It's a rootin' TWOotin' Jamboree!!

Mabelle had her Rootin' TWOotin' cowgirl jamboree last night, and it went really well. She had several friends come, and had a blast playing with them and opening all her gifts. She loved everything, and wanted to play with it right then and there. I didn't go "all out" with decorations, but we did do some fun things. We had WANTED signs for all the kiddos, along with their favor bags wrapped in burlap and tied with bandannas. I also made the hanging pennants, tablecloth, Mabelle's birthday shirt (although Daddy did draw the design), and we did some fun food to go with the theme (pigs in a blanket, peanuts, fritos, dips, potato salad, and macaroni salad). We also had a horseshoe cake that we put a cowprint on, with fun red and white cupcakes and some fabulous balloons--featuring a HUGE cowboy boots balloon. We had a great time and are soo thankful for all the gifts she received, as well as all the people who were able to come. Here's some pics to prove there was an actual par-tay :)

Part of the decorations...without the balloons. You can see the WANTED signs, gift table (with the basket of favors on it), the pennants hanging, the birthday girl's rocking chair, and Sunny sleeping (but decorated as well!).

Mabelle in her Daddy's new truck, checking things out.

Greeting her BFF, Charlee, as she got there. Charlee dressed up too...YEE-HAW! Mabelle's cowprint leggings with her cowboy boots :) Momma & Mabelle dressed for the party--we didn't get a picture of Mimi dressed up too! :( Just being sooo darn cute.

"Momma...moneys!!!!" She quickly closed the box (only letting one of the hundred dollar bills get away). She loves moneys--Sissy, Chris, Izzie, Nick, y'all did good!! Food......mmmmmmmmm......"don't eat it"!

The other hit of the party...a HUGE Cinderella card that sings. Oh, how she loves those cards that sing...thanks Mimi & Papa!Her new trike from Momma & Daddy.
Her new rocking horse from Charlee..."woohoo".

The cake and cupcakes, with a splash of peanuts!!

Blowing out her candle on her horseshoe cow cake...yeah, Mimi and Momma have skills (that don't really pay the bills....hahahaha).

Mmmmm....cupcake...

Mabelle LOVES a cupcake!

Goodbye hug for Charlee.

Goodbye hug for Race.
After party snack...
Thank you everyone...keep a lookout for your special thank you card soon!!!!

Happy Birthday Sweet Mabelle Grace!!

Mabelle's birthday was yesterday (and no tears from anyone...me or her!!), she had the best day. Mommy and Daddy got her a bouquet of balloons featuring Tinkerbell, along with a fabulous breakfast. She picked a donut with sprinkles, and proceeded to eat only the sprinkles off her donut...never taking one bite of the donut! Then decided she wanted to wear her tutu all day...I let her, even when we went out to go see her BFF, Charlee (who brought her a very yummy smoothie). When I put her down for her nap, she babbled to herself and then sang herself the entire "Happy Birthday" song...such a silly girl! Later that night, we got her her favorite dinner, PIZZA, joined by a new fruit drink with Cinderella on it. We then opened a ton of presents...from Mommy & Daddy, Aunt Elise & Uncle Dave, Nana & Grandad, Bubba, and Papa Joe & Grandma Teresa...and we thought she wouldn't have enough to open! After the craziness of present opening, we decorated cupcakes together, where she just licked 5 cupcakes' sprinkles, and helped me by placing the sprinkles on them one by one. We then got a visit from her friend Rylee, and she got to open another gift! With all that sugar, you'd think she would've been a bear to get to sleep...nope, she went right to bed...the exciting day just wore her out. Here are a ton of pictures of her very special day!

Eating her breakfast sprinkles.

Opening her card from Mimi & Papa...20 $2 bills...she's a baller!
Posing with her balloons...saying cheese!
Her new Cinderella drink..and her yummy pizza dinner.
Starting on the gifts...

Every gift gets this reaction...

Some dishes from Nana & Granddad

Mr. Potato Head gets some new outfits.

Money, money, money

Reading a card....ooohhh!

Her pile of gifts from Weezer & Uncle Dave.

Ripping open the bag of goodies.

It's a Princess Little People set...so perfect.

Opening her gift from Papa Joe & Grandma Teresa...a Princess House!

It's HUGE, but she loves it sooo much!! Jason thinks it'll be a great babysitter!

Making sure to taste each cupcake after I put sprinkles on them. Placing the sprinkles on one by one...sooo careful.
Blowing out her candle, I was prepared to help, but she got it "all byself"

Finally eating one...oh wait, nope still just eating the sprinkles off them!

Giving Mama a cupcake...they were sooo good!

Thank you everyone who helped make her birthday an extra special day for her! We are looking forward to extending the celebrations to her party on Saturday...can't wait to see everyone and then show all those who couldn't make it--the gazillions of pics we take of the rootin' TWOotin' good time!

Her first push-up...what a mess!

So after we got home from Mabelle's friends birthday party...Jason wanted to give her a push-up. Her very first one..he was soo excited. She loved it, and I hated the mess...whoa those are messy!

Here she is, in her party dress, eating her first push-up!

Those are when it was still a neat treat...the messiness ensued shortly after.

Peanut Pic Update!

Must be a green phase....21 weeks....
Here's the new prego comparison pic...I'm pretty sure I am now again, larger than last time. Much larger....hahahahaha! I'm up to a whopping 6 lb weight gain....can't remember or find the book of where I was at last time in weight gain, so sorry-no help there! Here's the link to the updated info from the doc appt last week, just in case you missed that post:

http://ourlittlepeanuts.blogspot.com/2007/09/peanut-at-20-weeks-5-days.html

Mabelle's first set of 2nd birthday gifts!!

So my really good friend, Tracy (no it's not me, acting like my own friend...she's real, I swear!) sent Mabelle some birthday gifts and we got permission to give them to her early. She was soo excited to open some gifts, and seriously LOVED every thing she got....even better than the box they came in!! She also insisted she wear her tutu to honor the occasion....LOL!

With every gift, piece of paper, or tape...she ooohhhed, like it was the best thing she'd ever see before. You can see her doing it in several of the pics.

Holding the cupcake bag...she was soo excited about that bag, she told us she wanted to eat it!

Mabelle noticing that this isn't just a regular pink car..."I see Cinderella"...
Unwrapping...all the while..."ooohhhh"
"Cinderella, mama....open it, open it, open it"
"oohhhinng" over Blue Clues and Cinderella Wonder Markers sets.
A BIG "oooohhhh" over a backpack "just like Dora"...but refused to put it on.

We had to open everything right then and there, and play with it all...here she is concentrating on her Wonder Markers, while her new Cinderella looks on.

Thanks so much Tracy, Art, & Eva!!! She really does love it all!

Mabelle, her BFF, and a fort

Mabelle is still ornery, potty-training (except at night times), and amazing us everyday! She says the sweetest little "thank you" at all the right moments...even the sweet ones, like after a hug or sugar. She is also in a phase where she asks you a question..the question is what she would like YOU to ask HER, and then she'll respond with a surprised "ok", like it was your idea the whole time. For example...Mabelle: "Do you want a peanut butter cookie, Mama?" Mama: "Do YOU want a peanut butter cookie, Mabelle?" Mabelle: "OK". She's a tricky one!

Ok..on to some pics....

Her in my headband, her VANS shoes, and this is right after she woke up...gotta be stylin' right off the bat!

Mabelle with an ice cream mustache.
Hiding in her fort...she loves a fort.
"I see you, Mama"
Having breakfeast at her own little table, enjoying the morning sun..in her cowboy boots.
We got to watch her BFF, Charlee, and oh goodness, did they have the best time!