Another Birthday Bash

We went to celebrate Kyle's 3rd birthday on Saturday at an indoor sports park. Fun was had by all and Bianca was no exception. She played soccer with the best of them (I think she was one of the youngest kids there), learned to hula-hoop (a first!), showed off her animal tattoos, ate Aunt Traci's delicious cookie cake and then ran around on a sugar high! Here are some pictures of our afternoon!

Easter Week

Better late than never with the Easter pictures, right? We took the girls to see the Easter Bunny together this year...Bianca would NOT sit on the Easter Bunny's lap (can't say that I blame her...he was a little scary looking!). She is actually standing next to me but, they were able to cut me out. Also, she was a little distracted by a pink squeaky cupcake that they gave her to hold. Ellia did sit on the Bunny's lap but, she was not all that happy about it either and she insisted on sucking her thumb during the photo. The picture didn't actually come out half bad when I think about what we went through in real life to get the shot.

The rest of our Easter festivities went much smoother. Francesca came over to dye Easter eggs with Bianca while Ellia flirted with Dante.

On Saturday we went to an Easter picnic at the Marnell's home complete with an Easter egg hunt. There Bianca was free to roam and run around in their playground, treehouse, trampoline...pretty much you name it, they have it at their home.

Our relatively unsuccessful attempt at getting a picture of me and the two girls...

We brought a blue (of course!) cupcake home from the picnic. Thank goodness I stripped Bianca down before she started eating it. I just had a feeling...

Easter morning Bianca found her Easter basket. I think she was a bit in shock at all of the candy as well "another horsie nighgown" that she received from the Easter Bunny! Ellia proved that she is also going to take after her Momma in the sweet tooth category. She looked at her Easter basket and made a bee -line for the orange Peep chickie which she promptly stuck in her mouth. We had a good laugh before quickly removing it!

More From the Carousel and a 4 Month Comp

These first two pictures are Bianca when she was just over 4 months old. The next three are Ellia. Although they do look a lot like sisters to me, I think they are going to look a lot different than some may think. As you can see from the first two pictures, Bianca looked like a clone of her Daddy at four months and Ellia - I'm going to go out on a limb here - appears to be looking a little more like her Mommy? In fact, today while waiting in line to see the Easter Bunny, a woman told me that Ellia looked "exactly" like me. We shall see but, it would be nice to feel like something other than an incubator :-)

Bianca

Bianca


These next 3 are Ellia...

Of course Bianca's month would not be complete without a trip to the Carousel!

A Haircut, Friends and More...

We had quite the fun weekend! We started off on Friday by inviting Amy, Francesca and Dante over to play since Ray was out of town. The girls kept busy being their usual silly selves and playing ring around the rosie while Ellia and Dante held hands as they did some tummy time. Friday night I decided it was about time that Bianca had her first haircut (more of a trim) so off we went to Snips and Clips for Kids. On Saturday we hung out and Daddy was able to spend some much needed time catching up with his girls. Sunday we went to meet Cathy and Stan for brunch at the Four Seasons so we could catch up with them and they could meet Ellia. It was such a nice day that we decided to go to the park after brunch even though none of us were in our "play" clothes. Now it is Monday and back to reality but, there is always next weekend to look forward to again!

P.S. For those of you traveling with kids, I HIGHLY recommend the Four Seasons. They made our brunch with two kids a breeze, from the stuffed horse toy they gave Bianca when we walked in the door, to the portable DVD player ready to go for her at the table to the kiddie plates and utensils, etc. Everything was dialed in for the kiddos!

Sad But True

My baby is four months old...ALREADY! I honestly feel as though we just brought her home from the hospital but, at the same time I feel like she has always been a part of our family . I can't imagine what we ever did without her. She brings so much joy to our lives everyday with her smile that lights up a room and melts your heart. I would love to be able to push pause and keep her my "little ball of fun" forever...

Weight - 13 lb. 6 oz. (50%)

Height - 24 1/2 in. (55%)

First Dance Class

Today was Bianca's first dance class. We dressed her up like a little ballerina and off she went! Let's just say that it didn't go so well as Ellia decided that she did NOT want to sleep in her car seat in a room full of screaming two-year-old girls and Bianca decided that she did NOT want to peel herself off of my leg. Bianca did, however, enjoy the stamps on her hands that her teacher gave her at the end of class (imagine that, her favorite part of the class was the stamps at the end!). So we will try it again next week...

But, really, could she be any cuter???

Practicing being a ballerina up on her tippy-toes!

We finished off the morning with a green cupcake in honor of St. Patty's Day!

My happy baby!

Ellia and Dante

Ellia's arm must taste pretty good!

Our attempt to get a picture of all 4 kids together...not so successful but, Francesca and Bianca are having a blast anyway!