Birthday Ball

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Oh! Today was the day that every Princess named Jasmine dreams of!!!
A truly divatastic day!

Birthdays are just the best! As I sit here at the computer reflecting on the past 24 hours I can't help but smile. I have never known a more princess crazed, barbie loving child that truly believes that she is a princess named jasmine (she even told her new pre-k teacher that was her name---there is no way this school is ready for Molly). Little girls may be made of sugar and spice but I think that a few key ingredients were left out like tulle and flair. At least in the case of our Miss Molly.

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Technically, Molly doesn't turn three until Friday but with August so jammed with birthdays and the start of school this was the best date for the majority of the guests. So despite a little vertigo that I have been battling this weekend we celebrated our little hearts out...princess style.

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What better way to prepare for a princess party than with castle cake? I really took this next picture because I thought that there was NO way that the cake would make it to the party in one piece as I am a bit clumsy and had to climb a BIG hill. So here was the pre-party documentation.

To my dismay it survived the commute! The flag (at half mast in the shot) says Happy Birthday Molly! My mom is the best cake making partner ever!

Molly had so many incredible gifts. I am still a little shocked that there was not one barbie princess duplication. She was so into the present part this year!

We quickly put the engineers to work!

Last year's splash park adventures seemed a little less wild. It is amazing the added craziness that a walking, water splashing 'love chunk' can add! I think on two separate occasions I looked at Kelly and we both asked each other "Where's Gabe?" This boy was in SPLASH PARK HEAVEN. I would like to give a special shout out to one Brian Baker for stepping up as a parent to our little runaway. Whew. Mommy and Daddy might have been a little distracted with the diva.
The kids kept the grown-ups in line
pausing only to take a snack break.
such a fantastic party! Watch out world----Molly's turning three!

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* If you happened to take any pictures of the party that you care to share that would be INCREDIBLE as the only pictures I took are posted. How can I function without my usual 100+ pictures? Feel free to email!

Sister Molly

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Our Little Molly girl sure is one little firecracker. She is busy, loud and has a tendency to growl when she is mad... but goodness, does she love to pray.

Molly loves to say prayers at night. She has one mean memory. (hmm... i wonder where that comes from?)

Her current favorites are:

Hail Mary (she calls it Hello Mary)
Prayer of Thanksgiving
Angel of God
Now I lay me down to sleep

and we have just started the Lord's Prayer (she calls it the daddy prayer)

So special to be a part of her nightly prayers. Unfortunately, the video footage doesn't do it justice because she gets shy with a camera on but it gives you an idea.

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Playdoh Experiment #1

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Battle!

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Our Gabey has one mean battle cry!

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2 going on 16

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Lights, Camera, Action!

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In efforts to change things up this week on the good ole' blog I am going to attempt a video post a day through Saturday. Whew.

So say tuned...let the camera action commence! Well, I guess it can wait until morning...I mean who really likes to be filmed sleeping anyway.

Lights. Camera. Action.

Finally! It didn't rain.

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Something new and amazing happened this weekend.

Did I manage to quick-clean (code for: make-it-look-clean-without-really-cleaning) in 30 minutes? Well, yes I did but my house is a bit small so that really doesn't account for supreme greatness... just a nice way to start the weekend and a tiny taste of that natural high you get cleaning. Anyone else know what I mean here?

Did Kelly fold all the laundry while I was at the hospital today? Why yes he did...but this is often the norm because he folds laundry like he has worked at Gap his whole life and apparently my folding is too messy? So wonderful and amazing, yes ---just not new.

Get ready for it.

Kelly and I actually went to a Ranger's game that didn't rain-out. Don't get me wrong, it was close. We definitely drove to the game along a dark and ominous wall of black clouds but it all managed to dissipate upon our arrival to the stadium. This NEVER happens.

Kelly and I are good people to have around in a drought. We often tempt rain when we wash our cars but if you want to see some true Texas thunderstorms just hand us a pair of tickets to the ballpark and it's your lucky day. At least that used to be the case but not anymore.

Look... We're dry!

There may have been no rain but the game was a bit of a wash. C'est la vie, we'll take what we can get! Yummy hot dogs and beer sure did comfort our bruised little ranger egos.

I had every intention of meeting up with friends in uptown to celebrate birthdays/moving away post-game but I just didn't have it in me. Has this night owl lost its luster? Perhaps. I personally chalk it up to another round of potential eye disease that Kelly and I are currently plaguing. Check above... my left eye is a nice and swollen and Kelly's right eye is a healthy shade of pink. So together we make one perfect set of eyes... ahhh, a perfect match. (Well, truth be told we make up one perfect set of prescription wearing eyes but really who's keeping track.)

Amazingly, the game is so much more enjoyable when you don't have soggy underwear caressing your body. Such a nice change, a bit less clingy and made life a little easier when participating in 6 rounds of the wave.

So rain rain go away... but feel free to come back when it is not game day because our yard is always a little thirsty.

Our fun weekend was definitely a hit.