Showing posts with label Birthdays. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Birthdays. Show all posts
Saturday, August 25, 2012
Gabriel turns 8!
Time is flying by so fast! My son is turning into a young man. He turns 8 today. We had a pool party with his friends and had a great time. He just loves his friends...and life!
Thursday, August 16, 2012
I'm the big 4-ohhhhhh
Was so happy to share this big mile-marker with close friends doing something we've never done before - ziplining! My two high school best friends, Kelly and Tricia flew in especially for the occasion and got to meet my friends Erin, Tagie and Janine. We stayed at Lake Lanier Island Resort for two nights and had a blast!
Saturday, March 3, 2012
Zellie Bellie turns Three!
We are so blessed and excited to have this beautiful little girl of ours - Giselle Helena Pett - turn three years old! She seems to be excited about the idea too and keeps holding up three fingers saying she's three. We got to celebrate it with family and friends in Tampa and then again with friends for a painting party.
Saturday, February 18, 2012
Sunday, March 6, 2011
Giselle Turns Two!
Our Gisellie Belly turned two!
We celebrated it many times ...
1) First with Daddy making her a strawberry pie one evening, we placed two tall candles and the three of us sang Happy Birthday to her (she doesn't know how to blow out candles yet);
2) The next day on her actual birthday we took her to a Gymboree class where she had fun doing her own thing while all the other two-year old's bounced around with their moms and the instructor.
3) The next night we went to Outback and let her enjoy wait staff strangers sing to her along with some free ice cream - she didn't know what to think about that.
4) Then we drove down to Tampa and had another little family cake and candle-blowing out gathering with just my mom and brother and us and some nifty doll and stroller presents.
5) Then the day after that we had another party at the park stacked full of immediate family and friends and kids, playgrounds and picnic fare with the perfect Mickey and Minnie Mouse cupcake birthday cake to celebrate her and Mason's birthdays. It was a bit windy, but the kids had a good time.
Height -- 34.5" (75-90%)
Weight -- 25 pounds
Shoe size -- 6.5
Clothing -- 2T
Favorite book -- Any book that has pictures of babies in it. She'll find them immediately and point them out while giggling out "babies!"
Favorite food -- Macaroni and cheese, pizza, spaghetti, rice ... we eat a lot of this, but mostly yogurt and string cheese!
Favorite treat -- Cookies (daddy will make her semi-healthy oatmeal and raisin)
Favorite word -- "Babies"
Favorite saying -- "Mama, I wunt cook-kie or Mama, I wunt Babies" (meaning the movie)
Favorite movie(s) -- Babies (we stream it on Netflix probably 3x a day and are trying to find more ABC shows for her since it's gotten really old for us)
Favorite things to do -- Suck her thumb, push her stroller around, look at books, go for a ride in the car and dance to music
Favorite toys -- Any one of her 8-10 baby dolls she has
Activities -- She pretends to do school work at the kitchen table along with Gabriel - in fact, she does practically anything Gabriel does, she copies everything he does
Interests -- She is really intense and is very independent. She's interested in doing things herself right now.
We celebrated it many times ...
1) First with Daddy making her a strawberry pie one evening, we placed two tall candles and the three of us sang Happy Birthday to her (she doesn't know how to blow out candles yet);
2) The next day on her actual birthday we took her to a Gymboree class where she had fun doing her own thing while all the other two-year old's bounced around with their moms and the instructor.
3) The next night we went to Outback and let her enjoy wait staff strangers sing to her along with some free ice cream - she didn't know what to think about that.
4) Then we drove down to Tampa and had another little family cake and candle-blowing out gathering with just my mom and brother and us and some nifty doll and stroller presents.
5) Then the day after that we had another party at the park stacked full of immediate family and friends and kids, playgrounds and picnic fare with the perfect Mickey and Minnie Mouse cupcake birthday cake to celebrate her and Mason's birthdays. It was a bit windy, but the kids had a good time.
Height -- 34.5" (75-90%)
Weight -- 25 pounds
Shoe size -- 6.5
Clothing -- 2T
Favorite book -- Any book that has pictures of babies in it. She'll find them immediately and point them out while giggling out "babies!"
