Cathcing up from October 2011

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!

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!

6 YEARS OLD!

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

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

Happy Birthday Cupcake! Love, Mommy & Daddy

This year has been amazing.

2011

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

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!

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

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!

FIVE!

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.