I can't believe it is almost February

Disney 2012

Seeing her first time after her fairy godmother did her make-over

Maria with Belle. Her favorite princess

Maria and her best friend Katie

This month is flying by. I have not taken many pictures this month. I think I was pictured out from all the pictures we took at Disney. We have had some crazy weather here in NC this month. We have had high's in the low 30's with ice and the next week 70's with rain and wind's up to 40 miles an hour. The kid's have enjoyed getting back to their routines after the holiday's. Wesley is doing so well in his preschool class. He can count to 12 and know's all his colors. His vocabulary has grown so much. When he is excited it comes out as babble but he can get his points across. He can't say "Maria" yet so he call's her "sister". It is so cute!We are working on potty training. He picked out his own "cars" underwear and is so excited to be wearing them. I think Maria has gone through another growth spurt. She is getting so tall. I think she will be wearing 6T clothes very soon. Her favorite things to do right now is play paper dolls and games. We play Old Maid, Gold Fish, matching game and a game called Ladybug. She loves to spell words and is always asking me how to spell a word so she can write it. My kid's are growing up so fast! Since I haven't taken many pictures I'm adding a couple of Disney pictures that I didn't add earlier.

Christmas 2012

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Christmas 2012

Happy New Year! We had such a wonderful Christmas. We celebrated Christmas with Sebastian's family before Christmas because we were out of town the week of Christmas. We had a nice meal and of course the kid's opened presents. The kid's looked so cute in their matching pj's. For Christams we went to Disney World with my family. It was such a great time! The kid's did great. We got to Disney at 8am on Christmas day and were there until 9pm. The kid's didn't take naps and we didn't have any melt downs. They did so good. Maria's high light was meeting all the princesses. She also was tall enough to ride Splash Mountain and Thunder Mountain. It was so much fun for Sebastian and I to ride the roller coasters with her. Maria's Christmas gift from my mom was a trip to the Bippity Boppity Boutique. It is where your princess can go and get all dolled up by the fairy godmother. Maria had her hair done, make-up and finger nails painted. Maria choose pink hair. Her face was priceless when she saw herself in the mirror for the first time. Maria had to dress as a princess to Disney the first day and then second day we went she dressed as Minney Mouse. Every Disney empolyee that saw Maria would curtsey to her and say "welcome Princess. It was so nice of you to join us today." Maria was on cloud nine. Wesley loved the Dumbo ride and the race cars with his daddy. He was not to excited about seeing any Disney Characters. The first day we went Wesely did not know where we were going. The second day as soon as we pulled into the parking lot he started screaming with excitement he was so excited to be back. Both kid's enjoyed the parades. We were able to see a Christmas parade and the light parade at the end of the night. Disney's parades are so awesome! My favorite part was watching the excitement on my children's faces.  We also went to Sea World. Maria loved the Dolphin show and now wants to be a dolphin trainer when she grows up. As much fun as we had it was so nice to be home and sleep in our own beds. There are way too many pictures to post on here so I'm going to post as a slide show.

pictures from the last month

We had a nice Thanksgiving. We spent Thanksgiving lunch with Sebastian's parents. I had to work later in the day so it was nice to be able to spend some time with family before that. The kid's are getting very excited about Christmas. We made a gingerbread house. I think that more icing and candy got eaten then actually put on the house. :) My cousin's daughter came to stay the night with us last weekend. It was Maria's first sleepover. She was so excited!!!! My sister and nephew came over and we all made  Christmas cookies. Again I think that more dough was eaten and icing was eaten then the actual cookies. Maria had so much fun having her sleepover. I was thnking that the girls would be up late into the night talking but they were overcome with sleep after having such an exciting day playing together. I probably won't get around to posting again until afer Christmas. I should have some fun pictures then since we will be spending Christmas at Disney World. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!!

Maria and Ethan's Birthday Party

Maria and Ethan wanted to have their birthday parties together. They are a week apart and go to the same preschool and have the same friends so it worked out great! They wanted to have a Mickey and Minnie birthday party at a bounce house. The kid's had such a great time. Since they are all in school together they all play so nicely. The bounce house was nice because only the kid's from our party were able to bounce. Maria of course had to dress up in her Minnie Mouse dress. She looked so cute!

My good looking family!

We had some pictures taken at the art museum. It turned out to be such a beutiful fall day and the pictures turned out great. Here are a few....

Happy 4th Birthday Maria!!!!

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4th Birthday

I can't believe 4 years have passed since you came into our lives. The time has gone way too fast! Maria you are smart, beautiful, loving, caring, kind, and generous. I love hearing you sing and watching you dance. I love having you snuggle against me while we read book after book. I love how you show your love to your brother. I love when I ask you what your favorite thing was today and your response is always, "being with you mama." I love your hugs and kisses. I love how you share with your friends. I love how your heart is growing for God. I love hearing you say in the morning "I prayed last night before I went to sleep." I love your every quirk, your every smile, and even when we are having a battle of wills, I love you! My life has forever changed since you came into it. You have made me a better person. I never thought that I could love as much as I love you! Happy Birthday to my sweet sweet Maria!!