Life With CUPCAKE...

Is it May?

2012-04-30T21:31:00.000-05:00

Ok, I have 2 days until Mom's Birthday, 13 days until Mother's Day, 20 days until Cupcake's Party (having 2 months early since we are leaving for the summer), 24 more school days waking at 6 am, and 30 days until we leave for the summer.

All I can think is HOT PINK & Zebra for her party!

I will post some party preview pics this weekend.

Spring Break?

2012-04-03T19:00:00.008-05:00

We aren't big planners but the commercials for The Atlantis broke us down in February so we decided to go for Spring Break in March. We went before baby and it was one of our favorite trips. It is a quick flight, and a great resort. If you love water like Cupcake, it is endless hours of many pools and beaches. Since it was spring break, there was never a moment she couldn't find kids her age to play. We got back last week. School is now closed Thursday until Tuesday, I thought last week was Spring break?

The night before we left, her top tooth was hanging. The second night it fell out and now...she looks like a big kid. The pics look like a daddy & me trip - I am just the family photographer.

Anyway- 2 thumbs up for a great family place! Swimming with the Dolphins was Cupcake's favorite activity! Being 48 inches could of been the only thing to make her trip better. She didn't like not being able to go on all of the slides and not so crazy about wearing a vest for the rides they let her go on- but overall it was a week of BIG SMILES and lots of laughs!

THE END.

Valentine's Day & More

2012-02-24T20:07:00.003-05:00

Happy Valentine's Day from Mommy & Daddy! Cupcakes new hobby is roller skating. She just loves it so we surprised her with these really cool skates. Why are they so cool? The expand Size 10, 11, 12, 13...thats a great deal for $30.00! Maybe you can see the white button under the pink- you just push and stretch. On the bottom of the insert- there is elastic-Voile- adjustable skates! PS. She loves them
Coincedently, Disney usually has an ice skating show around Valentine's Day. We didn't have much to do so I picked up tickets the morning of and we headed down to Disney's 100 years on Ice- It was a good Saturday morning in Cupcakeland.

Fancygirlboutique put together these great Valentine's Day bags for her classmates. With only 9 girls to get little gifts for it was easy. School uniforms allow for only red and white hair bows so this was a great little treat in lieu of candy. The girls could put their Valentine's Cards in the bag too.

Surprise! My mother is a teacher and NEVER has the same days off. This year we had President's Day Weekend so Mom and Cupcake and I hopped on a plane to CA to the cousins. Since there was a new arrival of Baby J we had to go!

While in Cali-We couldn't miss Disney!

Baby J's big sisters and Cupcake...

Introducing Baby J- yummy xoxo

A little more Christmas Trip...

2012-02-02T22:04:00.002-05:00

So one of Cupcake's highlight during our Christmas vacation was she was selected to be on SLIME LIVE. The ship has a Nick JR show. I am sure the Santa hat did it! I wish I actually hit the record instead of the photo mode.

Second Highlight...She was so excited to hang with Dora and Diego. I was not so sure she was going to be interested but she couldn't get enough!

This is smiling face I see every morning and every night. Cupcake is so much fun. From planes, trains, and automobiles she brightens everyone's day! The most fun spirit you could ever imagine. Those of you who know me well...I start the mushiness as soon the calendar flips to February. Save the chocolates and the flowers...
Send the Kleenex, this February 14th will be 5 years. For old times sake for those who may have followed - I like to post cupcakes. The tears are starting. Anyone else feel like crying their eyes out on anniversaries of the best days of our lives? Tonight I held her like a baby telling her what a itsy bitsy yummy cupcake she was but even at 45 lbs she is still my itsy bitsy Little Cupcake! xoxo

Cathcing up from October 2011

2012-01-05T18:19:00.010-05:00

The beginning of October was difficult. We miss our beloved Scooby. October was a busy month. The next week we went to NY to see Pinkalicious. The girls LOVED the show. Cupcake brought her best bud from home Lilly, my goddaughter Alayna, and we met her favorite girl in NJ-Olivia & the most famous peanut from Brooklyn Leila. When we arrived the night before the show we made a quick pit stop to American Girl. While walking in the City Cupcake saw Angry Bird T-Shirts in a window so matching T-shirts with Daddy had to happen. We had a blast.

