We celebrated Jayci's third birthday in March. Since we didn't have time for a family party on the day of her birthday (because of this), we did a small one the next night.
I took Jack shopping while Jayci was at preschool so he could choose out a present for her. He picked out a Dr. Suess's Cat in the Hat floor puzzle and was so excited to give it to her and watch her open it.
This was a genuine, non-staged hug. These are the fleeting and precious moments that I always miss on camera, so I was grateful I already had it out and was snapping away.
Next came the big present from mommy and daddy....
AN AMAZING TREASURE BOX FULL OF PRINCESS DRESSES AND ACCESSORIES!
Wow, this has been a purchase that has been much loved and used daily!
Um, ya, she's a princess.
Just keep 'em coming!
And now, layered in 3 dresses, the princess is ready to dance.
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Jesse kind of likes Moe...
and kind of hates getting his picture taken, especially when he's lounging in bed in his undies, but don't worry, that's his "it's not the real bird so it's ok" bird. Hehe, I hope he doesn't look at this post! I didn't even include the ones of his signature "ugly camera face". I'm so nice.
Remember this post? Well...........
NO MORE NURSERIES :(
(tears!)
Jayci got a big girl bed for her 3rd birthday, so in just a few short months we went from having two complete nurseries right next door to each other, to none. I know it might sound crazy, but it was so sad for me to watch their cribs get taken apart and hauled into storage.
(BTW, Did anyone else have this exact same bed? Kayli and I did (dang birthright meant I had to sleep on the trundle though) and I swear every other little girl growing up in the 80's/90's also did. I still love it though, especially with the new bedding (not shown, but what is shown is the quilt the senior laurels got to make before graduating. I knew it would come in handy some day!) that we recently purchased. More on that later.)
Thanks to Auntie Erica for letting Jayci use the bed she grew up sleeping in!
I of course had to sneak in and snap a few pictures to document the first night.
More and more lately Jack has been falling asleep on the floor during quiet time.
Or like this.
Proof that he still needs a nap!
Okay, this incident was probably one of those 'you had to be there to think it was funny' moments, but really, it was so funny (which will make you think I'm a terrible mother, after you read on).
I was down the hall when I hear my blinds crashing against the window, followed by screaming. As I'm running down the hall I'm listening to, "AAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHH!!!! HELP! I'M HANGING, HELP! HELP! I'M HANGING! AAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHH! WWWWHHHHAAAAAAAA!!!!"
I was relieved I could run in and burst out laughing. (I was thinking of nooses as I was running to the rescue.) Sooooo, what do I do? Leave her screaming to run back down the hall to make sure I can capture this moment. Naturally.
Followed by lots of hugs and loves and kisses and dramatic story re-telling.
This is poor Jack's reaction after he learned that daddy sold yet another vehicle. (There's so many, i'm not even sure which one we sold in March. Jesse's constantly buying and selling.) Whatever one it was, Jack must have liked it!
Sorry bud, you'll have to take this one up with Dad. I'm right there with you most of the time though! :)
Remember this post? Well...........
NO MORE NURSERIES :(
(tears!)
Jayci got a big girl bed for her 3rd birthday, so in just a few short months we went from having two complete nurseries right next door to each other, to none. I know it might sound crazy, but it was so sad for me to watch their cribs get taken apart and hauled into storage.
(BTW, Did anyone else have this exact same bed? Kayli and I did (dang birthright meant I had to sleep on the trundle though) and I swear every other little girl growing up in the 80's/90's also did. I still love it though, especially with the new bedding (not shown, but what is shown is the quilt the senior laurels got to make before graduating. I knew it would come in handy some day!) that we recently purchased. More on that later.)
Thanks to Auntie Erica for letting Jayci use the bed she grew up sleeping in!
More and more lately Jack has been falling asleep on the floor during quiet time.
Or like this.
Proof that he still needs a nap!
Okay, this incident was probably one of those 'you had to be there to think it was funny' moments, but really, it was so funny (which will make you think I'm a terrible mother, after you read on).
I was down the hall when I hear my blinds crashing against the window, followed by screaming. As I'm running down the hall I'm listening to, "AAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHH!!!! HELP! I'M HANGING, HELP! HELP! I'M HANGING! AAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHH! WWWWHHHHAAAAAAAA!!!!"
I was relieved I could run in and burst out laughing. (I was thinking of nooses as I was running to the rescue.) Sooooo, what do I do? Leave her screaming to run back down the hall to make sure I can capture this moment. Naturally.
This is poor Jack's reaction after he learned that daddy sold yet another vehicle. (There's so many, i'm not even sure which one we sold in March. Jesse's constantly buying and selling.) Whatever one it was, Jack must have liked it!
1 comment:
Lauren has those exact same princess dresses! She loves them. In fact, she is running around in the purple one right now. Every time we watch Shrek, she has to get into the green one because that is her Fiona princess dress :)
And yes! I totally had that day bed! I got it when I was like 10 (i think) and it is the bed that I slept in until I left home. I wonder where that bed is now?
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