Five Fun Facts

1. This picture makes me smile! My men LOVE technology! Elijah is playing games on my phone and Mark is working on his computer all while they watch the playoffs this Sunday! Elijah is SO good at apps on my phone- it amazes me!

2. Arianna has had a loose tooth since the end of Christmas break. She was so worried to return to school and had nightmares about all the kids laughing at her since she has quite a big gap where her tooth is moving over while it falls out. (its the top tooth) And as of today it STILL is hanging on! and the gap is HUGE and the tooth is turning gray. I tried yanking it but it still has a thread that is pretty attached. Where is Mrs. Broad when you need her?:) (she was my Kindergarten teacher who was famous in our school for  pulling teeth) Arianna also REALLY wants her tooth to come out at school so she can get a little treasure chest to put it in:)

3. Bronco mania is over. We were so excited that they won the first playoff game against the Steelers- we had a large group of students over to watch the game and it was SUCH an exciting game! Too bad the second game against the Patriots was so NOT fun to watch! We cant wait till next year! and we still LOVE Tim Tebow! SO glad that my kiddos have such a great guy to cheer for in pro-football!

4. Elijah has a pretend family. Its hilarious! He talks all about his "mom" who lives far away. And he uses the word "ACTUALLY" all the time in his sentences- no joking! Almost every sentence out of his mouth has that word in it. It cracks us up! Even the girls comment on how he always says that word!

I asked him at school one time what had happened to his hand because he had a little cut on it.
"Well, actually, when I was at my other moms house. I was going down the stairs and Jack Jack left his toy on the stairs and I actually fell down the stairs and cut my hand. " Okay buddy. Should I be worried that he has another mother some where?:)

 5. Sophia's hair is almost to her bottom. Another 4 inches to go- I am begging her to cut it a bit but she gets so worried when I mention cutting it! As long as she takes care of it, its fine by me And I have just been so overwhelmed lately how much I LOVE having twins! Its fascinating to watch them! I love it!

Christmas {Thank you's} for family far away

I know its VERY belated but we wanted to say THANK YOU to all my family back in PA who mailed gifts for the kiddos! We wish we could have seen you all this Christmas season! 

Special thanks to Aunt Abbey and Uncle Jake for all the great gifts for Christmas! And for the large box it came in! That provided hours of entertainment as well:) The girls are so excited to open their hot cocoa stand and Elijah hasnt taken off his outfit and swords since he got them:) It was a HUGE hit!

Special thanks to Grandma and Grandpa in PA for the art easels for the girls and the wooden train for Elijah! They have used them ALOT! We miss you all SOOOOOOO much!

Also, special thanks to all my family back home who sent Christmas money and gift cards! You guys are so sweet! We love you all and miss you terribly! Wish we could have spent some time with you all over the holidays! 

And to all you family and friends who live here- we are working on our Christmas Thank you cards! They will be arriving shortly:) 

More of Little Miss Ellas Celebration!

 

I have been so bad at blogging but seemed to need a break from technology a bit lately! I have quite a few pictures from New Years Eve, my kids, the zoo, etc. I thought I'd finish up Ellas Birthday-These pics are from her special birthday breakfast and her celebration with Marks family!

 

Yep, we got her a blanket with arms and she LOVES it! 

She also got a Spirograph from Grandma in PA in the mail- she LOVES getting packages and thought it was extra cool that I had one when I was her age! 

Sunday we celebrated Great Grandma and Ellas birthday! She wanted Bronco colors since they were playing in the playoffs that night against the Steelers!  

 

 
 Present Time!

 On Monday she celebrated at her preschool with Miss Pam! 

After a VERY full birthday weekend it was over:) 

I love our little Ella Bella and cant quite believe that she is 5 yrs old!!! 

Little Miss Sunshine Birthday Party

 We had Ella's Little Miss Sunshine Birthday this Saturday and it was one of my favorite parties I've put together! We went with a red/yellow color scheme! 

Ella was Little Miss Sunshine and her guests picked names that best described them! 

 Everyone got a T-shirt to wear and take home as a favor.
I found the plain white t-shirts at Big Lots (make sure to wash them prior to ironing images on).
I then printed the images onto iron on transfer paper that you can find at any craft store like Michaels. {The images are backwards because when you iron them on, they will flip to be the right way}
Once they were printed, I  cut out the words as one set and then cut out the character so it was easier to iron on without a lot of extra "shiny-ness" from the blank iron on paper.
Here is the link for the images...


I was so happy with how they turned out.
I will say, though that after many washes, they really faded, so they don't stand up for the long haul. 

 Since many of the guests were preschoolers, we went simple with a few activities- a coloring paper, a scratch paper to draw on and the best fun of all was painting popcorn with edible paint! They even got crazy and painted the fruit kabobs as well.
Popcorn paint was made from sweet evaporated milk and food coloring. So easy! 

 Everyone got their own water bottle and goodie pack- no way they are getting their stuff mixed up!
click on the link for the pdf for the water bottles.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B_tjZpFcR39oNXJQSF92NXpMU05HS21lUUVaY1h6MHlSaU13/view?usp=sharing

 I made Little Miss Sunshines face for the cake and it was super easy and quick to make!
Just used a round pan and decorated with yellow fondant. 

It turned out awesome:) Also put out some red twizzlers and yellow lemon drops.

 The kids did SO good at this party- they listened so well and weren't crazy! 

I had them sitting at the table for almost an hour, then we did presents in the living room and then they played in the basement for a little and it was over before you know it. 

 We did throw in a few stories after presents and they loved them! 

Of course, the 2 boys at the party are nowhere to be seen:)