The minute we arrived home she changed into a matching outfit with her Baby and then a matching outfit with her Daddy. You would think after a four hour ride she would pass out. Soon after she went digging through the AGD bags to find the sleeping bag for her Baby...good night.

Mom, What is a phone booth?

The next day Cupcake had hear big trip to the Farm. They learned about the different corn, walked a corn maze, picked squash, went on a hay ride and took home a little pumpkin for Halloween.
The next weekend we did the mall & a Birthday Party. Since my mother felt left out of our trip to AGD in NY we decided to the one in Tyson's. Then Halloween and then the Christmas program at school What happened to November?

We will Miss you Scooby!

2011-10-10T22:50:00.004-05:00

A Special kind of Puppy Love

Scooby went to Heaven on October 3, 2011. It was very sad for us this summer when we were half way around the world to recieve the call he may not make it until we return but he pulled through, tough boy! He was a fun pup who loved to swim, play ball, and entertain Cupcake for endless hours. He came into our life a couple months before we got married and Cupcake grew up with him. As sad it is to be without him, it was twice as difficult to explain to Cupcake....Her sadness S%&)*&).....Hugs & Kisses Forever!

2011-09-19T07:06:00.001-05:00

6 YEARS OLD!

2011-07-25T10:39:00.003-05:00

PartyNumber 2:

After we returned from the summer with Marco's Family we had her 6th Birthday with her American friends:

PartyNumber 1:

With Marco's Family we had her 6th Birthday in Italy:

Happy Birthday Cupcake! Love, Mommy & Daddy

This year has been amazing.

2011-04-22T15:09:00.003-05:00

2011

2011-04-21T19:02:00.002-05:00

Now I see I have missed Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year's and the most important- VALENTIME'S DAY-

It is so true time passes quickly as we get older!

Two nights ago Cupcake lost her first tooth. We were at Nana & Poppy's for dinner and my mother just gave her the cutest book with a little tine with a heart. About 2 minutes after we sat down for dinner, Cupcake calmly handed me her tooth.

What happened next, I wasn't quite prepared. She lost it! The site of a drop of blood and the site of herself in the mirror with a little (I mean tiny) gap in her lower jaw sent her through something I can't describe. She really thought she looked ugly. I was shocked. We were saying and doing all we could to make her feel beautiful but she was on LOCK DOWN- didn't hear a word we were saying. Just like she was a baby I videoed and played back for her and it calmed her immediately.

Later that night she made a plan. She wrote the toothfairy a letter (can you tell we have been reading Silverlicious) and asked the toothfairy to please not take her first tooth and her favorite candy is a rainbow lollipop. Since we explained to her the toothfairy has to take something to leave her a treat- she was very worried about her tooth being taken.

Being Superhero Dad, he left dinner early to start driving around to find a rainbow lollipop.

I waited until she finally fell asleep to snatch the note from the little tin which was in her little toothfairy pillow and put a shiney quarter and a rainbow lollipop in its place.

She must of woken up in the middle of the night. I heard her whisper- Mommy the toothfairy came.

I guess she left everything under her pillow and went back to sleep.

We woke in the morning, and she screeched she left my tooth and left me a beautiful rainbow lollipop. Her face was priceless. I think I held back the tears harder than ever before! She is such a big girl.

I will post a bunch of pics real soon- as soon as we return from her surprise trip this weekend!

Cupcake & Cupcake's BFF

2010-10-12T14:17:00.002-05:00

I was thinking if I was Cupcake reading through my Mom's Blog- what would she say....

OMG she would not be happy if she didn't see a pic of her BFF.

Since the day they turned 2 they have seen each other almost every day school was opened. School turned into camp so for the past three years of their short little lives their world has been about seeing each other. This each Kindergarten separated them but lucky them- Mom & Mom are friends so we make sure they see each other. Last week Marco & I took the girls to dinner. Since the BFF's Mom had to tend to other business they got to take showers and play before bedtime.

When the camera went up- this was the first pose. Cheers to Best Girlfriends'!

Cupcake is in KINDERGARTEN!

2010-10-01T09:38:00.005-05:00

WOW IT IS OCTOBER!

Bad Mommy!

How could I not post our first day of Kindergarten?

Since July I have been on the Kindergarten roller coaster! If I knew making such a BIG decision about where our daughter would go to Kindergarter was going to be such a HUGE decision I may have started thinking about this during the flight home from Moscow.

