Presley's 5 Years Old

5 years old today! Seems like I just brought her hone from the hospital yesterday

The only thing she really asked for, for her birthday

She loves to play dress up so we got her Barbie Cheer leading outfit with the matching Barbie Dolls

It was her birthday dinner choice to go to the RainForest Cafe



And instead of going home and having cake and ice-cream she wanted Ben & Jerry's right in the middle of the mall



Presley's snack day at Pre-School!



Really I do feel like it was just yesterday that I brought Presley home from the hospital and here she is just last weekend 5 years old! Time goes by way to fast! Even just last week we signed her up for all day Kindergarten!

Here is some of the things Presley enjoys at age 5:

Her favorite thing in the whole world would be CANDY!

She loves to dress-up

She loves to help mom cook,especially bake

She loves animals and would love to have a million of them!

Her favorite food is Mac & Cheese

She talks, and talks and talks!

She loves handbags! Not sure where she get this from!

She has to get dressed the second she gets out of bed!

She is the first to bed and usually the first to rise!

She is very athletic

She loves to sing and dance

and her giggle is contagious!

One fun, fast, amazing trip to NY

Just after Dinner the first night in Time Square

30 somethings going on 16! Ha, Ha! Fun posing with mannequins at Forever 21

Jenni & I at Havanas! Amazing food and amazing drinks!

Karissa & I adventuring out to Century 21 on our first full day

Oh the things Jenni makes us do! Bike ride through Central Park

To all the yummy drinks that were drunk

Photo Op in Rockefeller Center

Waiting for the subway that we never ended up taking!

So the day that I got back from Vegas with my sister Jenni proposed to me that I travel with her to NY! I thought Jenni I really can't! I just got back from Vegas and with a trip to Maui this Spring I just thought it wasn't going to be do-able!  Well these girls sure now about to twist my arm! I am soooooo glad that I made the decision to go! Or should I say that my husband would send me off on a second girl trip in less than two months!

Day 1:

• Flight from Seattle-NJ
• Town car picked us up at the airport and we traveled to NYC
• Arrived at our Hotel! The Hilton (great location! one block off of Rockefeller Center!)
• Headed out to eat in Time Square! (don't recommend this! The food was horrible!)
• Headed to Havana's bar and had the most amazing Sangria!

Day 2:

• Slept in
• Starbucks (Thank goodness we had one in our hotel!)
• Taxi and off to Century 21. If you ever go to New York you must hit this store! It is a Rack, TJ Max & Marshalls on Steroids!
• Visited the sight of World Trade Center
• St. Peters Church and memorial for 9/11
• Lunch at Elmos! Amazing food, yummy drinks and cute waiters though I think everyone of them was gay!:)
• Walked to Lime Light Market! It was an old church turned into a market! Super cute
• Bike Ride through Central Park
• Drinks at Jekyll and Hyde!
• Back to the hotel to get ready
• Movie Premiere-Jenni's sorority sister was a producer of a documentary called Circo!
• After party at a Belgium Bar
• Dinner at midnight at the Blue Ribbon Bakery
• Bed Time

Day 3:

• Slept In
• Met Karissa's Brother in Law Mark
• Walked to Rockefeller Center
• Walked down 5th Ave
• Lunch
• Stood in a very long line of half price tickets in Time Square. It actually only took 35 minutes to get through. We got amazing seats to see Mama Mia!
• Mama Mia! Was Awesome! The lady that played Donna and the most wonderful voice! It was a great show to see with girl-friends (and it just happened to be the first movie us girls saw together when we first met!)
• Late Dinner
• Back to the hotel to pack
• 3:00 Shuttle supposed to come -I start getting sick over my dinner
• 2:50 Cancel shuttle
• sleep for one hour to make tummy feel better
• 5:00 Taxi back to NJ
• 7:25 Flight home

It was super busy, crazy fast! Lots of good laughs, amazing shopping! I couldn't think of a better girls weekend with these two crazy girls!



