Party time!

Well, I have been a bit wrapped up in planning Ellie's birthday party and haven't had a chance to update the blog in the past week.  I seem to go a bit crazy with the party prepping and lose sight of the fact that I have other things like laundry piled to the ceiling and two small children to care for!!  I am having fun getting ready for Saturday though and I lucked out planning a garden theme with Easter coming soon, everything is flowers and butterflies!  It's perfect!!  The only problem has been the weather.  I was kind of hesitant to plan the party at a park, since I remember well the day Ellie was born it was raining and cold.  But I was hopeful, especially since the week I finally decided to have the party in Red Hill Park, an awesome park nearby with a lake, ducks, turtles and a great playground, it was 80 degrees and beautiful.  Well, I turned on the TV on Tuesday just in time to hear the forecast for Saturday is not only rain, but it is record breakingly cold!!  They are predicting a high of 49!!  For us Californians it might as well be Antarctica out there!!  I finally decided to move it to the house and not stress over the weather and worrying about being cold and miserable.  

So tonight I made the cupcakes and prepped myself to do the cake tomorrow.  It is going to be a flower shaped cake and it's gonna be adorable!!  I had elaborate plans for the cupcakes, at first they were going to be butterflies, with wings and antennae and then I was going to make roses from icing for each one...well I was getting ahead of myself on that one!  So, they are still cute, but just simple, piped pink icing, no fancy frills.  Oh well!  And my wonderful husband came to me after helping me bathe both girls and get them off to sleep and said, "What can I do to help?"  Those are just the most wonderful 6 words I've heard all day!  I love that he's so willing and happy to help me with these things.  He was chopping onion (my least fav thing to chop!) and veggies for the salads and then he even made dinner while I finished getting organized!  I love that man!

Her newest and favorite-est game, peekaboo!

I just realized that my baby is going to be one, and my other baby is nearly 3!!  What is happening?  I don't believe how fast this last year has gone by!  Can't she just stay this cute and precious FOREVER!?

Tasting her toes, as you do!

She has the BEST smile!

Also, exciting news, James sister Cliona had her baby this morning!  A beautiful baby girl, 6 lbs, 15 ozs.  We are so excited the girls have a girl cousin, not that they don't love Harry! She doesn't have a name yet, though Harry is pretty sure HIS name should be Percy, or Gordon or (I guess if it's a girl) Peppa!  He likes his Thomas the Tank Engine, and Peppa the Pig!  She is doing well!  I bet she's so happy to have a girl.  I can't wait to meet her!!  

Today, Thursday February 24, 2011
My favorite moment was...sitting down to eat some tasty noodles with my honey.
My challenge was...being patient when Sophia keeps changing her mind on me, "Mommy I want milk!"  Two seconds later, as I am pouring milk, "Mommy I want juice!"  
My question is...Is it normal to be so excited for your child's birthday party?
Quote of the day...Ellie telling herself "nuh-nuh-nuh" as she's unrolling the toilet paper roll!
My hope for tomorrow...A cake that doesn't look like an amateur made it!