Milestones

Last week was Marea's last week of preschool at Hilltop. Although I know the adventures that await her will be awesome, I am so sad!! She really, really loved her class and her teachers so so much; and she will definitely miss the whimsical playfulness of Hilltop. What an awesome preschool experience for my baby girl.

And, Evie is FINALLY potty trained!!!! I had my doubts that it would get accomplished, because she just seemed SO disinterested. But, after about 5 days she got it. And she is SO very proud of herself! And I am proud of her too; it wasn't easy with her (like it was with her big sis), but we stuck with it and she figured it out. Yea, Evie....you're a big girl now!!!!

The Big FIVE

There is lots of talk around here about Marea turning 5. She's pretty darn excited this year.

Here's her random list....of the gifts she wishes for and the party she wants.

-a bouquet of flowers

-her own tree to plant

-seeds: watermelon, zucchini, carrot)

-movies: aladdin, the little mermaid, the incredibles

-a special box for her 'picture pennies' treasures (pennies flattened with designs from the LB Aquarium and Palm Desert Zoo)

-a make-up case (ugh)

-a BIG BIG party with strawberry lemonade, hot dogs, pizza and salads (she said we can have wine a beer too!)

-the CAKE-it changes all the time...she's pretty much open to ANY flavor combination

-Face painting, and Sara painting fingernails, and a pinata with a HUGE candy list

And of course the guest list...well, she pretty much loves all our favorite people too!!!!! All the family (of course); Grethe and the babies; Lily (the dog); Juliana; Harper; Madison; Mia and Sean and Sydney.

Easy Peasy!!! I hope we can deliver!!! Because this girl deserves a special day!