet girl!

So excited to be three and have her own candles!

Chocolate pudding and cupcakes - that's our girl!

She enjoyed the special attention, the gifts, the food and her little family.  Really and truly, just having a quiet celebration with us was all she needed.  No anxiety, nervousness or over stimulation - just the three people who love her the most.

My phone and iPad ran out of picture space, but don't worry, we caught it all on the good camera! : ). Happy birthday, sweet girl.  We love you so!