Our last week in Virginia...

I'm late on this...and I blame having my computer packed away, but better late than never....so here you are...

Our last week in Virginia, we decided to take all the bread we had that was going bad and go feed the ducks/geese/birds at Lake Ridge Park. It was tons of fun. We sat down on the boat ramp and fed the geese. They even ate out of my hands. Taylor loved it! She loves animals, just like her mommy :)

 

THE MOVE!

I wanted to let you all know we are moved and pretty much settled in to our new house. Taylor LOVES her new house and so do we!  I will be able to update more later, when I have more time, but I wanted to make sure I let everyone know we're still alive and safely moved into our new home!  

Happy Mother's Day!

We just wanted to extend a Happy Mother's Day thought to each and every mommy we know.  Especially our own two moms!  Without you guys we, most importantly, wouldnt be here.  But mostly we want to say thank you for making us the people we are today!  We love you! 

Getting ready for the monkey party...

The theme for Taylor's party this year is monkeys!  She loves monkeys.  In case you didnt know, her entire bathroom is monkeys, she's got a bunch of monkey stuffed animals, a few clothing items with monkeys on em, so why not throw a monkey party?! 

I got the inspiration from this...

This is her bathroom rug.  For some reason, looking at this one day inspired the idea for a monkey-themed birthday party and monkey-themed cakes.

So....I decided to make two cakes. We're supposed to have 20 adults and 8 children at tomorow's party, so I'm thinking we'd need more than one 10-inch cake.  I am making a yellow cake and a chocolate cake. 

So I started with the basic cakes. (The small cake was used to make the ears on each cake)

And they eventually formed these.....

And.....the finished products....

 

I'm actually quite happy with how they turned out.  If you've ever worked with fondant, you know it can be pretty tricky and sometimes a pain, but I think I did well :) 

Now it's time to party.....after a good night's sleep, of course :)

TAYLOR IS 2!

At 6:45 PM today, exactly two years ago, Tim and I met the most wonderful little girl we would ever meet.  Luckily, she turned out to be ours :)   And two years later, she still keeps us on our toes, amazes us with her knowledge, and makes us smile even when we're at our worst.   She's the most amazing person in the world.....and she turned 2 today!

To celebrate, we let Taylor open some gifts. 

She got one from Aunt Jenny, Uncle Matt and the kids in SC.

It was a really cute precious moments figurine.  Taylor kept saying "ooooh pretty".  She liked it.

She got some cards from Uncle Bruce and Aunt Amanda and a card and gift from Uncle Shane (somehow I managed to forget that picture, sorry Shane)

And she got a card and money from Nana and Papa in OH.  Of course, she just loved the "Monies" that was in the card.  That "monies" will go towards her backyard toys when we get to Georgia.

I made her a cake (it was simple) just so she could have some on her birthday.  She knew right away that there was a 2 on there :)  My smart girl!

She loves cake...well, mostly the frosting.  But it gives the same "sugar rush" effect, doesnt it?  Oi.

After cake, we went for a family bike ride and played in the park.

I'd say she had a fun birthday!

Now we just have to get through the party planned for this Saturday.