3 Fingers!

We can't believe our little one is already 3!

About a month ago Megan got really into Beauty and the Beast.
She LOVES to watch it!
I decided a Princess party would probably be fun for her.
So... I started making her Belle dress.
One day she woke up from her nap and saw I had the sewing machine out with all of the material buttons for her dress...
and she said without skipping a beat (with a lot of concern)...
"But we don't have any mice?!!?"
You see... she LOVES Cinderella... especially where the mice make her pretty dress for her.
She then said with a smile...
"That's okay... Mommy can do it!"
so... I did!

She was a good girl and let me do her hair too! It really only took about 15 minutes. She played with her Belle doll... did her makeup... and ate a snack.

I wanted to put this picture in of her getting dolled up... but knew Kevin would freak out cause she was in her "birthday suit!"
So... I improvised and made her an outfit on paint.

Kevin put up a Castle wall with all the Princesses on it!

"Princess Belle"

Our Family... on Megan's Birthday! April 25, 2010... 3 Years old!

All of a sudden... Megan was really into smooching a little Prince or two! I guess 3 is too young to realize you don't kiss your cousins... or brother like that! Notice Olivia in the background... she's thinking "Yuck"

She loves smoochin' on her baby brother!

Megan with Aunt Steph and Freas cousins

"It's party time"

Megan loved all of her presents! She got tons of great gifts...
including movies, babies, clothes, princess stuff, crafts, stickers, watering can, bounce house, train tracks, leap frog, outdoor swing, a big girl bike and more.
But... I think the most practical were the box of Cheddar Cheese Chex Mix... and her very own dust buster. My sister calls her "Messy Marvin"... and rightfully so.

I stole a kiss from my little princess too. (Hmmm... maybe she gets the kissing from her Mama?)

Kate (neighbor) and Olivia (cousin) showed up as Cinderella!

"Ahh... just what I wanted!"

The kiddos were excited to pitch in and open presents too!

Princess Belle was checking out the prickly thorns on the rose.

The kids were so excited when Nana and B-pa brought in the bouquet of balloons.

(aside from getting stuck in the fan "3" different times... they were a big hit)


Megan's Princess Cake...
Made by Mommy!

Megan- "Hmm... I think I'll just take a big scoop of icing right out of the side."

I decorated the cake with a Beauty and the Beast theme...

"... Happy Birthday to you!" ... time to blow out the candles!

Megan only wanted to pull Mrs. Potts off the cake so she could lick the icing.

(We were missing one Prince (cousin Samuel had already headed home)
... but here are the others)
We were trying to keep it a "Princess party"
... and weren't sure how a few baby boys were gonna fit in...
the crown craft was an attempt to dress them up without their knowing)

Eric- "Hey Jake give me my crown back!
Eric- "I'm not kidding... give it back!

Eric- "Mom... Jake won't give me my crown back!"
"This princess party stuff STINKS!"

It was a real rain storm outside... so we had to keep the "outdoor party" INDOORS.

Nae, Chris, Kev and I

The kids had fun playing "Pin Cinderella in her room" instead of Pin the tail on the donkey.
They were re-usable stickers of Cinderella in her tower.
Megan LOVES stickers. I didn't blind fold her... but made the older ones close em'.

After the crowd left... Kevin and I brought out our present for Megan.
"A new bike!"
She hopped on and rode it all over the house.

"Our Busy April!"

"Take me out to the ball game... "
Well... if that ain't cute... I don't know what is.
I made Chris and Kevin baseball jerseys for a father's day present last year before the boys were born.
Last week... we remembered we had forgotten about the uniforms... and hurried to get pictures while they were small enough to wear em.

Kevin loves baseball... and hopes Megan and Jake learn to love it too.

"Here Jake... I'll show you how to do it!"

Jacob- "Ok... so how do we play catch again?"
Megan- "For starters you have to learn how to stand up...
then it would help if you could run... my aim isn't that good"

Jacob- "I know she's talking... but I don't understand a word she's sayin'"
"I think I'll just chew on this glove a while"

Eric- "Come on... we can figure this game out on our own"

Jacob- "Rrrr... "
Eric- "What in the world are you doing man? You don't eat the ball! Rookie"

Jacob- "Ha ha... Of coarse you don't eat it... I was just messin' with you!"

Eric- "I got your back dude!"
Jake- "I'll play short stop... but I need a pinch runner... not so good on the feet yet!"

Eric- " Where did all those ball players come from?"
Jacob- "you gotta stop quoting baseball movies man"
Eric- "Oh- I could do this all day... I'm just getting started"

Megan- "Those two kill me! They don't even know what they're talking about"

Flagler Beach
Last weekend we headed out of town for a quick trip to the beach. It has been so nice out... and Megan wanted to play in the sand. Kev had to work later on Friday... so I decided to go over early with the kiddos.
My friend Jenna from work, and her son Ethan, came over with us in the morning to keep us company until Kevin got there.

Jenna and Ethan... 1 1/2 years old... first trip to the beach!

Megan sat right down and started digging! She loves the sand!

"So you dig first... then put it in the bucket"

This is Jake's 3rd trip to the ocean. He seems to love it too! I love my little man!

Time to get wet!

Megan- "Why don't you go in first... and let me know how it goes!"
Ethan- "No thanks... I'll just hold your hand if you don't mind"

Jenna had a good time sharing another "FIRST" with her baby boy!

I let Jake bury his feet in the wet sand... he had know idea what was going on.
He didn't seem to mind.

Megan and I braved the cold pool water! It was very refreshing. She made friends with all the geriatrics at the pool... including a 91 yr. old man who looked like the old man in the sea... an old lady doing aquatic exercise... and then pushed another old lady's walker around the pool. (Poor lady just stood there by the edge of the pool waiting for Megan to bring it back)

"My Guys"

"It's mini me"

Hey... keep your hands off Jake... he's mine too!

"A ride out on the boat"

Gammie was over for the weekend to see the Gross's. She stayed over in their condo... while we got away as a family. It was fun getting out on the boat together. It was Jake's first time on a boat and maybe even Megan's?

He zoned out for the ride!... and eventually passed out completely!

Megan got to captain the boat for a bit!

Megan and I got to spend some time alone together on Saturday evening. Kevin stayed back while Jake napped... and she and I headed down to the ocean to fly a kite!

We ended up getting a bit wet too!

"Oops! I broke the tail off"

"Cook out!"

Megan helped her Daddy grill steaks!

Cute shirt! "Daddy's little wingman!"
We had a great time getting away for the weekend.
Thanks for taking us to the beach Dad!