Lilly turns 9!!!!

Lilly had an epic birthday celebration spanning several days.

She started by waking up EARLY on her birthday to open presents.

After these pictures she opened presents and got ready for school.  On the way out the door, carrying the HOMEMADE cupcakes, I slipped on black ice - sent the cupcakes flying and landed flat on my tail bone.  I'm pretty sure the devestation of the cupcake loss was traumatizing for her.  All ended fine, I couldn't walk well that day, but my tail bone was not broken! We bought replacement cupcakes from Weis, and the birthday celebration continued. 

We then traveled to Maryland to kick off more birthday celebrating. Grandma decorated with a frozen theme and got special cupcakes from the Lilly Magilly cupcakery.

Random phone update

I can't remember if I posted these, so here they are (again or not) in all their phone glory.

Corning Museum of Glass

We went to the Corning Museum of Glass with Jim's sister, her husband and daughter.

All the kids and Aunt Rebecca blew their own glass.

A Christmas iPhone Update

Church Christmas party, Nativity. Jack is a wise man, Lilly is an angel, and Lucy was a run away toddler joining the big kid group.

Christmas!

Jack's preschool Christmas party

Ms. Debbie threw a party for the family members in another room while the kids had their own party.

Then they pretended to be toys asleep and woke up because they heard Santa outside!

You never saw anything happier than a room full of preschool children welcoming Santa into their school! They sang him a song to welcome him into the room.  

Jack: "I want a gun and bullets and legos."

Mom: "He wants a NERF gun and NERF bullets, just to be clear."

Lucy ran away screaming but allowed me to hold her for a group picture.

Wonderful day!

More Christmas Updates

Lilly reading Jack Christmas stories. 

At Santa's cottage at the mall. 

Lucy takes off on her own as often as she can. 

Catching up- snow day

Christmas tree lighting and my little fashionista. 

Our first snow day of the season was met with excitement, but as with most snow days, ended in exhausted tears. 

Except Lucy. She was upset the whole time. 

Sledding? Probably not.