A day at the "Spa"

Melissa had a BLAST at a Birthday party that she was invited to a couple of days ago. Her friend Emma invited her and 2 other little girls over for a day of pampering at her "personal" spa. They LOVED it!! It was the first time I dropped her off for a party, so she was super excited. These are some pictures from her day.

Face Mask and Soothing Cucumbers:

(She LOVED this part! Apparently the other little girls squealed and were not big fans... Melissa, however, enjoyed every minute of it. She is such a girly girl!)

Lena, Ava, Melissa and Emma getting ready for their foot soak:

Our Princess:

Thank you Audrey, Judy and Lori for pampering my girl!

True Happiness...

We spent the entire day outside yesterday. It was amazing. Melissa and Kayla were in heaven. They dug in the dirt, slid on the slide, ran, kicked balls, swung on the swing, helped Ray and Grandpa carry wood, planted plants they dug up, played in the leaves, rode bikes, pulled each other around in the wagon... if it can be done outside, I am pretty sure they did it.

Ray bought me some hanging baskets for the front porch. After I transplanted the plants the girls used the containers (and some other ones they found) to make me a flower garden on the back porch. They were so please with themselves! My super-sweet-thoughtful girls!

That face is not only covered in dirt, but also complete happiness! Another dirty face and hands = more happiness!

The BEST part about spending the entire day outside - the girls CRASHED last night when they crawled into bed. Ahhhh... life is good.

Another Plus+

One of the best parts of Homeschooling the girls is the chance they get each day to come up with very creative, beautiful outfits. These are some from this past Thursday. Aren't they beautiful?

This is Kayla's favorite dress (she wears it almost every day) and also has 2 shirts on under the dress, a pair of pants and a great jacket.

Since Daddy was off on Thursday, Melissa wanted to come up with a gorgeous outfit just for him. This is what she came up with! Beautiful Princess!

Lucky came to our house!!

So, I am a little late posting pictures from Saint Patrick's day, so here it goes!

Lucky the Leprechaun came to our house while we were sleeping, leaving little green footprints leading to a note for good luck, small piles of gold and M&M's. The girls were in heaven!

Melissa's Gold: Kayla's stack of Gold:

And this is what we opened the fridge to find... a nice little "treat" from Daddy-O. He is so, ummmm... thoughtful.

T-Ball

Melissa had her first T-Ball practice today!! She LOVED it. I don't think I have ever seen her so excited to do something. She is #12 on the Patriots homeschool team. There are 11 other kids on her team and they are all so stinkin' cute running around. All of them did really well for never playing before. I am SO proud of her! When I asked her what she could tell me about T-Ball she said, "It was good." Enough said!

Ready to leave for T-Ball:

Watching Coach Theresa demonstrate: Waiting on her turn to catch the ball:

Look at that cute face!

Practicing hitting the ball with Coach Theresa:

Oh my goodness!

My children are completely obsessed with our unborn baby. (Which is so cute) They have each recently "birthed" babies of their own and have fun feeding, bathing and caring for them. I was FLOORED yesterday to come into the living room and find Melissa giving Kayla an ULTRASOUND. (giggle!!) She had everything set up from the viewing monitor to the place for soon-to-be mommy Kayla to rest her feet and head. Kayla had her phone out telling her husband that she is going to have to lay down for a long time so she needed him to come home from work for 5 days!! She then informed me that he didn't actually answer and that everything she had just said was left on his voice mail. ~ These kids don't miss a thing! I hope that when they are having babies of their own everything goes smoothly, without bed rest and without 50 ultrasounds. Maybe this will just be a nightmare in their minds and not their reality. I love my babies!

Nurse Melissa giving Mommy-to-be Kayla an ultrasound:

Just a reminder...

Nothing out of the ordinary here... I just needed to remember that sometimes my children DO play well together! (I was playing too, I just couldn't get myself and the two girls in the same picture.)

Melissa and Kayla playing Hungry Hungry Hippos:

Kayla's view

Kayla asked if she could borrow my camera for "just a minute" yesterday. The following pictures are some of her "masterpieces" as she calls them. These are the titles she has given them.

"Floor, Chair and Jacket"

"Don't touch the flowers" "Picture Frame" (I don't get it)

"See Myself in the Washer"

"Wolfey"

"Touch the Hair"

(Melissa's masterpiece on Mommy's Head)

"The Rest of the Family"

I think she has quite the eye! Good job, Kayla Brooke!

GREAT Day!!

Yesterday was the BEST day! Ray and I were able to go see Dr. Christmas our perinatal doctor and found out that we are having another baby girl!!! We are so excited! I was a bit surprised... I really thought we were having a boy.. but as soon as the nurse said we were having a girl, I got the giggly butterflies and knew that she was who was supposed to be in our family. Now, we just need to decide on a name for our little one. The girls REALLY want to name her PRINCESS. Hmmm.. will have to think about that one for a bit!

One of the balloons we brought to our girls and Evan to announce who the baby is:

We were able to spend time with our favorite little ones!!!

Evan, Kayla, Christian, Addison and Melissa Oh, and Grandma and Poppa too! Yesterday afternoon I was able to go see "Wicked" with my mom and dad, Aunt Melissa, Tia Ria, Jeremy, Yiselle, and Tequitia. I LOVED it! Actually, I didn't really like it until the very end. I found it to be very evil and dark, but good prevailed at the end so I decided it was okay. It was fun to see a live show.

Melissa, Jenn, Mom, Yiselle, and Me

Ready for Spring!!

We are SOOOO ready for spring!! Yesterday and today have been absolutely beautiful and we have taken full advantage of the weather. I hope this gorgeousness sticks around for a while.