This Is My Life

Sorry for the hiatus friends! These past couple of days have been filled with friends, fun, and celebrations. My oldest girl turned 8 years old… 8 years!!! I can’t believe it.

What started out as a simple get together to celebrate turned into a true party, complete with pizza, archery, and lots of food. Combine that with the fact that I have been battling bronchitis for the last week and my life has been a bit nutty. Cleaning, inviting, more cleaning, baking, and birthday girl shopping. It’s been a lot of fun though and most importantly- the birthday girl had a wonderful time. She loved hanging out with her friends and her very best friend got to sleep over… a treat for sure!

Having this party made me realize how lucky I am to have such wonderful friends, people who go out of their way to come and help us celebrate our girls special days. Gabby received the nicest gifts, everything that she is into and nothing that is princessey or overly girly. Everyone knows her well enough to know that art, crafts, and socks are what she is about. And although I have a pretty diverse group of friends, everyone had a great time talking and chasing kids. It truly was a lovely time.

Here is my favorite photo of Miss Eight Years Old!

 

Let’s Party!

We are getting into party mode here at Piazza de Krebs! Gabby’s birthday is just a mere 12 days away (8!) and then Amelia’s birthday party is mid September. Our family tradition is big parties for 1, 5, 10, and 16- a rule that cuts down on both cost and expectation of extreme parties that seem so normal nowadays. I just can’t do 3 HUGE parties every year, trying to top the last… not me! So this year Gabby is having family and friends over at the park for simple cupcakes, some archery, and snacks while Amelia is having “AJ Extravaganza… with Sparkles!” (She totally thought of that name herself!)

This is the party board I came up with to kind of organize my ideas:

* all these things can be found on my Party board on Pinterest!*

All Amelia has been talking about is her birthdy… how she wants lots of colors, honey sticks, and glitter everywhere! Lol, she has been toting around an Oriental Trading Co. catalog for weeks, circliing ideas and jotting down “notes. Adorable!!

I did come up with an invitation as well:

It is very very “her”!!

I can’t wait to get started on some of the decorations and such… fun times ahead!!

The Last Couple of Days…

{I turned 31… yikes! How did that happen?}

{We discovered a really cool store that has lots of fair trade items along with jewelry, clothes, and Buddhas}

{I got lots of really nice presents like this old copy of Little Women… I love books!}

{ Gabby has been working on writing her own stories}

{ Meanwhile AJ has been doing some workbooks, she wants to read so bad!}

{Not to mention plenty of time playing in the dollhouse with allllll the the Princesses}

{And of course, our weekly trip to the library… dressed as a dragon!}

That is what I have been up to the last couple of days… along with food, fun, trips, crafting, crocheting, photos, and dancing!

What have you been up to lately?

Happy 1st Birthday Moira!

How fast a year has flown by my little bear! A year ago we welcomed you into the world, on a beautiful snowy afternoon. A lullaby played throughout the hospital and the nurses cooed over your pretty face and calm manner. You have grown and changed so much, from a wee one who watched the world with big eyes to a lovely little tot who is into everything, copies everyone, and is full of laughter and mischief.Here are some of my favorite photos of you:

You love to be read to, any book from poetry to non fiction. One of your favorites to be read is a Dr. Seuss book and this is my favorite part of it because it is what I want for you.

You’ll be on your way up!
You’ll be seeing great sights!
You’ll join the high fliers
who soar to high heights.

Oh, the places you’ll go!

Happy birthday my baby, happy birthday!

Happy Birthday Miss Amelia

Happy birthday Miss Amelia!

You are a ball of fun, energy, and nothing short of an adventure daily. You are so much like me, to the point that we butt heads often but luckily we get over it just as quickly. You are a wonderful mix of princess and mob hit man- you think nothing of going out wearing a tutu, ninja mask, and ruby slippers! I love how much you love to read and be read to, how you have dancing in your soul, and how you adore your stuffed animals. I think it is wonderful that you nurse your animals, carry them in slings, and even give birth to them! You, my dear, are going to be a great mama one day.

I hope you have a wonderful birthday and that you never lose your sunny nature. We love you so much babe!

Love always,

 Mama and Daddy