guster's THIRD birthday!

MAY 18, 2020

I haven't been much at keeping my blog since Gus was born. Suddenly he is THREE!

Lucky for me, he doesn't expect much and is happy as long as we are having a good time - and a good time was definitely had for our birthday boy.

The Fort Smith Police Department is allowing you to call and set up visits from police officers for birthdays. I of course took advantage of this awesome service and scheduled a visit for Gus on Saturday night. The kind officer ran his sirens as he came down the street & sang happy birthday over his PA. Then he brought a gift up to Gus & chatted with us for a bit. Turns out he grew up in Murrieta and was surprised to see my (760) phone number. His visit very exciting & Gus still talks about it.

After the police visit, we went to the Mortensens. It was our first family outing since quarantine began. The kids had so much fun & we never wanted to leave.

Gus is really into spiderman, so we made sure to get him a spiderman cake. An acquaintance out here did such a fantastic job on the cake & Gus loved it. The Lambs joined us at our house for hot dogs & cake.

My Guster James, You are a bundle of high-energy joy. Your nursery leaders said it best when they told me that you are the first to give someone a hug when they are crying, but then will turn around & push another friend in the back. You love all the fruit, blippi, superheros - but especially SPIDERMAN, & jumping on the trampoline. You are the toughest rough & tumble boy, yet you are always down for a good snuggle. You are officially potty trained & love to tell us about all your toilet happenings. You love your sisters & want to be just like your dad. I could listen to your chatter all day & lucky for me - you are pretty much always talking. You melt my heart with your big blue eyes, mop of thick straight hair, & adorable smile. I can never stay mad at you & we are so blessed to have you in our family.

 

rooney's FIFTH birthday!

MARCH 18, 2020

i can hardly believe it.

my little rooney ann is five years old! & i am so proud of the sweet girl she has become. her birthday happened just as we went into quarantine - meaning we celebrated with just our little family. 

now, rooney has some high expectations for birthdays. she always has - i remember two year old rooney telling me she wanted a doc mcstuffins birthday & listing everything that she expected. she likes to celebrate hard. we talked about coronavirus & how that meant no birthday party with friends, which was a sad concept for our people loving girl, but she decided starting with breakfast in bed would make it a little better. she told me exactly what breakfast she wanted & still her eyes lit up when i walked in the next morning. i got up early to make her food & it was oh so very worth it.

i attempted a rainbow balloon backdrop. it didn't quite turn out the way i hoped, but it was good enough for my special girl. she wanted all things gold & unicorn & requested a special strawberry cake. it was magical. i hope she has fond memories of her simple quarantined fifth birthday.

 

my rooney ann. you are more that i could have ever imagined having in a daughter. you are talented - watching you draw, sing, dance, & create fills my heart. you love to play "spies" & sneaking around the house. you have snuck up on dad a few times & it is too fun to watch. you are the first to help & love your siblings fiercely. you are quick to join in group hugs & never stop telling us all how much you love us. you are obsessed with all the disney musicals (descendants, zombies, high school musical) & want to grow up to be a rockstar. you dream of going to an art school where you can live all the drama you see on tv (thanks victorious). i loveeeeee you with all my heart, my beautiful, smart, kind, clever, & loving girl.