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Princess Lily turns SIX | {Cinderella’s Party}

Little did I know last weekend when I arrived at Lily’s birthday party, just how magical the whole event would be! I knew it was special…it was Lily’s sixth birthday and the theme was princesses, but wow, what a GREAT party and the memories that were created for Lily and the other princesses that attended…amazing! Besides Lily, there was another “guest of honor” who arrived shortly after all the girls had gathered…it was Cinderella, herself! And, you should have seen the faces of the girls’ – it was truly priceless and heartwarming! And, let me tell you just how talented Cinderella is…she did an amazing job of face painting for the girls and her creations with balloons was magical! Of course, there was the usual, snacks, opening of gifts, birthday cake with candles and Cinderella led everyone in a great round of “Happy Birthday” for Lily! The girls were so sweet, beautiful and awe struck by Cinderella and I must admit I was as well!  What a treat it was to be able to capture some very special memories for Lily and her family on this exciting day in Lily’s life!

They all got a lesson in spinning and dancing from Cinderella and as you can see, they were quite eager to learn all they could!!

Such a special photo…and look at Lily’s costume, it’s practically identical to Cinderella’s dress!!

Abby, who is Lily’s little sister was rather “star struck” by this very special princess!

The girls could choose their design and were very patient in waiting their turn…and it was a delight to see the art each girl chose…such talent Cinderella has!!
This beautiful princess chose a magical wand for her balloon art…quite impressive!!

Oh, and a fountain of pink chocolate…what a great idea…along with marshmallows and graham crackers…a perfect treat for princesses!!

A couple little ones…Prince Charming (aka, Max, who is Lily’s cousin) and this adorable little ROCK princess who was a little sister of one of the guests…seemed to enjoy the party as much as the older ones!

We just couldn’t let Cinderella leave without giving her a chance to have “Prince Max” have his photo taken with her!

Sadly, it’s time for Cinderella to say goodbye…she said her Fairy Godmother was expecting her back home and Prince Charming would be missing her…I know the girls sure were sorry she had to leave…

Beautiful Lily…she is a stunning princess!!

Six is the magical number for Lily, I’m certain this will be a day she will remember for a lifetime!

Lily with her little sister, Abby, and cousins, Maddy and Max…a ROYALLY great group!!

Lily….I wish you a lifetime of magical moments and hope that all of your dreams come true!!!

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Week NINE of fifty-two | {ROUND the house}

Time never seems to slow down and a new month has arrived! March…which should bring hopes as spring will begin this month. It seems we are usually eager for a new season about this time of year – ready for some color to brighten our surroundings, more daylight each day and hopes for some warmer temperatures. Living in the Pacific Northwest, that’s not always the case, although there might be signs of new growth and quite possibly some early flowers starting to bloom by the end of the month, but it doesn’t necessarily mean that it’ll be warmer or even dry…we never know what we’ll get in the next month…or maybe even two months…winter could still show up, as it is threatening for tomorrow morning! Since we have no control over the weather, we just have to embrace “whatever” the weather is and make the best of it…and find some news ways to make the best of the time and for me that means finding something new, different and unique to photograph until we see new “life” shining through in the spring. This week I look aROUND the house and was amazed at all of the round shapes there were. Now, I could have included even more, but you get the idea…it’s everywhere…literally, every room in our home, I stepped in and quickly found circles, whether it was light switches, sinks, door knobs, clocks or even our Keurig coffee cups…they were everywhere…inside and out! Look around, pick another shape, if you’d like and just see where you can find it…it definitely makes you start looking at things differently than you typically do!

The last photo is part of a collage I received from my kids a couple of years ago…love seeing my kids every day in this photo and since there was an “O” in the photo, I had to include it this week!!

Here’s to a wonderful week ahead for everyone…make the most out of each day because you have no idea what life has in store for you…live life to the FULLEST!!

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Preparing for Baby | {Jess’ 1st Baby Shower}

This post is a very personal one for me…it’s the first baby shower for my daughter…who is my baby, our youngest and it doesn’t seem possible that she’s old enough to be starting a family of her own! While I know she IS old enough, has been happily married for a few years, is teaching first grade (and has ALL my respect for that!)…it still is hard to think of my “little girl” getting ready to have one of her own…a little girl, yes…as you will see, PINK is the theme of shower, indicating it is a girl! Emma Lynn will be her name and needless to say, we are SO very excited for her to arrive…when it’s time!! Jessalyn, or Jess as we call her is our youngest (of two children) and after testing us the first year of her life (cholicy, hated riding in the car and liked to keep us awake at night for hours!!)…we aren’t holding that against her as she has been a wonderful daughter and to see her blossom and grow into a very lovely young woman and soon to be mother is heartwarming! It brings tears to my eyes, thinking about just what an incredible mother she will be, as her husband will make an AWESOME dad…we love Sean dearly and couldn’t be any happier for the two of them. As Jess tells the story, the day after they were married, Sean asked when could they start their family!! Jess had other ideas and plans – to finish school and start her career, which she did, but now the time finally arrived and besides my husband and myself…and Sean’s parents, as well…we all couldn’t be any happier for the two (soon to be three) of them!! Miss Emma is due the end of April/first of May…and as that time nears, we’ll all be excitedly running to our phones each time it rings…waiting to hear someone is on her way!

Sean’s mom, Lorraine, along with her aunt and some friends, threw this shower for Jess…it was lovely and what great gifts Jess (and Emma!) received…can’t wait to see her in the outfits or wrapped in the blankets!! As you can imagine, there will be more of this family on the blog in the months and years ahead….and I’m sure you’ll hear quite soon after Emma makes her entrance, that she’s here!

undefinedSomeone didn’t guess very well on the circumference around Jess and Emma!!!undefinedundefinedundefinedundefinedA lovely homemade fleece blanket for Emma…I am thinking her mom and dad might just use that on cold nights before she arrives!!undefined

Lorraine made an absolutely darling diaper cake…so creative!!!!undefinedIsn’t the cake beautiful…and delicious as well! Almost too pretty to eat!!!undefinedJess is truly glowing…she looks fabulous and certainly “carries” pregnancy quite well!undefinedOur other granddaughter, Jayden, sure enjoyed the shower and didn’t waste any time digging into her piece of cake.undefinedSome lovely favors for the guests…to enjoy during a nice soaking bath on what was a rather cold winter day!undefinedJess with her generous hosts, Amy Weisbeck, Lorraine Patterson, Aunt Rainy and Jordan Weisbeck…with the guest of honor, Jess.

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