Gift of the Year

So My Bag Lady came to Lily's party yesterday with the entire clan and gave my daughter this great gift. It's lots of doo-dads and gadgets to sort and play with....the kids have played with it twice and LOVE it!!!

Costume Fashion Show

So this week I was digging through Tate and Lily's old costumes when they decided they would try them all again...BIG or SMALL...

Tate is modeling his first costume...the LION...he would make the ROARRRRRR sound...so cute...

Tate is now modeling Lily's 1st Bumble Bee costume. Actually it was her second...her 1st she was two weeks old and I think wore pumpkin pajamas...

Lily is modeling Tate's spider costume from two years ago...this one is probably my favorite.

Tate is modeling (not so enthusiastically) his giraffe costume from last year. I'm not sure why he was less than enthused to put this one on...maybe he never wanted to be a giraffe...who KNOWS????

Lily is modeling a Pumpkin Pooh costume...don't think either one ever wore this one but it is a cute one...takers anyone???

Nope...didn't wear this one either...where do I get all these spare costumes?????

Fall Princess

Yesterday we had Lily's birthday party (a few weeks late due to the NY trip). It was a beautiful TN fall day so our favorite room, the back deck, was the perfect setting for our mini fall festival. Fifteen costumed littlebits (parents in tow) came to celebrate Lily's third in style. We enjoyed some mummy dogs, bat tortillas, putrid punch with gummy worms, and spider web cakes.

After eating, the kids filled their treat bags with some fun activities: Donuts on a string, bean bag toss, treat relay, and pumpkin decorating.

Lily had a wonderful time and was really good at chowing down on that donut.

A huge thank you to my wonderful girls who helped set up, clean up, take pictures, and entertain the munchins...I wouldn't get by without you. What a blast!!!

Disney on ICE

Nonny bought Lily tickets to Disney on Ice so we decided to take the whole family. The kids wore their monogrammed Mickeys compliments of My Bag Lady. At first, Lily was scared of the characters just like at Disney world but once Ariel came out she loved it. We were not good pre-planners and forgot to bring cash. Of course, just our luck the card machines would not read our bank card so we were unable to buy anything at intermission. Needless to say we ended up at the gas station on the way home buying smartfood and chocolate milk.

Happy Birthday AJ!!!

Yes...we eat at Pontillos ALOT while I am home. Tonight we met the fam at our favorite pizza joint for another birthday celebration. It was a great time to see everyone before we leave town. The kids loved the pinball game...Tate actually got pretty good at it. Happy Birthday to AJ today!! I am so glad we are here to celebrate with him!!!

The Elders

Yesterday Lily and I spent the day with both sets of my grandparents. We started the day at Tom Wahl's at lunch with Gigi. After that, we went with Gigi to visit PopPop in the hospital. They were so cute. Grandpa kept looking around Grandma to watch Lily. When Lily would notice, she would peer around Grandma and smile real big at Grandpa. They were so sweet. After we left the hospital, we picked up Mimi and Pipi (aka Ma and Pa Kettle) to run errands and go the doctor. Grandma had some wax buildup (hence the doctor's appointment) and Grandpa is hard of hearing so the two of them spent the drive yelling at each other, literally. When we stopped at the gas station to get a drink, Grandpa decided to get out and get a coffee. On the way in, he muttered under his breath, "maybe a donut too". I said "Sure Grandpa, how often do I get to treat you to a donut?" Once inside, he stopped in front of the food and said, "I really like pizza." Needless to say, I got him the pizza. What a trip!!! I don't get to tend to the grandparents often so it was a thrill to do so.

I Heart NY

Just some pics of the place I love during my favorite time of year...I sure wish the winters weren't so brutal or I'd live here in a heartbeat...