Tyler's First Recital

Tyler had his very first piano recital last night (03/25). He did great! It was so fun to watch him perform and see how proud he was that he completed his song! He was so nervous but overcame his fear and was awesome! I love watching my students perform but nothing compares to watching my own child perform. I am going to have to invest in a video camera now. I have always thought they were not worth it but now I am beginning to be converted, the video feed on my camera is just not up to par. Enjoy the video and I apologize for my shaky hands.

Argh Me Hearties!!!

So for activity days on Friday we are having a Daddy/Daughter dinner for the girls. I made this 3-D pirate cake from an idea I found on the internet. Everything is learning experience but as a whole I think it turned out pretty good. Hopefully the girls like it. I had a lot of fun designing it decorating it. Now I have to go and clean up the mess..................

Just For Fun!

The best part of the cake!!!


I thought that it would be fun to make a character cake for my birthday. I decided to attempt a barbie cake so that when Maleina wants one, I have had practice on my cake first. I learned a couple of things to help me the next time I make a barbie cake. So I am glad that I did it even though it is a little juvenile. But can you tell who the princess is?????
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There is a similar photo that was taken at Christmas time. Maleina likes to paint with food coloring. I thought I had it out of her way, but apparently I didn't. LOL!
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This is Tyler's new bed to go with his transformer room! He loves it! I like that fact that he can't hide anything under his bed anymore....LOL! Tyler does a great job at keeping his room cleaner now. The first night he slept in the bed I didn't get any sleep at all because I was so afraid that he would roll off the bed or wake up and smack his head on the ceiling, neither of which happened, but I am a worrier.

Tyler's new room!

Well, we finally finished the room that started all this redecorating. Tyler loves his new Transformer room and was delighted when we finally got it finished. To see his face made all the difficulty worth it. He now has a room fit for his age and then he told me, "Mom, when are you going to get rid of my 'Cars' blanket?" All in good time but that is then next step I suppose. LOL!

Happy Birthday Maleina!

Maleina had a wonderful birthday. She loved her Minnie Mouse cake that I made and was none too happy when I wouldn't let her dig in as soon as it was done. The super bowl landed on her birthday this year also, so we had a double party at our house with both families. It was a super day and I didn't have to watch the game at all, I was able to visit with family and be a hostess.

We had a surprise visit from Maleina's birth mother and her family. It was nice to see them and watch their interaction with Maleina. They gave her some clothes and she had to model them immediately which was super cute. One of the outfits twirls and Maleina loved spinning around and watching it poof out. Her birth mother gave her nail polish and Maleina had to have her nails done also. She received a My Little Pony and movie from her birth grandparents and has watched it countless times since. I loved having them come over to see Maleina.

Maleina is a lucky girl to have so many people around her that love her. My family has been so blessed and we look forward to many more gatherings like this.

Maleina's New Room

Well, Maleina finally has her new bed. Mark and I picked it up on Monday (2/1). We set it up that night and then I had the brilliant idea of moving her to Tyler's old room since it was bigger and repainting it to something she enjoys. Maleina chose a princess border and princess stickers to put on the wall. As I was cleaning out the bedroom to make room for her things, she started moving her toys on her own. And to think that I was worried that she was struggle with the transition. Silly me. LOL!

Time for a Bed!

The other day I caught Maleina as she was trying to climb out of the crib. It scared me to death so today (Wed. Jan. 27) Mark and I went and bought her a new bed. It doesn't come for a few days so we are letting her sleep on her crib mattress until it comes. Knock on wood, she stayed in bed and went right to sleep. :) I will post pictures of her new bedroom when we get her bed.