Happy St. Patrick's Day!

Sarah Turns THREE!!

Can you believe it!?!? I can't...I just can't believe that just yesterday I was holding our little miracle baby in my arms, meeting her for the first time. The baby we never thought we'd ever have who finally decided it was time to join our little family. That little baby is now a full-fledged little girl of THREE!!


We had quite the weekend!! Grandma and Pop-Pop came into town a few days before with Aunt Sheri and Uncle Kerry. On Friday, Auntie Bubbs, Uncle Brian, Amelia and Penny arrived for the weekend! The party weekend was set to begin!


On Friday, Aunt Sher-Bear and Uncle Kerry took Sarah to Disneyland! They had a fantastic time, especially at the Princess Lunch where Sarah got to meet all of the Disney princesses!! I think Cinderella was her favorite!





Saturday was the birthday party!! Sarah had about 14 of her friends to Build a Bear at the mall. They took such good care of the kids! They had a great time! Each child got to pick 2 hearts (instead of the usual 1) and during the heart ceremony, each friend gave their extra heart to Sarah for her bear! So cute!! After the bears were stuffed and sewn up, they got to pick out out-fits for them to wear. So much shopping fun!! After Build a Bear, most of the partiers came back to the house for cake and ice cream. Everyone sang Happy Birthday to Sarah and she blew out all of her candles! She and Grandma had been practicing all week!



The weekend came to an end when the Horwitz family, Uncle Kerry and Aunt Sher-Bear went home on Sunday. So sad to see everyone go but we had such a great time with all of them!!

These past 3 years have flown by! You have made our family complete, love bug! We can't imagine our life without you in it and we can't remember what life was like before you came along! We love you SO MUCH!! Happy Birthday, baby girl!!

I Hate the Stomach Flu!!!

Sarah's been sick with the stomach flu for 2 days now. She's doing so much better....just needed to get the little bug out of her system. When I picked her up at daycare, it looked like a warzone! The only thing missing were biohazard suits! ALL of the kids (and at least 1 teacher) had it. I'd laugh but Chris and I are praying we don't get it now!

At least the love bug is feeling better!! Back to the germ factory...er...school tomorrow!!!

Sarah Loves to Sing!

Aunt Sher-Bear's Birthday Weekend

Sarah and I just got back from a quickie overnight weekend trip to Reno to celebrate Aunt Sher-Bear's 40th birthday!! Sarah was such a good little traveller! She climbed right up into her window seat and even buckled the seat belt all by herself!! She was a big help to me - getting our suitcase through the airports! Grandma and Pop Pop picked us up and they had Sarah's carseat all set up in Pop Pop's big truck - she loved the view she had! Saturday afternoon we went bowling - Sarah almost won! Not bad for her first time bowling - and she loved it! She even spent some time in the giant indoor playground with Grandma! That night we all went to dinner at a great Italian restaurant then back to Grandma and Pop Pop's for yummy red velvet bundt cake. Sarah was a big helper for Sheri when it came time to open her presents! Sunday morning we had a big breakfast a favorite restaurant - Peg's. Sarah had the big Minnie Mouse pancake and she ate almost the entire thing! Soon thereafter we had to leave for our flights home. We had such a good time!! Can't wait to see everyone again!!

Christmas Show at School

Sarah's school (daycare) put on a Christmas show for the parents and their families a couple of days before Christmas!! It was absolutely precious watching the kids perform! Then, when it was all over, Santa arrived!! We thought that Sarah would be absolutely terrified but nope, she went right up to him when he called her name and even gave him a hug later on!!

Christmas!

Christmas with Sarah this year was just magical!! She totally got the whole Santa scene! On Christmas Eve, she and I tracked Santa's journey around the world - even his stop in Ireland to see Grandma and Pop Pop and his stop in Florida to see Grandma and Grandpa! That night, before going to bed, Sarah put out cookies and milk for Santa and tangerines for the reindeer!

Watching her reactions to the tree...the presents...the stuffed animals Santa left on the staircase...seeing that Santa ate some cookies were just priceless. Memories that will last a lifetime!

She loved opening her presents and mommy's and daddy's and Murphy's and Riley's...

I can't wait for next year!