Favorite food -- Macaroni and cheese, pizza, spaghetti, rice ... we eat a lot of this, but mostly yogurt and string cheese!
Favorite treat -- Cookies (daddy will make her semi-healthy oatmeal and raisin)
Favorite word -- "Babies"
Favorite saying -- "Mama, I wunt cook-kie or Mama, I wunt Babies" (meaning the movie)
Favorite movie(s) -- Babies (we stream it on Netflix probably 3x a day and are trying to find more ABC shows for her since it's gotten really old for us)
Favorite things to do -- Suck her thumb, push her stroller around, look at books, go for a ride in the car and dance to music
Favorite toys -- Any one of her 8-10 baby dolls she has
Activities -- She pretends to do school work at the kitchen table along with Gabriel - in fact, she does practically anything Gabriel does, she copies everything he does
Interests -- She is really intense and is very independent. She's interested in doing things herself right now.
Monday, August 23, 2010
Our Birthday Bashes
Both Gabriel and I had birthdays the month of August which turned out to be very special.
I plan my own birthday every year, which enables me to get exactly what I want. It's brilliant, I think. I take off from work and off from "home". Normally I get a massage and it's my one time a year luxury, but this year I found a place right around the corner which gives discounts with insurance. With the discount in place, I was able to get a two hour massage at the same rate I was accustomed to paying for one hour. It was so relaxing and still went by so fast. I remember her saying, "Ok, Marcy, we're going to begin." And the next thing I know she is telling me we are done.
Then Jimmy and Gabriel took me to Farm Burger in Decatur to get a good cheeseburger. The day ended with a date with my honey to see a movie, "Eat. Pray. Love." with Julia Roberts. Mixed reviews, but still enjoyed an evening out and being taken on a journey to lands I'll probably never get to go. My birthday continued the following day to Tacqueria Del Sol for lunch...one of my favorite restaurants.
Gabriel turned six - and I can still hardly believe. I wanted to package up the five year old age and keep it my pocket forever. We celebrated with a MythBusters themed party. It's his favorite show so in honor of turning six, we conducted six science experiments with his friends. Of course, we had to do the Mentos and Diet Coke Geyser one and we made a bottle rocket shoot off. I think the kids enjoyed it, but afterward, I asked Gabriel what his favorite part of the party was .... the experiments, dancing, opening presents, or the ice cream? None of those. I was secretly hoping he would say, "It's your marvelous organization skills Mommy," but was taken back when he said, "Playing with my friends." Such a sweetie. Ok, I must remember this for next year....Less is More.....maybe just cake and friends and less hoopla? We'll see....six weeks before his party, I may not be able to resist the planning....it's chronic.
Here's his birthday song. He wanted just ice cream this year - no birthday cake!
Here he is performing his birthday breakdance routine with his friend Kevin:
I plan my own birthday every year, which enables me to get exactly what I want. It's brilliant, I think. I take off from work and off from "home". Normally I get a massage and it's my one time a year luxury, but this year I found a place right around the corner which gives discounts with insurance. With the discount in place, I was able to get a two hour massage at the same rate I was accustomed to paying for one hour. It was so relaxing and still went by so fast. I remember her saying, "Ok, Marcy, we're going to begin." And the next thing I know she is telling me we are done.
Then Jimmy and Gabriel took me to Farm Burger in Decatur to get a good cheeseburger. The day ended with a date with my honey to see a movie, "Eat. Pray. Love." with Julia Roberts. Mixed reviews, but still enjoyed an evening out and being taken on a journey to lands I'll probably never get to go. My birthday continued the following day to Tacqueria Del Sol for lunch...one of my favorite restaurants.
Gabriel turned six - and I can still hardly believe. I wanted to package up the five year old age and keep it my pocket forever. We celebrated with a MythBusters themed party. It's his favorite show so in honor of turning six, we conducted six science experiments with his friends. Of course, we had to do the Mentos and Diet Coke Geyser one and we made a bottle rocket shoot off. I think the kids enjoyed it, but afterward, I asked Gabriel what his favorite part of the party was .... the experiments, dancing, opening presents, or the ice cream? None of those. I was secretly hoping he would say, "It's your marvelous organization skills Mommy," but was taken back when he said, "Playing with my friends." Such a sweetie. Ok, I must remember this for next year....Less is More.....maybe just cake and friends and less hoopla? We'll see....six weeks before his party, I may not be able to resist the planning....it's chronic.