It is ALL me. I just wasn't ready for Kindergarten. It has been about 30+ years since I have been in Kindergarten and neither of us are in the education field. All I know is this is when they learn to read and write so it has to be somewhat important.

I wish someone would have given me a clue why we should like bottles & diapers!

Don't get me wrong- I am starting to fall inlove with Peanut Butter Sandwiches & a School Bus but it is no joke when one says "wait until they get older" Every year seems to bring BIG parental decisions- I NEED MY MOMMY!!!

BIrthday Details

2010-08-16T23:58:00.002-05:00

This year was so great. There were a few unexpected twists and a few great surprises.

After we ordered the invitations (a month earlier) we needed to change the date as there was a conflict for many guests who were invited to a wedding for a teacher at the school. When I was running around looking for envelopes to fit so I could print little labels to cover the date and post the new date, it felt like a big deal but the date change brought our most

OMG YOU WOKE UP LOOKING FIVE!

2010-07-25T21:35:00.002-05:00

FIVE!

2010-07-14T08:45:00.005-05:00

Cupcake is turning five. We are getting ready for the annual Cha-Cha Bash. Celebrating the life of our daughter is the greatest time of year for us. Marco has been working endless hours the past 3 weeks building her playhouse. A little or ALOT of wood chips, a few flowers in the flower boxes, and the furniture set up inside- ALL FINISHED BY SUNDAY!

This past month has been all about the Cha-Cha bash. From goodie bags to the wedding cake every detail is in place for a great day. Most importantly all of our special friends are arriving from out to town to join us. We truly are so delighted all of our friends and family will be here.

2010-06-10T09:52:00.003-05:00

2009-12-29T20:12:00.001-05:00

Happy New Year !!!

2009-12-29T20:07:00.000-05:00

Watching them grow...

2009-12-29T15:16:00.004-05:00

pics coming

2009-12-23T16:01:00.002-05:00

Another great weekend in NY- Thanks Papa Leif, Jojo and LL & Leila

My sweet little Cupcake. Watching her grow with her "Best Boy in the World" (her nickname for her BFF- has been so much fun. After every visit to NY we return with great memories and great photos. WOW - how they have grown together!

2009-12-13T18:28:00.003-05:00

Finally

2009-11-07T20:41:00.000-05:00

All Grown Up!

2009-09-28T13:52:00.001-05:00

Quick Hello to Everyone! We have been so busy getting in all of our last minute "SUMMER FUN" dates and getting ready for Pre-K that I haven't had much to time to spend blogging. However, we do

Happy 4th Birthday Cupcake!

2009-08-02T09:13:00.004-05:00

Happy 4th Birthday! 35 4 year olds, 45 adults, a moonbouncer, slip N' slide, swimming pool, and a most beautiful sun shiney day = a very happy 4 year old!

Why does it take a week to post...Recovery time! The next post will show you what happened 24 hours after the Birthday event as we were hit by a storm leaving a mess that is still not completely cleaned up.

The Birthday Girl

   The Little Mermaid Cake
The Uncles
   The Party Planners
   A quick dip in the Hot Tub before the pool...

   The Baby Moon Bouncer, Big Moon Bouncer, & the slip N'slide
   The loving couple
   The beautiful Cupcakes designed by NANA

#86

2009-06-24T13:14:00.003-05:00

This is the "CLASSIC CUPCAKE" I am telling you... She is getting very sneeky as she approaches 4 yrs old!

I wanted to do a quick Happy Father's Day since I am not a week late YET.

We had a great day. My father stopped by for breakfast and the three of us spent the day laying around doing NOTHING but playing with the dogs and swimming in the pool.

After we took naps we got dressed to go for Sushi. I do not know how many couples take their 4 year olds (almost four) to dinner at 8 on a Sunday night and follow up with desert at our favorite Italian hang out so we can play Botchi with Cupcake but getting home at 11:30 was no sweat for her.

Tomorrow is the BIGGEST day....

Marco and Cupcake are on their way to Bermuda for a Daddy & daughter weekend. This will be the first time we are separated for more than one night. I will miss them. I will enjoy the quiet time. I will her CRAZY. I am so happy they are so excited for their excursion together.

As much as I will miss them...I am on my way to see Kathy Griffin about 4 hours after they leave tomorrow so this will cheer up my first night solo!