Sarah = Mother

I am very late about posting our fun Mother's day celebration. So here is a tribute to the Mother in our household, Sarah.

Sarah actually means "Princess" in Hebrew, but to us it definitely means Mother. When we got married we never doubted that Sarah would become a Mother. We weren't quite sure exactly how she would become a mother either, but we knew it would happen, and it was something she and I both wanted dearly. It is amazing now to enjoy her as a mother to our two beautiful girls. As all experienced mothers know; she doesn't get a break; she is constantly on the go; she is always learning, though she never gets a second chance; she is always looked up to, and she will always be revered. I am ever grateful for Sarah's efforts as a mom, she has already taught our daughters so much and I know she will teach them some of the most important lessons in life. To Adrianna, Alicia, and myself, we will always treasure Sarah, Mom. Thank you so much!

May 11th, 2008 - Mother's Day

For Mother's Day we enjoyed a very nice dinner, which Adrianna helped me prepare. She was very helpful with the cake decoration. It was cute to see how intent she was on spreading the frosting just right. Alicia did her part, making sure to get plenty of frosting on me. And we all had a wonderful evening.

Big Steps!

Alicia is walking now! I think she was waiting until she was sure she wouldn't fall down before she was confident to do so. She will still make a decision as to whether she can get to what she wants faster by dropping and crawling or by walking. It is very cute to watch her decide and to see her go. Adrianna is always her biggest fan, proudly exclaiming to all when Alicia is walking. Mommy, Daddy, Alicia's walking!!!

Memorial Day Weekend

I took an extra day off over the long weekend to get some projects down around the house. We finished painting the family room, we put up a storm door, got some book-cases, did some yard work, etc. My favorite part was spending some extra time with family and enjoying eating out on the patio and playing on the swings. The girls did what they could to help with the projects, insisting on being held while I was painting, and making sure I did a good job behind the fridge. Overall, it was a very productive yet relaxing weekend.

Alicia's 1st Birthday Party

We celebrated Alicia's 1st Birthday this week. We can't believe she is already a year old. We had a great time and thank you to everyone who joined us to celebrate this wonderful event. Sarah put a lot of work into a wonderful dinner and an amazing cake. Alicia was pretty worn out and by the time we sung "Happy Birthday" she was nearly falling asleep. She perked up to enjoy playing with her gifts as her sister opened them. Adrianna was a perfect big sister, she would help her open the presents then she would hand them over saying: "look what you got sister!" Like any 1 year old, her favorite presents were the ballons and the tissue paper.

Arrrgh Pirrate Parrty

April 28th, 2008

Adrianna's friend Harrison invited her to his 4th Birthday Parrty. It was a Pirate themed party and so we dressed Adrianna in her Pirate costume and joined the fray of 3 and 4 year olds running around. Harrison's parents and grandparents went all out with pirate games,a pirate ship cake, and even a treasure hunt. Adrianna had a great time, and even Alicia enjoyed herself. Alicia fell in love with the pink bean bags they had made for a bean bag toss. She grabbed on to them and wouldn't let them go the whole time we were there. She was so attached to those bags that they gave them to her, since Harrison wouldn't play with the pink "girl" bean-bags.

Birrthday Boy!

Stark Raving Mad!

You can perform some increadible feats when you are angry! Alicia has become adept at climbing onto the first step of the stairs. Once there she doesn't know what to do with herself because she hasn't quite figured out how to go down. If you do not come to her rescue soon enough she starts to get upset. This day she was already tired and ready for bed, and on the first step she didn't just get upset, she got angry, and while angry she started to climb. I am sure having mom rush for the camera didn't help much either. So, I don't know whether to be proud that she made it nearly to the top of the stairs. Or, should I feel sorry for her pathetic stairclimbing rage.

Matching

We had a soccer party to finish the season with the team this past Friday at Fargo's Pizza. While getting ready, Adrianna was torn between matching with her sister and wearing her soccer shirt, which she ahd worn since Wednesday. Her "perfect" solution was to get matching red socks to go with Alicia's red dress. Unfortunately, Alicia got a bit messy during lunch and so they changed into matching outfits (no soccer shirt, but very cute) for the party.

Alicia even gave her support to her sister when she got sent to time-out, she hung out against the wall with her. I think the writting is on the wall, we are in trouble as these two get older.

Scootin'

 

Alicia certaintly knows how to enjoy a nice new floor. Get someone to pull you across it on a piece of padding!! We finished the flooring on the main level this past weekend, and it looks great. It is nice to be done, and I want to thank everyone who helped me do it. Your assistance was very much appreciated, and I hope to be able to return the favor when it is needed.