Cupcakes at School

I gave Lindy the option of making our own cupcakes for her school b-day party or buying them at Publix with the pretty princess rings on them. Without hesitation, she decided we should make our own and they should be the colors of the rainbow. We didn't quite make every color of the rainbow, but we did make some beautiful pastel cupcakes. Lindy, of course, had to taste every color of icing and tried to convince me that all of them tasted different...I wish a couple drops of food coloring made the orange taste like oranges. I let her go with it because she was not buying my explanation of how food coloring works. Before we left for school she asked me 100 times if I remembered the cupcakes and napkins (she was excited because we bought the napkins at her favorite store, The Dollar Store.) When I showed up after lunch for the singing and cupcakes she was smiling ear to ear. She yelled at the top of her lungs, "I love having cupcakes at school!" Girl after my own heart.

Early B-day Party

On Saturday, we had a combined birthday party for Lindy and Caden. I think they were both thoroughly confused as to why the party was happening a month after Caden's "real" b-day and a month before Lindy's "real" b-day. Once we got to the park for the party, I don't think any of the confusion really mattered. They were thrilled to play with all their friends and blow out their candles together. Lindy literally ran around the playground for an hour giggling uncontrollably because she was so excited...it was so cute! Happy 3rd Birthday, Girls!!!

Easter Weekend (and more)

Easter weekend started with a quick visit from Lindy's cousins from Buffalo. She was so excited to see them, especially the youngest, Sarah. For the short 24 hours they were here, they played soccer, had tea parties, and believe it or not went swimming in our 68 degree pool...crazy kids. It was great visiting with them.








Then on Saturday afternoon we had a little Easter celebration with a few friends. We painted eggs, had an Easter egg hunt, and played a traditional Easter game that my Nan used to play with us, "Roll the Eggy for the Candy". I'm sure my Nan was looking down from heaven both delighted to keep the tradition alive, but disappointed that I changed the name of the original game. As kids, we always played "Roll the Eggy for the Money"...which probably explains some of our gambling addictions. Maybe once these kids appreciate money more than candy, I'll go back to the original.


Next, of course, was Easter Sunday. We went to church with the Killimetts and then headed to Park Tavern for Easter brunch. Lindy loved that the Easter Bunny was there handing out candy, but only wanted to see him from afar. She definitely does not care for ANY life size characters. The girls ended the afternoon with showing off their panties to anyone and everyone at Park Tavern. We are going to have our hands full...5 girls between our 2 families...watch out teen years!



Finally, we ended the action-packed weekend with a trip to the Braves home opener. This was probably my favorite event of the weekend. Lindy is now at an age, where she really enjoys the baseball games. We ate popcorn, nachos, ran the bases, and cheered for Chipper (over and over again). My favorite moment was when I took Lindy to the restroom after the 1st inning and she asked if the baseball game was over (I could tell she was hoping it wasn't). When I said "No", she said "Mommy, baseball is amazing. Chipper is my favorite team." So, she has a little to learn, but being that Mike and I are both big sports enthusiasts, I was ecstatic to hear her excitement for the game. Grandpa Lawley would also be very proud that Lindy bought her new Braves shirt with the $10 he sent her for Easter. I can't think of anything else he would have rather her spend it on.