Good thing she doesn't have a peanut allergy

Should I tell her that she needs a bag of M&Ms to go with that jar of peanut butter?

Post Op

Giraffe-e and Ethan went in for surgery on Thursday afternoon.  Giraffe-e got to stay with Ethan, however, this mom was ushered to the waiting room.  They were both troopers.  I think surgery is just as hard on moms as it is the patient.  Ethan did great and now he is home recovering.  He was welcomed home with a stellar, "Daddy Recovery Pack" of all his favorite things picked by daddy:  video games, Legos, cookie ice cream sandwiches, Panera soup, and rented movies from Redbox. 

Now, my little guy has to rest.  No running, jumping, or lifting furniture to find a lost toy (yes, he did that).  No baths or showers for him. . . sponge baths only.  Some restrictions might be easier than others for a 6-year-old boy.

Three Dates

This family had a great Valentine's weekend.  Paul had three dates.  He had to take all of his girls out. 

My favorites were delivered to school on Monday.  :)

 Date #1 was to the Daddy-Daughter Dance. 

(She wanted to wear the same dress she wore last year. Do you think she will do that when we are picking prom dresses?)

Date #2 Paul and I headed out for dinner and drinks with friends. 

While Paul was on Date #3 with our Bugs, I had a date of my own. 

Fun stuff.

Let Down Your Golden Hair

Rapunzel, Rapunzel, Let down your golden hair.

Rapunzel is a favorite in our house, thanks to the movie Tangled.  Erica was lost in character this evening.  Luckily, I had the camera close by to capture it all.  Enjoy, I certainly did.

It was Magical!

It is certainly the happiest place on Earth.  We just returned from our trip to Walt Disney World (5 days off of school turned into 2 days off. . . thank you Mother Nature)!  Here are a few of our favorites from vacation.

Prior to breakfast in her castle

 We stopped off of Route 66 in Radiator Springs.

 Princess Tiana had to be one of the nicest people on Earth.

Paul has the best video of our visit with Buzz and Woody.  I will try to upload it later.  The girls told Buzz, "You are a toy!"  It was priceless.  Enjoy!  Hopefully, I will have more photos to come very soon.

You Should see the Other Kid!

Well, it wasn't a kid.  It was his reading book.  Don't ask me how, I'm still not sure, even after a few re-enactments.  We are super-excited for this "big-kid" moment.  He double and triple checked to make sure his tooth was tucked safely under his pillow for the tooth fairy.  We are anxiously awaiting his arrival tonight.  Yes, his arrival.  Ethan informed us that boy tooth fairies visit boys and girl tooth faires visit girls. 

Just a side note:  I am trying to get my post together about our Disney trip, so much fun!  So many memories!  I can't wait to share them with you. 

Simply Having a Wonderful Christmas Time

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Hot Lava

Ethan is always watching out for Hot Lava.  He is afraid that we will all melt from the hot lava.  Sometimes we jump over sticks or puddles outdoors.  Sometimes we have to stay off of the living room carpet.  Hot Lava is everywhere. 

Daddy had a great idea to get Ethan a volcano set for Christmas (I know, I know, I will post about Christmas very soon).  Here they are enjoying their eruption.

The hot lava is flowing.

Sweet Dreams

Two out of three isn't bad, usually. . .

Ethan usually snuggles into bed first.  Many nights my Ethers is fast asleep before Paul and I close his bedroom door.  Thank you Mrs. Shafer.  He had many of nights where sleep didn't come as easily or as quickly, but that is all in the past.

The girls are then hustled upstairs to bed. Erica is like Ethan.  She is usually asleep within moments of being snuggled in and kissed good-night.  Not Ellie.  This is when she comes alive.  At 8:00 that girl is ready to PAR-TY!  She is definitely the night owl of our family.  So, I wasn't surprised to see this at the top of the stairs.
 

 I initial thought, "Oh Bugs!?!"  I had to grab the camera, all the while, hoping she would not tumble down the flight of steps before being nestled safely back in her own bed.

 But, I was shocked when I got to the top of the stairs to find this angelic face.  Not who I was expecting to carry back to her own bed.

The bright side . . . I did have 3 for 3 alseep!

Homework Help

There are some nights that homework is down right a pain in the rear.   He usually does very well with his spelling words on the first night.   So well, in fact, that he believes he should not have to practice the rest of the week.  Well this teacher/mommy will try anything to get him to practice.  Yes, that includes a can of shaving cream on the window.  He loved it.  He wrote all of his words quickly without fussing.  AND, best of all, he even cleaned my windows when he was finished.   I did offer a little assistance along the way. 

Can you read what he wrote?  DONE . . . yep, he is done practicing (for tonight).