Hula Presley

Presley got a Hula Hoop for one of her presents and in just two days she is already this good! It makes me giggle watching her! Just thought I would share with you guys and make you laugh as well!

Book Review

I just wanted to let you all know about this awesome book I just finished! I highly recommend it to anyone! 
I saw this book at Costco, read the back of the book and I instantly wanted to read it!  Since I have a Kindle I didn't buy it at Costco and as soon as I got hone I grabbed my kindle and ordered it! (It was even about $2.00 cheaper for the kindle version!) I started reading it and it literally took me two days to read! And I am a slow reader! I think it took me about two months to read "The Help"

I true story of a little boy's journey to heaven and back! The most amazing thing is that everything that he stated his dad backed up in Scripture!  For a person like me that dealt anxiety for a couple years over death it truly brought me a peace about dying that it's not the most horrible thing!

Grab your tissues if you decide to read this book! I was at the car dealership getting my oil changed and I was almost hyperventilating over this book. This man next to me was reading as well, he kept looking up at me wondering if I was okay or if he should even ask! I bet he was glad when I left! 

A day after I finished reading the book the little boy that the story was about was featured on The Today Show  here is the link if you would like to watch It!

http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/26184891/vp/42195186#42195186



If you decide to read it I would love to hear what you think of it!

Field Trip to Pioneer Farms

Presley playing on the rocks and in the stream

In the School house learning how pioneer children learned at school

Waiting to go into one of the log homes

 

The kids had fun chasing the ducks that were in the pond

                                       

Looks like Presley is having a stand off with this pig! He definitely didn't was to be touched

Jumping in the hay the best part of the day!

Today Presley had a field trip to Pioneer Farms! Just like it sounds it is a old farmstead from the late 1800's. The kids were able to see how the pioneers lived. How they made their food, where they went to school, mode of transportation and their animals! Presley favorite part was probably jumping in the haystack and chasing the pig!

I am so thankful today for modern technology and flushing toilets! I really don't think I could have made it back then!!!!! Pat took the day off so he could go on the field trip with us! Presley was very happy Dad was with us! Overall it was a great day!

Look Who Lost His First Tooth

He finally Lost his first tooth!!!  He has been waiting, and waiting for it to come out and last night Pat finally pulled it out for Ethan! He didn't even cry and just alittle bit of blood and that was it.  He didn't even have it out for 5 minutes and he dropped it in Presley room and we couldn't find it! I looked for over an hour and never found it!  I teased him that the tooth fairy was probably not going to leave him money if she wasn't able to take his tooth! But the tooth fairy still came and left Ethan with a glittery ten dollar bill and a note saying congrats on losing your first tooth, next time be sure to not lose it!

What will consume us for the next couple of months?

DIY REMODELING!!!!

                                                                        Before fixtures!

Before Walls!  Sorry the pictures aren't very good I have a super zoom Len's on my camera right now!

First project up is re-modeling our downstairs bathroom/laundry room!  What was here before and now? We had stripped wall paper above the wainscoting.  I loved the wall paper but it seemed to be lifting so it was time to remove it! I started doing this about 6 months ago! I started the project before Pat came home from work! He was surprised when he came home!  And then I let it sit because of lack of motivation! That's bad! So know I am at it again in full vegance and it's going to get done!!!!

So what do we plan to do?  We have started painting an eggshell white. We will be painting the wainscoting Black. I've purchased a new mirror (a medicine cabinet was there before) we have also purchased a new light fixture since we are switching everything over to brushed silver and new hardware! So exciting. Hoping that the bathroom will maybe be done by next week!

The laundry room will be repainted as well. I am taking the shelving down that's above the washer and dryer and adding new black wood shelving and adding baskets for laundry products. I am going to see if my friend will add vinyl to one of the wall with a laundry "saying" and we will be adding a black chandelier. I will post pictures when we are finished so stay tuned!

Next up the flooring!

Happy St. Patrick's Day

Happy St. Patrick's Day! Wow, what a busy day! First of all I've been sick all week and barely have had a voice. I finally went to the doctor today and was able to get antibiotics. WOOHOO! I usually work in Ethan's class every Thursday but since I didn't know if I had a sinus infection or strep I thought I better not work in there!:( Kind of sad sounds like he had a great day at school.  And Leprechaun's came and destroyed his class! 

