Celebrating our Baby!!

I hate throwing birthday parties. For some reason it just gives me anxiety. The planning, prepping, everything. So I had planned on NOT having a party for Maggie. BUT then last minute Yosh wanted to have the guys over for football.…it was meant to be a beautiful day SO..since everyone was coming over we might throw some cupcakes in there and call it her birthday party! Does that make me a shitty mom????

Maggie slept for most of her party…which was A-OK with me. Dad’s watched football. Kids watched tv, same, ate…everyone was happy!

Finally she was up.

And when she woke up the firs thing she did was find her presents…so Heather & Brynn let her open theirs. She was VERY happy about her baby Elsa.

Again trying to get a cute picture of her shirt…impossible!

Cupcake time.

Maggie wasn’t a fan of all the people singing to her…she got a little shy but no tears.

And this is our little group of friends….a few adults with a shit ton of kids!

Our happy FiveFamily

And then that night she went to bed…still my little baby but now shes TWO…

Maggie is TWO

I swear I was just pregnant with her….how did 2 years go by SO fast?? I loved documenting this pregnancy too…since I knew it was our last one.

And leaving the kids with my mom the day we were heading in to have her was also surreal. The excitement was too much!!

On her actual birthday we just hung out! Her party was the next day so we decided to head out to Mya’s and visit her!  But of course we had presents first.

She definitely a silly TWO year old. Trying to get a cute pictures of her looking AND smiling is pretty darn impossible.

But we sang happy birthday for our girl, she blew out the candle and all was well!

Our visit just aren’t the same without Papa there. Its been almost a year but it still feel surreal to me.

But my little girl has grown…2 years old…gosh.

Disneyland with Grandparents

My parents…or should I say my Father, had this WEIRD hair up his butt…and wanted to bring my kids to Disneyland. I don’t think my dad has been to Disneyland in almost 20 years.  He has MAJOR back and neck issues so walking and standing for long periods of time is very hard on him.  But he wanted to go! I was shocked but happy.  So my parents surprised my big kids and brought them to Disneyland.  And luckily for our amazing friends who work at Disneyland I was able to get off work early, pick up Maggie and bring her down there for her first visit on the eve of her 2nd birthday!!

 

 

I think the fact that we showed up, actually helped my parents house. My kids are at such different ages and different likes when its comes to rides. Owen is getting older and likes the fast rides, whereas Ella is still terrified of all that!  So I was able to help my parents…we took turns bringing different kids to different rides and things.

Jungle Cruise with the little girls while Grandad brought Owen on Indiana Jones.

Then we waited FOREVER to see Moana. But it was worth it. The girls LOVED her. Only got rough when my 4.5 year old was the one begging to be held…dear lord.

While the boys sat and waited. Owen had zero interest in meeting Moana..or any characters for that matter.

Bathroom/Diaper breaks…meant we HAD to get churros. My favorite part of Disneyland!

Before the sun went down we did our castle pic. My dad HATES pictures…and he hates that I take so many BUT I know someday he’ll appreciate seeing them.

I got to bring Owen on Big Thunder Mountain…he was so fun to watch him. He LOVED it!!!!

And while we did Big Thunder, my parents brought the little girls to the carousal.

And even caught this cutest thing…Dad giving Maggie kisses…makes my heart happy!

Then got on one of my favs…which happens to be the girls fav but daddy HATES…so Its A Small World it was.

I loved turning around and seeing my parents with my kids. It was weird. I haven’t been in Disneyland with my parents in a LONG time. Like 20 years or longer. It was bringing back memories of me and my brother and the excitement of the days when my parents would surprise us with a trip to Disneyland. And now all these years later I can see the same excitement on their faces for MY kids. So weird but so amazing.

Pics Mom took and sent to me later. Needless to say my children had a blast!!!! OMG. And then the traditional “souvenir shopping”…my Dad loves being able to get the kids something. My spoiled kids took forever finding something but in the end they found stuff. And were so happy!!

They were happy until the park closed and we had to go home…without Nana and Grandad. They parked in one parking lot and I parked in another.  So we went different directions and my kids were PISSED!!!

Full melt down modes for 2 of them…and I had to get to the shuttle, load the kids, collapse my stroller.  Then unload, reassemble the stroller, all by myself. And I’m pretty proud to say that Owen helped and I felt like a badass mother and did it all by myself. Yes strangers were looking at me like I was crazy BUT Boom!

Disneyland with my parents was a memorable day. My kids are already asking when they can go back!! haha