The New Sensation!

Our newest family member has arrived! We were so excited to follow Aunt Mandy's progress and hear about the baby being born and couldn't wait to go meet him. We arranged a trip to see him at 2 weeks old, it was good timing, not many activities that weekend to miss, it would be Easter so we could spend extra time and not be so rushed as we usually are on weekend trips there. Everyone was psyched! and then the flu hit. Sweetie was so sick! High fever and the whole nine yards. She started on Wednesday and we thought it might pass by the weekend but it raged right on through! Not only did she feel terrible just being sick, but she was so disappointed that we couldn't go see the baby! Everyone was sad to miss it but there was no avoiding it.

With other end of year events, he was a month old before we got to see him but we greatly enjoyed getting our hands on him at long last! We all took turns holding and admiring  him until the absolute last minute. Mr Bojangles was out at a birthday party when we arrived but he was very excited to introduce us to his baby brother when he got there! Baby Bash was a big hit!

Salad Hog

This kid cracks me up! We were finishing supper, or rather, I should say TRYING to finish supper and Miss Dawdly Pants was poking along and taking her sweet time while the rest of us were waiting to go somewhere or do something, maybe a bike ride, a swim? I forget now but Lovey was not on the same page at all! Finally I told her to give me the bowl and to leave! She started to hug it to her and chow down on the remaining Caesar salad, calling to me tauntingly!

Lovey: but Muuuuum it's SALAD! You can't be mad because I'm eating VEGETABLES!!!

She started laughing so hard in the middle of that, she could hardly speak! Hearing her mad giggles set the rest of us off. That little turkey knew she had me over a barrel and there was no getting around it. She was right, I couldn't very well chastise her for hogging the salad!

Happy Birthday Grammie!

We celebrated Grammie's birthday on the weekend with decorations, presents and most importantly, cake! Fondant is her favourite so we tried a new design this year and it turned out quite nicely. Bright colours and polka dots made for a tasty festive treat! I almost hated to cut it, it was so pretty! Luckily we did because it tasted as good as it looked (if I do say so myself, and as the writer, it's up to me to report these important details!)

                              

Fairies, Sparkle, Dance!

 This year's dance show theme was Peter Pan and it was wonderful! They had so many extra practices, extended classes that made for a great show! I'd say it was the best one yet. They put a lot of work into their story, adding lots of Irish twists and making everything flow well together. The costumes were top notch (especially that purple sparkly custom made one!) and the window prop was awesome! Honey's not too sure about continuing with Irish Dance in the fall so I'm glad she had a really great show to finish on if she doesn't go back.

She got her hair washed early in the morning so we could dry and curl it before dress rehearsal and got all our glitter gear on and headed to the theatre. Since she might not do another, I got all my shooting done during the rehearsal and got a sneak preview of the show. I realized at the actual show, just how much of the story and detail that I missed while running all over the theatre to get shots. Watching something through the lens is not the same as actually sitting and watching! So glad I got to do both!

Grammie & Grandad came for the big day but we had to scoot home quickly afterwards to get the birthday party started! Grammie made all the fairy wings and everyone appreciated her efforts since most of us are not sewing inclined! For my part, I made all the hair ties. And by "made" I totally mean "cut a piece of cloth into strips". Hey, everybody's got to do their part right???