Mrs.P's "egg"celent math project!

They gathered with the bunny ears I bought for them...white with pink satin for the girls and green for the boys...and bunny bags they made themselves....

 For an egg hunt at Goshen!

 Man were these kinder bunnies cute!

 Back in the room they sorted and organized....

and graphed their collected eggs!

Mrs. P makes learning so much fun!

Disney live

One of the girls' Christmas presents was tickets to see Disney Live- three fairytales! They were so excited!

We settled into our seats and enjoyed every bite of our $10 cotton candy...

The first fairy tale was Snow White...followed by CInderella....Sk crossed her tigers and wished the third and final would be Beauty and the Beast...sister loves her some Belle! ( the princess who loves to read!)

Beauty and the Beast was indeed the final tale and the girls were oh so happy!

It was a great show...with the happily ever after we love....

and all the Disney characters to top it all off!

Rollins went to see the Dinosaur exhibit with Nana while we did all this princess stuff! He had a ball too!

Daisy Dance

It was back to back weekends for father daughter dances for Sarah Kate...this time it was the girl scout father daughter dance so she had daddy all to herself.....and it was still just as special! We had playdates until 5:30 so it wasn't the slow...take your time... special..... kind of get ready but she was still just as beautiful in the end!

Maybe more beautiful....

aahhhh.....it just warms the heart!

Sk loves the daisies and she had the best time at this Willy Wonka Themed dance!

She especially loved the chocolate fountain!

Again, Jeremy and Sarah Kate danced the night away!

 She is like an angel this one....so sweet and motherly...helpful...and precious.....I am so thankful she gets to experience these special one on one times that make her feel as special and unique as she truly is!

Ear surgery

The night before Sarah Kate's ear surgery Rollins slept with her for moral support....oh to have his heart....it is tender and precious and I am so lucky to have him in my life...and so is Sarah Kate.

We got up early and headed to the surgery center...she was ready and excited for her bubble gum flavored mask to put her to sleep!

Soon she was sloppy happy and pretty darn sleepy....and ready to go back...

I held her little hand and said a prayer before they took her away...it was just a tube removal and a paper patch for her ear but still.....it was hard to have her wheeled away.....she's my girl....my dream come true.... she's mine ......

The procedure was a success and as we headed home I held her close....she was so weepy coming out of anesthesia...."I want you, Moma...I just want you" she said over and over.....it means a lot to be her chosen one...the one she wanted in that moment....and I was so lucky to be right there with her....I am so blessed to be her Moma.

We picked up Lila from Bumpa's and Lila held Sarah Kate's hand the whole way home....that sister love is something else...

Back at home we rested.....and recovered and she went back to school the next day. 

Nana's cookies

Nana stopped by to give SK her Christmas gift...new books...PERFECT!

 and she brought the cookies she bring us every year....they are the sweetest cookies ever!

 and delicious too! Thanks, Nana!

Saturday follies with Mrs. P

How many Kindergarten teachers would invite their class to a nature preserve on a Saturday for three hours to roast hot dogs, paint rock paper weights, make bird feeders, go on a scavenger hunt, and do leaf rubbings? I don't know the answer but I do know that Mrs. P would and did...she is such a special lady!

 The kids had a ball!

 It's so much fun to see SK grow socially..make her own friends.....and be her own person at school!

The night we never saw Taylor Swift...

I got my girl all ready for a night of fun! Decked out in her pink cowgirl attire she was precious on top of precious with a cherry on top!

 Even I was rocking the western wear for our fun night out with friends...the plan...... dinner with the girls.....Limo ride to the show...and Taylor swift all night long! I was really looking forward to a night out with this precious girl...who radiates with love and kindness!

 Jenna and Julia came to pick us up...we were hitching a ride to Old Chicago Pizza to meet the girls and later be picked up by the limo! The girls were so excited!

 We all were! It was going to be a magical night!

 As we pulled into the parking lot..Mandy called to tell us the concert had been canceled...we all thought it was a joke...but sure enough it was not...Taylor Swift was sick and the concert had been moved to October 11th. We let it sink in...we were all in shock...no more magical night....

 We made the most of it...and the girls rallied when we told them our brilliant plan to go see the movie Monte Carlo....so we ate and laughed...and said a million times that this seemed like a dream...like it wasn't really happening...

 We had 5 little girls...5 momas.... and no car....we canceled the limo and they were kind enough to let us reschedule it.... so in full western wear we walked to the movies...we were quite the sight!

 We posted this one on Facebook...our sad little girls! :(

 but really they were happy just to be together...and hey...we were on an adventure...and going to see a movie they were all excited about seeing!

 When we got there the movie was sold out...it was hot as hades...and I felt like a fool standing at the movies in my cowboy attire.....not to mention that as I am standing there feeling like a fool... my high school boyfriend...my first love and his wife...were there...awesome...but oh well!  It really wasn't that big of a deal but you know when you haven't seen someone in a while you want to look nice...you just do..oh well.!  Brad came and picked  us up...all 11 of us poured into his van..and we were so tight that Jenna and Staci had to ride in the back....it was so funny!

 but we were still smiling!

and I was still having a night with my girl....

 We all went to Heather's house to swim in her pool...where the fun didn't end! It was not the night we planned but it was fun...and we will do it all again in October!