McKenna's birthday (May 12) is right around Mother's Day every year. So, this year, we combined the two and celebrated together...just us girls! There is a store near us called Sweet and Sassy, it's like every little girls fantasy store! =) I made us an appointment to get mini-manis and mini-pedis together.On our big day, I decided not to tell McKenna where we were going...I wanted it to be a suprise, plus she'd never been there before, so she wouldn't have known what to expect anyways =) Once we got in, she was so excited...it's like pink world (which is her favorite color...at least it was that day). First, they wrapped her up in a luxuriously soft and pink robe. Then, they let her pick out some nail polish for her toes, they put her feet in the spa tub full of bubbly warm water, propped her up with several big, puffy pillows, massaged her legs and feet with sparkly lotion, gave her a magazine to "read". After her mini-pedi, she got the same royal treatment for her mini-mani too...what an experience! Mind you, I got all of this too, but it was just sooo fun for me to watch her just loving every minute of it! I hope the pictures, even slightly, capture what a fun day we had!! =) Happy Birthday baby girl! =)
...he is going to want a jar of salsa to go with it. Seeing the cactus on the salsa will remind him of where he was born. So, you will have to take him to Montana. When you take him to Montana, it will remind him of his family. Being reminded of his family, he will want to visit his old house. When you take him to his old house, he will want to visit the refrigerator. When you take him to the refrigerator, he will ask you for some salsa. And chances are, if you give him some salsa, he's gonna want some chips to go with it! :)
This is a story Caleb came up with this afternoon. He really likes to make up his own stories (sometimes, he even illustrates them too). Today, he had some chips and salsa with his lunch (he really takes after daddy in a LOT of ways)! =) All of a sudden, he says, "we should write a story about if you give a Caleb a chip..." He and McKenna both really enjoy the If You Give a Mouse a Cookie (as well as, If You Give a Pig a Pancake, If You Give a Moose a Muffin, If You Take a Mouse to School, pretty much all of the other books in this series--thanks Annie =) ). Anyway, this story is what he came up with. I thought it was too cute...just had to share =)
**Beth, sorry I couldn't underline the titles...it bugs me too =)**
I just saw the sweetest thing this morning when we dropped Caleb off at school!! As Caleb, McKenna and I approached his school, I saw some gitty little kids coming toward us down the sidewalk. It was 3 of Caleb's friends from his class...they must have seen us when their bus drove by, and they waited for him so they could all walk in together. They were just so sweet and excited to see him (and McKenna). Maybe it was a "you had to be there" moment, but it really warmed my heart, so I thought I'd share!! =)
Here is a slideshow of some recent pictures of the kiddos. If you just want to see them all, you can go to our Picasa page and view them. The link is: http://picasaweb.google.com/aaronsarahp/May2009?feat=directlink
