Princess & Pirate 4th Birthday Party

Nolan and Taryn's 4th Birthday Party.

We love you Nolan and Taryn and are so thankful for you!

We can't believe you are FOUR already it has gone by SO fast, too fast.

We love you and feel so blessed to have you as son and daughter, brother and sister.

You are both a gift from God and a joy to raise!

Super fun to use itsy this year and purchase pdf files to do the party.

 A little decor.  I know a little over done this year, but super fun.

We had breadsticks for swords, meatballs for cannon balls (mini party ones from trader joes, fruit cabobs, malt balls and some heathly snacks and stuff for adults.

We had two tables pirate and princess with a craft on it to begin with.  We started with decorating swords with jewels (oriental trading company), and crowns for the girls again (oriental trading company).

                                     We'll start with the princess

 Taryn doing her crown

 The girls were invited to wear dress up.

I also had a ton of dress up in their rooms for them to change into or change throughout the party.

 It was cute i think Taryn wore three different dresses.

 I had the kids get their swords and wands and play a little game of balancing the money on their swords and wands and dump in bucket...didn't work to well, but o'well. They had fun.

Moving on from the cute princess's to the adorable pirates!!!

Nolan making his crown.

 We also had two more games hunting for treasure in water and pin the pirate patch on the pirate.

And then there was cupcakes and cake.
A friend from our bible study made the cupcakes and I purchased the little cakes.
Okay these little cakes are PERFECT for pre-schoolers, plenty for everyone and just too cute.  Great for twins.
The toppers for the cupcakes were all from Nancy's on Itsy.

 We had a princess cake (barbie really) and a pirate cake.

 Of course we needed a new princess outfit for the blowing out of candles.
Is that outfit #2?

Goodie bags for the kids

 Had to throw this one in there this was her little friends princess outfit i think this is outfit
number three.
Very fun and o'so cute.

One of my favorite parties to have, spend a little too much time doing it, but it was fun.

The morning two days later Nolan says in his bed,

"Mom I loved my birthday party".

Well for a mom that just makes it all worth it.

Our Karate Kid

Dylan.

He's our Karate Kid.

He's been doing Karate for awhile now.

He just got promoted to "purple belt".

Keep up the great work Dylan.

We are so proud of you.

Karate has been really good for Dylan. 

Here's the kids in action on belt promotion day.

Princess and Pirate birthday party coming up next...

Catching Up

Easter (so late) better late than never.

These are little jelly bean goodies i like to hand out to kids during Easter to share with them about how much God loves them.

 Easter in SLO

We hid So many easter eggs this year. 

 Nolan looking for Easter eggs

 Cambria

(the oldest cousin)

 Taryn

 Aubrey

 Brenna

 Dylan with Aunt Sharon

 Sharon (doesn't she look so great!)

 Avilia Barn

(one of my fav in Spring great for kiddos)

 Dylan was a little excited that day!

 All the cousins

 CUTIES!!!

Tuesday

May 1st was a super busy day; however it was a day I will not forget.

I had to get the kids off to school and Dylan to a important Dr.'s apt.

It was rush rush rush in the morning

(and for the record I really dislike rushing in the morning).

I noticed Nolan was hanging out in his bed for a long time.

No biggie I'll just get him going last, so i did.

I climbed up to the top bunk and said, "good morning Nolan" and (nicely)

 "let's get going Nolan..."

He said, "Mommy. Mommy.  I prayed"

I said, "Great Nolan."

"No" he said.

"I prayed Mommy and asked Jesus to come into my heart FOREVER and EVER."

"AWWWW NOLAN how wonderful..."

(kiss...hug...forget about time...call daddy...)

It was the sweetest thing ever.

Yeah Nolan!