Did anyone else get corn and carrot soup for breakfast on Mother’s Day!?!  It was delicious… just ask Rose!

 

Or should I say raccoon see raccoon do?  Lol…

We finished the week off celebrating Noelle’s birthday at the American Girl Bistro!

This was Noelle’s very first visit, and the wait was so worth it!!!

These sisters love each other very much! 

 

Let me start at the very beginning… these are pictures of one excited little girl walking up to the store!

 

 

Anna Kate banged on the front window when we walked up, squealing when she saw all the dolls in the window!  This is her first visit too!

 

The whole experience is just so over the top!  (in a good, classy way) In the restrooms, they have these doll holders, and they had dolls lined up getting their hair done in the salon.  I felt like I had 4 girls the night before because it took me forever to do Lily’s hair and help Noelle get her all “dolled” up!

 

Taking it all in and doing some pre-party shopping with Poppa!

Oh my goodness!  She melts my heart every time I look at her! (this is your car seat pic for the day, Michael Pond) 🙂

John was in Phoenix last week, but we LOVED having Fancy Nancy brunch with us! 

Someone’s talking to us… and rolling over too, but that’s another post!

 

We had reservations for our cousins to come with us, but since they went back to Japan, we let Noelle invite one friend, and she picked Bailey, her very first friend!

Thanks for coming Poppa and Rara! 

Birthday girls, because of course, it’s Lily’s birthday too!

  

Thank you for everything Amanda!  Words can’t describe what you mean to me!

Anna Kate is so 2!  She is either extremely happy or extremely sad, and today I was relishing in the former!

 

Princess punch!

Two peas in a pod!

 

  

Go girl!

Birthday kiss!

Hope you had a great birthday week celebrating all of your favorite things, Noelle!  We love you to the moon and back, and then some!!!

I’m enjoying my girls SO much today; I even fell asleep this afternoon holding Rose in my cozy chair, which was a first!!! 

Mother’s Day wishes to all you sweet Mommies out there!  Have a blessed day!

 

If something’s pink, Noelle has to check it out!

 

Happy 5th birthday Noelle!!!  This “no birthday party” thing is working out nicely for you, eh!?!

Noelle wanted to make her own birthday cupcakes this year for school.  She worked really hard and did a great job!

Noelle’s friend William came up to me and said, “Mrs. Noelle’s Mom?  Will you take my picture with Noelle?”  I thought that was so sweet!

Noelle made up a birthday dance and taught it to the class… she’s so funny!

Noelle has such a fun life!

Micah, Ellie, Noelle, Roman, Olivia, Parker, and Bailey

Today is Noelle’s golden birthday – 5 on May 5th!  This is a picture of her before school, crown and all!

 

I just had to include this picture because it’s the first time I’ve ever looked at a picture of her and thought, “Wow, that looks like me when I was little!” 

We went to Babe’s with the Pond family to celebrate Noelle’s 5th birthday last weekend!  We are having family birthdays for Noelle this year, and she has looked forward to this week for a very long time!

 

The girls love Babe’s… it has become a family favorite! 

                

The Pond girls!

 

Uncle Stephen is always a huge hit with the girls!

 

We got to take lots of fun pictures while we waited on the porch.

  

Noelle’s favorite part of the night was doing the funky chicken dance while the restaurant sang happy birthday to her.  Everyone was looking and saying “Aww” because she did such a good job.  Of course, she loved being the center of attention.  Then, her favorite, banana pudding!  Tonight, she didn’t even have to share! 

  

Let’s do the Hokey Pokey!  Noelle’s become quite the expert at the Hokey Pokey!

 

One of Stephen’s presents took home the prize as favorite – Noelle’s very own Justin Bieber doll with lots of cool accessories.  She asked me if she could keep him in her doll house with her Barbies.  I told her that would be a great place for him.  She couldn’t wait to take him to church tonight to show all of her friends.  What a trip! 

HAPPY 5th BIRTHDAY, SWEET NOELLE!

 

We’re bound to be almost over the colic with Rose.  I am hurting for a good night’s sleep, but I’ll do anything for these beautiful little girls!

Anna Kate got burned on the vegetable steamer last week.  I was right there with her, but she reached over so quickly that I didn’t even know it had happened.  I ran it under cold water, got her ice, and when she couldn’t stand the cold any more, I put a burn pad on it and wrapped her hand gently in my bath robe tie to secure the padding that was healing her little palm.  She wouldn’t let me take it off and took a really good nap with it on.  I’m so glad I got her comfortable. 

Also, you might notice the Hello Kitty panties.  She’s ready to potty train, but we haven’t gone through “boot camp” yet.  I’ve just been too tired.  So, we are letting her casually get familiar with the basics.  She puts panties on over her diaper and is learning the up and down motion of getting them on and off.  She sits on the potty before bath time and enjoys talking about being a big girl.  My plan is to get Noelle swimming and Anna Kate potty trained by the end of the summer, but I’ve got to get Rose sleeping through the night, which is my first goal.