Birthday Weekend Fit for a Princess

Kennedy's birthday weekend was an absolute BLAST. And she has the "hangover" to prove it. Who am I kidding? I am exhausted, too. The festivities began on Birthday Eve when she lost her first tooth! It was quite the milestone in the LaPierre house because so many of her friends have lost teeth, but she hadn't lost any yet. I asked Chris to work on it a bit and loosen it a little more while I gave Brady a bath. When I walked into the office where Chris and Kennedy were, I nearly fell out. He had PLIERS in her mouth! Yes people... only in the movies OR the LaPierre house will you see pliers in a child's mouth to get loose tooth out. We ended up gently pulling it out the old fashioned way - by hand with a paper towel.


The tooth fairy brought $5 and some fun bath fizzies. The next morning on her actual birthday, pancakes were a must. And a "K" was the perfect shape for the birthday girl.

She got to open ONE present in the morning before we went to work. Can you tell how much she loves nail polish?

After work, the birthday girl picked her favorite restaurant for dinner. Her first choice was Sonic.... well, mommy politely asked if we could go somewhere where we could sit down to eat. So Chick-fil-A it was. And you can't have a birthday dinner without a sweet treat! So the birthday girl chose a scoop of mint chocolate chip on a cone.... and we sang Happy Birthday to her right in the middle of the ice cream store.

On Saturday morning before her party, Aunt Susie took Kennedy for a special shopping trip. Kennedy was allowed to pick one thing in this super-hip tween store. If it weren't for Aunt Susie, Kennedy would never be able to appreciate the value in sequins. She is decked out now. Shoes. Purses. Awesome.

With the birthday outfit officially complete (new shoes and handbag perfectly coordinated by the little fashionista herself)....

....it was time to head to the birthday party at Glo Puttz! Glow in the dark putt putt, snazzy hot pink and green cupcakes, party favors, and arcade games. It was air conditioned, dark, and surprisingly quiet. Perfect.

Aunt Susie and Uncle Ford joined in the festivities, too!

The party moved to Nina and Papa's house where Kennedy opened presents from the family. Do you see this adorable little Caboodle? I had one of these when I was younger and STUFFED it with fun make up, nail polish, brushes, hair accessories, and on and on and on. Good thing Kennedy got this small one from her Aunt Tracy.

Oh ... and she has already put make up on twice! I'm thinking this was the perfect gift.

6 years old

I don't know what it is about this birthday that is really doing a number on me. Maybe it's because she's going to first GRADE. She's going to be in an actual grade and not "kindergarten."

Maybe it's because she's losing interest in her dolls and gravitating towards lip gloss and hair accessories.

I'm certainly not sad about it. I'm actually very happy to celebrate her sixth birthday. I am just realizing how fast these past six years has flown by. This past year, she has changed SO MUCH. Watching her blossom into this little (big) girl is so much fun.

Happy 6th birthday sweet baby girl!

I could reeeeeeeeally go for this right now.

When we were in Maine, we went to this amazing road-side ice cream stand. When I say amazing, I mean uhhh-maz-ing.


My fav? Mint... I love mint chocolate chip. Actually, I REALLY love mint cookie ice cream. There is a huge difference. As in chunks of mint chocolate cookies (like Girl Scout's thin mints) versus tiny flecks of chocolate in green ice cream.

Anyway.. now that we have that settled... I could use some ice cream. However I am at work, so I must excuse myself to wipe the drool from my keyboard......................

First movie for Brady

No other show on television has captivated my sweet Brady quite like Toy Story. Right before Toy Story 3 came out, Disney was showing the first and second movies on TV. Chris flipped it on and Brady sat still for the entire movie.

Yes, that is a HUGE deal for a two year old boy.

So before the movie came out, I KNEW this would be Brady's first movie experience.

Folks - he was ENTHRALLED. He sat in his movie booster, snacked on gummy bears and mini M & M's, and literally stared at the screen! I kept leaning over to ask him who was on the screen because he loves to say "Woodeeeee" and "Buzzth!" But he was so sucked into the movie that he couldn't answer me.

I just laughed and laughed. I think I might have watched Brady more than I watched the movie.

We were joined by our fabulous Hardy friends: Maddie and Ellie, Mama Deanna... and of course, Kennedy.

Oh - and I thought I was being clever and quite cost effective by bringing packaged snacks from home. Score for mom! However the theater got one up on me after I ordered two SMALL icees for the kids (at $4 each!? OUCH!) and Brady had one sip and made this awful, disgusted face. Kennedy drank about half of her's. Darn.

Amazed

If you don't have a family photographer, I strongly encourage you to take advantage of the fine talents of DeAnn Arnold. She's awesome. OF COURSE, when she has playful, never-camera-shy subjects like the talented Kennedy - it's easy to get good shots, right?

I am IN LOVE with this photo. She's about to turn 6.... going on 16.

Half way through the year!

I started buying uniforms and school supplies for Kennedy - FIRST GRADE! Where has the year gone already?

And I read somewhere in bloggy land that it's about 150 days UNTIL CHRISTMAS!

As Charlie Brown would say, good grief.

Things I love...

I just know I have written a Things I Love post before... but I don't remember what I put on it or when I wrote it. BUT... here are some MORE things I love.. at this moment.

Coming home every other Tuesday.
Why every other Tuesday? Cause that's when my sweet housekeeper comes. Please don't judge me for having a house keeper. We would live in a dusty, moldy, toothpaste-crusted house if we didn't have our sweet Adella. She does an AMAZING job. I love her.

A fresh book/notebook with crisp pages.
I LOVE the smell of books, how they feel in my hand, how the look sitting on my end tables. I am such a predictable book store shopper. I buy a book for me, a book for each of the kids, and a fresh new mini notebeook to keep all my lists.

The smell of my sweet son's hair right behind his ears.
When he lays his head on my shoulder, it's the perfect place for me to give him a little kiss. Kennedy still has that sweet smell at her temple, but she's lost all her baby hair - so it's not the same.

Fluffing my couch cushions.
This may sound strange, but every night before we turn out the lights in the living room - I turn and fluff the cushions so they don't look squished. I'm a little nuts about it. But it's probably why the couch has lasted this long (at least 7 years) with kids and dogs around.