After getting everyone off to school and me running a few more errands. I came home and finished these adorable cupcakes! You can find directions of how to make them on my other blog  http://beckscreations.blogspot.com/2011/03/over-rainbow-cupcakes.html

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

Presley's Our Father

So Cute Presley recited almost all of the "Our Father" today! I thought this was so cute. I wish I knew how to flip the video so it wasn't sideways but you can still see how precious this is!
I cherish these moments!

Do you Read or Follow us?

Just wondering how many people out there are reading our Family blog! So if you aren't already a follower could you please either leave a comment below or become a follower. Just wanted to see if I should continue our family blog! Thanks! --Rebecca

My Furry Child!

So I am always taking pictures of my other two kiddos and hardly ever take picture of my Furry Child (I probably sound like one of those crazy Cat Ladies!)! I came home this afternoon. And Harry was in playful mood! He was laying in the living room and the sun was shinning in on him giving the perfect lighting! So I took the opportunity to take a few photos of him.

He can some times be such a stinker! He does naughty things like eat my diamond earring, chew on shoes, and ruin the kids toys! But despite this we love him very much and he has brought great joy to our family!

My Cup Overfloweth of LOVE!

 Valentines Morning I got up extra early and made the kids pink heart shaped pancakes for breakfast!

Went into Ethan's Class to help out during the Valentines Day Party! Planned on staying for 1/2 hour and ended up staying for 3 helping the kids and the teacher out!

 Love this picture of Presley and all her jewels! Does this remind you of anyone?

 My husband and kiddos surprised me with this beautiful bouquet of flowers. The pink roses were from Presley the mums were from Ethan, the baby breath from Harry and the red ones from Pat! I love getting flowers! It's amazing how they can brighten your day!

 I made one of Pat's favorite dishes Carbonara with sauteed garlic asparagus! YUMMY!

Ethan wanted to drink out of a wine glass to so we filled his with Root Beer!

It was a great day filled with lots of love! I love each of my Valentines very much! I am one Lucky Mama!

My Brave Girl

Presley had a in house field trip yesterday with the Reptile Man.This is the second time she has seen him and it amazes me that she isn't afraid to touch or hold anything!  I sure would be! The turtle was probably the coolest thing he brought. Each of the kids got to sit on it's back and ride him.  This turtle right now can carry over 400lbs on it's back and by the time it's full grown it will be able to carry over 600lbs. Also the two tailed komodo dragon was very cool! I believe he said that this is one of a kind.  The show was very fascinating and I loved to watch from a distance, it was a great experience for the kids!

My Dirty 30 in Vegas!

Here are a few pictures of Carrie and I on our Vegas trip for my 30th Birthday!  We had a blast. Actually this was probably one of the best times I have ever had in Vegas!  I am still trying to recover and I have been home for almost a week!
We flew in on a Thursday headed straight to our hotel Planet Hollywood dumped our luggage and headed out. We ate, shopped, did a ton of walking, I gambled a little, we took in a show Viva Elvis!:) and did more shopping!
It was so nice to be able to go out and have nice dinners and not have to get up fifty times during a meal to take someone to the bathroom and to be able to eat a warm meal.  If your a mom you know what I mean. It was also a glorious event to be able to shop and actually go in the dressing room and try things on! Most of the time when I shop here I just take everything home and then have to make a second trip back to do returns if the stuff doesn't fit! Such a pain!
Carrie and I really did VEGAS! I have so many memories that will make me laugh for years to come (Shake Weight Contest!) I am so glad that I got to spend these four days with the best sister ever!  I think I might just have to surprise her and take her for her 40th b-day!
Well I am glad to be home. Though the flight back was horrible.  Nothing like getting food poisoning 20 minutes before you board the plane! I was excited to see Pat and the kids and they were excited to see me.  I think a mommy trip away was much needed!:)