Happy birthday Brenna!!!!

Crazy at it may seem, our little bundle arrived THREE years ago! She has been such a joy in my life and makes me laugh on a daily basis. She is loving, smart, playful, beautiful and the shining sun of my life! Since we had some family already in town for the baby shower, we decided to have a small gathering for her birthday the next day. Both sets of grandparents visited and some friends too. Brenna got lots of fun dress up clothes, puzzles, clothes and books - all of her favorite things these days! She also got her first bicycle! We wrapped the helmet for her to open first and when she opened it, the conversation went like this:

Brenna: "It's for my bicycle"

Mommy: "Do you have a bicycle?"

Brenna: "No"

Daddy: "I think there's one more present outside"

Upon walking (okay running) outside the front door - Brenna: "I DO have a bicycle!"

It was absolutely one of the most precious moments in her life and made us all laugh. She immediately tried it out before having some cake. It will take some time to develop those skills, but it sure was cute to watch her try! She also gave me an interview for her birthday - something I will plan to make an annual tradition and it is posted below. I can't wait to see what other fun she will bring me in the coming year!

Baby shower!

Last weekend I hosted a baby shower for my baby sister! She is expecting her first little bundle of joy in September and we had a great party for her. I was pretty proud of my ideas and games and had a lot of fun coming up with ideas for the party. I took ideas from the decor that she has planned for his (yes a boy!) room and stuck with the blue, brown, stars and circles for as much as I could. I made some fun centerpieces, tried my hand at an "edible arrangement" and made a train veggie tray. We played fun games including: Guess the baby food (no tasting involved), My water broke (plastic babies in ice cubes), Nursery Rhyme jeopardy and baby items on a tray. Jamie got lots of great gifts and good company! Brenna was nice enough to share her birthday to have a party for Mamie's baby and all turned out well. Brenna loves hugging Aunt Mamie's belly (Jamie may not like me for posting this picture, but it is sooo cute). We are all looking forward to baby Silliman making his appearance and can't wait to see what it's like to have a baby boy in the family! Brenna is most excited to meet her baby cousin too and talks about him all the time. Congrats to Jamie and Josh - hope I can get them to start a blog too =)