Sunday, September 27, 2009

Fancy Nancy Party

Eliza's friend Greer celebrated her third birthday with a Fancy Nancy themed dress up party. The invitation asked us to wear our favorite dress up clothes. It was Eliza's first dress up party and she had a blast!

Before we headed out to the party, Eliza was admiring herself and the new tutu I made for her to wear. I thought she looked adorable and she must have agreed because as soon as she saw herself she said "WOW!"




Greer's mommy, Emily, is always such a fantastic hostess and this party was no exception. The table looked amazing. Emily was one of the first people I became friends with when I moved to this area ten years ago. Our lives have changed so much during that time, and now it so neat to see our girls becoming friends as well.


Eliza was feeling a little bit shy when we first arrived, but Greer and her sister Harper were super sweet and soon Eliza was feeling right at home.


All of the little girls looked precious in their dress up clothes and even baby Sloane joined in the fun after she woke up from her nap. Look at all of that gorgeous curly hair!



We spent some time outside playing, coloring and making star wands. Most of the adults were wishing that the weather was cooler but the girls didn't seem to mind the heat at all; they were having too fun.




After our outside time, we came back inside to enjoy some snacks and of course we all sang Happy Birthday, so Greer could blow out her candles.




Eliza enjoyed the chicken salad sandwich that was shaped like a butterfly but the yummy cupcake was by far her favorite.



All of the moms had high hopes that we might be able to get a group picture of the girls looking so fancy, but you know what they say about the best laid plans.





I never got a good group shot, but there were so many cameras going at one time, hopefully somebody got a good picture that they will share.




Eliza loved wearing the tiara, boa and pearls. She wore them the majority of time we were there. The party was a huge success and everyone really enjoyed themselves.




Happy Birthday Greer and thanks for including us in your special day!

Monday, September 21, 2009

Girly Girl

Eliza has decided that she MUST wear a bow- bow at all times - that includes when she is in her jammies and ready for bed!


Autumn Begins . . .

Even though fall doesn't officially begin until tomorrow, the weather finally cooled off here this weekend, so I couldn't resist dressing Eliza in the precious little outfit her Grandma Sue got for her.




It was so pleasant outside that we decided to have our photo shoot outside. I love that she is so active - but snapping a good picture of this very busy little girl is not as easy as it used to be.


I love her "Pebbles Flinstone" look. Her hair is finally starting to grow and it has a tendency to stick up in the back - it often reminds me of Donald Trump's comb over so I made a pony tail and added the bow. Viola . . .a band new woman!

Saturday, September 12, 2009

A Visit to Grammy's House

Last weekend, our little family headed to the Hill Country to visit Grammy and Granddaddy. It was great to see them and have an opportunity to get out of town for a few days, but unfortunately we were all sick. Steve had an ear infection, Eliza had a fever and I had a terrible cough and sore throat. Even though we were all under the weather, we managed to have a great time and enjoyed our lovely brunch on Sunday morning. I didn't take many pictures, but here are a few.




At Last. . . .

Eliza FINALLY has enough hair for PONY TAILS!!!!!! I was convinced this day would never come. I thought they looked adorable but her Dad thought we should probably let her hair get a little longer. I think Eliza liked them too . . . even though she doesn't look too happy in this picture.




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