Here's his birthday song. He wanted just ice cream this year - no birthday cake!
Here he is performing his birthday breakdance routine with his friend Kevin:
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
The Sept-ober blog posting
September ended up being another busy month (yes, I know it's October...ok, so October has been just as busy)....but getting back to September as I don't want to gloss over it with Jimmy's great 55th surprise birthday party and all the wonderful things Giselle is doing now.
First, we had an amazing time at Jim's surprise party at our favorite Chinese restaurant with just a few of our closest friends. Jim was absolutely clueless about the special event and more than touched by those who came to celebrate with him.
Then, Giselle is still not sleeping, but has mastered the skill of pulling to a stand which she LOVES to do. She is also now sitting, crawling and saying Mam-a. She's just such a happy baby and brings so much joy to our chaotic lives.
Now for October, Gabriel will reuse his pirate gear for Halloween this year and a friend is letting me borrow a fairy costume for Giselle. We are more than half way through October - I can hardly believe it...yes, next I'll say that Christmas is around the corner -- 64 days to be exact -- and then 2009 will have ended. Are we suppose to say two thousand and ten or twenty ten? It's a new era so shall be interesting to see what everyone flocks to refer to the year. Just hoping there will be enough spare change from the piggy jar to get the kiddos at least one present under the tree this year. Times are tough all around. I'm tired, old and broke, but also have hope, faith and am loved. With that said, life is still good.
First, we had an amazing time at Jim's surprise party at our favorite Chinese restaurant with just a few of our closest friends. Jim was absolutely clueless about the special event and more than touched by those who came to celebrate with him.
Then, Giselle is still not sleeping, but has mastered the skill of pulling to a stand which she LOVES to do. She is also now sitting, crawling and saying Mam-a. She's just such a happy baby and brings so much joy to our chaotic lives.
Now for October, Gabriel will reuse his pirate gear for Halloween this year and a friend is letting me borrow a fairy costume for Giselle. We are more than half way through October - I can hardly believe it...yes, next I'll say that Christmas is around the corner -- 64 days to be exact -- and then 2009 will have ended. Are we suppose to say two thousand and ten or twenty ten? It's a new era so shall be interesting to see what everyone flocks to refer to the year. Just hoping there will be enough spare change from the piggy jar to get the kiddos at least one present under the tree this year. Times are tough all around. I'm tired, old and broke, but also have hope, faith and am loved. With that said, life is still good.
Toasts:
Saturday, August 22, 2009
Gabriel's 5th Birthday!!
Happy 5th Birthday Gabriel!!
We had a pirate-themed slip-n-slide birthday party for Gabriel here at the house.
Here are some of Gabriel's stats:
Height -- 3' 5"
Weight -- 38 pounds
Shoe size -- 8
Pant size -- either 5 T or xsmall boys
Shirt size -- 5 T
Favorite book -- "I Like Bugs" (He can read three or four books)
Favorite food -- Mashed potatoes with gravy (and Macaroni and cheese)
Favorite treat -- Icecream (nothing has changed here)
Favorite word -- "Well..."
Favorite saying -- 'BWaaaa" as he yelps at Giselle to try to make her laugh
Favorite movie(s) -- Ratatouille (or Flushed Away, Cars, or Horton Hears a Who)
Favorite thing to do -- Pretend like he is a robot transformer
Favorite Toys -- Bakugan's, puzzles, books, Pixo's, Bendaroos, Tonka BounceBack Racer and any cars
Activities -- water park, bowling, soccer, playgrounds, Stone Mountain especially Big Barn of Fun
Interests -- in God, in cooking and baking, in the planets and science, computer games, jumping around and making Giselle laugh
Sunday, August 16, 2009
My beach --um--ER birthday
We were all packed up and heading to the Pensacola area to spend time with our friend Michelle and enjoy the beach for my birthday when Jim's stomach began giving him extreme pain again. Our trip was to Piedmont Hospital Emergency Room instead. I think Jim has been to every hospital here in Atlanta now for his stomach issues: Northside, Dekalb, St. Joe's and now Piedmont.
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