Today was a super special Saturday. We started the day with Raychel's first piano recital. Then we rushed home and celebrated Anna and Leah's 4th birthday. I must thank my friend, Tammy, for letting me borrow her amazing camera. I took over 200 pictures today. I love how fast it took the pictures. I have already made a request for my birthday (and anniversary, and Christmas, and any gift giving occasion this year) for my very own Nikon D80. That is why there are so many photos with this post. 
My girl. Looking so grown up and beautiful. She played her songs very well. She even gave a little curtsy at the end. I'm so proud of her!
Miss LeeLee. She's doing the one-footed-fairy pose. May made the tutus (or toots as Leah calls them).
May said their hair pretties made them look like Lady Gaga. They took it as a compliment. :-)
My Mother's Day photo a little early. Being a mom to these little girls makes me so very happy!
Raychel and her piano teacher, Lisa Peterson.
It's always good to have your best friend by your side. Yvonne asked Brookie how Raychel did at the recital. She said "Good. Raychel won the competition." I hope they always share that special friendship bond with each other.
Nana and her girl. Nana bought Raychel a mini corsage to wear today. It was so cute and so perfect!
GG made each of the girls a quilt like this. The pieces are made up of all the blankets I used on the girls when they were babies. The back of Raychel's quilt is made from the blanket that James used when he held her for the first time.
Hanging out with GG before the part starts.
The party girls. Since this was a fairy party, we had to have a real fairy come! Thank goodness May is such a good sport.
May bestowed each girl with a "fairy name". After they each received their name, they went outside for a treasure hunt.
Jocelyn
The Queen Fairy May granted the little fairies a wish. You made a wish and pixie dust was sprinkled on your head to make your wish come true. I love Raychel's face.
This is my cousin's daughter, Katie. I think she was the most enthusiastic party guest. She had this adorable little smile on her face for the entire party. Love that kind of innocent excitement!
Kylee showing off her 32 karat diamond found right in my backyard! Too bad I didn't find it first.
Anna with her pink cake. They are supposed to be cupcakes in case you were wondering what that blob was supposed to represent.
Thankfully they didn't care their Mom isn't a first class cake decorator (or even a third class decorator, for that matter).
A fellow preemie, Lexie.
Eva enjoying some Capri Sun.
I love how Anna is touching May here.
Leah was ALL ABOUT the presents. She loved opening her gifts. This a cute little dress from Brookie.
Anna's all, "Say Wut?"
The grand finale...new bikes from Mom and Dad!
Tutu cute! ;-)
Not only did the Queen Fairy make an appearance, but the big, mean monster came also. You should have heard the backyard...squeals of delight and terror from 10 little girls.
Leah is all ready to try out the bike...in her "spockly" shoes none the less.
It's tricky, but Dad is a good teacher.
Anna's turn
She looks so grown up! I can't believe my babies will be FOUR on Monday.
My girl. Looking so grown up and beautiful. She played her songs very well. She even gave a little curtsy at the end. I'm so proud of her!
Miss LeeLee. She's doing the one-footed-fairy pose. May made the tutus (or toots as Leah calls them).
May said their hair pretties made them look like Lady Gaga. They took it as a compliment. :-)
My Mother's Day photo a little early. Being a mom to these little girls makes me so very happy!
Raychel and her piano teacher, Lisa Peterson.
It's always good to have your best friend by your side. Yvonne asked Brookie how Raychel did at the recital. She said "Good. Raychel won the competition." I hope they always share that special friendship bond with each other.
Nana and her girl. Nana bought Raychel a mini corsage to wear today. It was so cute and so perfect!
GG made each of the girls a quilt like this. The pieces are made up of all the blankets I used on the girls when they were babies. The back of Raychel's quilt is made from the blanket that James used when he held her for the first time.
Hanging out with GG before the part starts.
The party girls. Since this was a fairy party, we had to have a real fairy come! Thank goodness May is such a good sport.
May bestowed each girl with a "fairy name". After they each received their name, they went outside for a treasure hunt.
Jocelyn
The Queen Fairy May granted the little fairies a wish. You made a wish and pixie dust was sprinkled on your head to make your wish come true. I love Raychel's face.
This is my cousin's daughter, Katie. I think she was the most enthusiastic party guest. She had this adorable little smile on her face for the entire party. Love that kind of innocent excitement!Kylee showing off her 32 karat diamond found right in my backyard! Too bad I didn't find it first.
Anna with her pink cake. They are supposed to be cupcakes in case you were wondering what that blob was supposed to represent.
Thankfully they didn't care their Mom isn't a first class cake decorator (or even a third class decorator, for that matter).
A fellow preemie, Lexie.Eva enjoying some Capri Sun.
I love how Anna is touching May here.
Leah was ALL ABOUT the presents. She loved opening her gifts. This a cute little dress from Brookie.
Anna's all, "Say Wut?"
The grand finale...new bikes from Mom and Dad! 
Tutu cute! ;-)
Not only did the Queen Fairy make an appearance, but the big, mean monster came also. You should have heard the backyard...squeals of delight and terror from 10 little girls.
Leah is all ready to try out the bike...in her "spockly" shoes none the less.
It's tricky, but Dad is a good teacher.
Anna's turn
She looks so grown up! I can't believe my babies will be FOUR on Monday.
5 comments:
Oh I love those pictures! I wouldn't have wanted to spend a day any other way than with my favorite people! The recital was amazing and the party was SO much fun. Thanks for letting me be such a big part in the festivities! I'll dress up as ANYTHING, ANYTIME! :]
It was a GREAT, FUN day. Thanks for sharing it with us. Raychel did such a great job, so proud of her. The party was wonderful and we all had a fun time. The little girls were so cute and so excited about being Fairy Princesses. The mama princess did a fantastic job, I'm so proud of her---Good job Ali. The party princess did a GREAT job too...Proud of her too!
Mom
These pictures turned out great. You definitely deserve that camera just for all the effort you put into every event. I had so much fun and am so thankful that you invited me to spend the whole day with you and your amazing family. I love you guys and am so glad that I am included in these events. Happy Birthday Anna and Leah!
Great Pictures!! Happy Birthday to 2 cuties-
From the Marlatt's
You did a great job with the pictures! It was so fun to see them all. Happy Birthday to your big girls. I can't believe it either. How does the time go so fast with children? Love the party, the dresses, the hairbows, the cakes.... everything looks so fun and cute. Good job. Of course the cakes looked like cupcakes! They were amazing.
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