Tuesday, September 30, 2008

Who do I sue?

For physical and emotional damages??? Poor Cash has these red marks on his little cheeks, right on the sides of his mouth. They've been there for about a week...we thought a food allergy resulting in rash, and racked our brains for what he was allergic too. Came up with nothing. So then we thought, well maybe it's the ridges on his pacifier, irritating him. Maybe...but then realized tonight that the red marks are actual bruises! He is either aggresively sucking his pacifier, or his cheeks are too large for them. How sad (and funny). So now we have to change his pacifiers from what he has been using for 8 months, to something new. He has rejected many others. So for his physical and emotional distress....who do I sue??

Can you see the red marks thru the ritz cracker crumbs?
Mabelle giving his owies love.
The culprit.
Do they make convex pacifiers? HAHAHAHA! Darn concave ones, his cheeks are too big :(



And more gifts!

Mabelle received two packages from her friends in Nebraska today! And here's her enjoying those gifts...

A NEW barbie dress from Angela, Olivia and Race...she hearts it so much!
The new Barbie movie!!!!!! And the Barbie to go with it...she was set on putting that on right now. Thank you, Scott, Robyn & Rylee...that Barbie and her songs are awe-some ;)
Cash and his new sock monkey from Ang and the kids...poor monkey, already got a slobber bath and gnawed on! hahahaha, nothing is safe from the Cash monster!

More birthday remnants...

Just some more pics of her enjoying her gifts, company and brother :)

Papa tries to show her how its done...
The one pic I got of her Dorothy sparkle poofy dress...with her ruby red slippers. Thanks Mimi & Papa.
Papa in hog heaven.
Cash getting a big ol' sugar from his sister. He looks thrilled.

Siegfried & Roy must love us!

We've now gone to their Secret Garden 4 or 5x...and just realized we get a locals discount! But Papa and Noelle had never been and wanted to see it all, so we took them to the Mirage, and had a blast.

Mabelle & Daddy watching the dolphin being weighed (we think). So cool!
Noelle, Daddy, Mabelle & Papa looking at the 22 day old baby dolphin.
Never gets old...riding the tiger :)
Cooler than you, Siegfried & Roy.
Papa spotted the 7s slot machine on the way out...then Jason joined him.

Monday, September 29, 2008

One more party post...about our Princess.

The Princess. I didn't even explain her and the dress...it was my most stressful party planning part! The dress was from goodwill, $59.99....it was perfect, but VERY 80's, with long laced sleeves and a victorian collar...and 100% shiny, un-dyeable polyester (which I didn't realize, til AFTER I purchased it). So I enlisted our good friend Jime to airbrush it pink...he and Jason spent several hours in our garage (the night before he left for London!), airbrushing and graffiti spraypainting this hideous dress. At that point, I was soooo ready to cancel our sweet Cupcake Princess idea. I still hadn't done any alterations to it, and it was just so much work already for the guys. So the a couple of nights before the party, I pulled it in from the garage (where it had been airing out for days), and started cutting on it...I cut the victorian collar off (along with some weird beaded fringe), and then tried it on. Mimi and I then agreed, the long lace sleeves had to go. So I cut them off too. I dropped it off at my sweet friend, Ashley's (a lovely teen, introduced thru another mom that we playdate with), and said a prayer it would all look fine. When she arrived...OMG, she looked AMAZING!! Way better than I ever looked in the hideous dress, and the hideous dress magically turned into a beautiful Princess ballgown!! This sweet girl was so wonderful, and was soooo worth the small amount we paid her to come hang with the kids for an hour! Thanks again, Ashley!!!


Just an encore of the Cupcake Princess.


Saturday, September 27, 2008

Amending the Party post...

...with some pics from Papa's camera.

The awesome cake...leaning a little, but fabulous nonetheless!!
I just love Mabelle's pose while the Princess is reading her new book.
Cheesin, with Noooele.
Hoarding. She spent a little while on the couch, hoarding the toys she did NOT want to share.
Mama and Cash...and his 2 REAL best friends. hahahahaha!
Her eyes are hilarious!

The Cupcake Birthday Party!!!

So of course, I went overboard, and didn't take pictures of all the decorations and cupcakes...but I did take soooooome pictures ;) Good thing we had family here to help with the preparations (Noelle and our pom poms, Mimi and our baked goods, and Papa on baby patrol).

The favor bags I made for Miss Mabelle's party.
The cupcake patches for the aprons....which were the favors for the kiddos.
The boy apron...
One of the girl aprons...
The penants I made to hang in every entry way and on the back of chairs.
Pin the Cherry on the Cupcake game.

Hot Cupcake game (much like Hot Potato).
The Cupcake Princess arrives!!!!!
And Mabelle is in hog heaven...the Princess brought her a gift and gave out hugs!
Reading the kids the book she brought for Mabelle!
Decorating their own cupcakes...


More sprinkles....
and more...
And even the Princess enjoys a cupcake!

Then it started to get meeeesy (but not as bad as it couldve been at all!).

And her cake (she said she loved when everyone sang to her!). Thanks Mimi, for making a spectacular cake!!
Blowing out the 3 cupcake candles.
Her very own Princess, she showed her all her stuff.
Awwww....
Still showing her stuff to the Princess.

How cute are they in their aprons?!?!?!
And with the Cupcake Princess!
Of course, Mabelle wanted to wear the Princess's shoes.
Opening presents.
A good bye hug to the Cupcake Princess.

Happy BIRTHDAY Mabelle!!!

Whoa....3 years old....sniff sniff.... But our little Mabelle had a fantastic birthDAY.

She awoke to a grand donut castle (thanks, Tracy for letting me steal your idea!)
She only ate the frosting and sprinkles!! Nice.
I wanna think he was making sweet eyes at his sister :)
" Look at my birtday shirt" (thanks Jen, for letting us copy you ;)
Cute as can be!
Her birthDAY presents...just from Mommy, Daddy, Cash, Mimi, Papa & Noelle!
Just too funny....she hearts the statue of liberty...hee hee
Sitting on a gift, talking on the phone...she talked alot on the phone!
Her Giselle dress....she loved it!

She loved all her gifts....highlights included a bike from Mimi & Papa, skates from Noelle, dress from Mommy & Daddy...and....see below for the other fav!
Mmmm...cake!
Bowling pins for our very own bowling alley! hahahaha!
THE GUITAR!
Dancing, playing and singing...she's a triple threat!!
It was then bathtime and bedtime...and time to get ready for her party the next day!