Happy Birthday Mommy!

The 13th anniversary of 25 was splendid :-)

 Though I missed G so much, my three little blessings spoiled me.

Alli had a tough time sleeping the night before so she climbed in bed with me.

Super sweet to wake up and see that precious sleeping face first thing on my birthday.

All three were super excited to go to Panera for a "my" birthday breakfast.

Alli enjoyed a cinnamon roll, Eli a chocolate chip muffie, and Luke a cinnamon bagel.

Alli couldn't wait to give me the presents she had for me.

The card was precious and I LOVE the earrings she made me and my new "blingy" lanyard!

Lukey was extra sweet and gave me his Baby Ducky for my present ~ that is TRUE LOVE!!!

Baby Ducky is his most special lovey that he's had since birth.  

I told him I would share a snuggle with Baby Ducky then give him back :-)

It was a long day with the kiddos' activities but when I got home, I walked in to find beautiful roses from my handsome hubby, cards from family and a thoughtful gift from a wonderful friend.  

I felt so loved!

One of my early presents was an incredibly fun, bright pink bike.
I've been having the BEST time going for bike rides with the little fish!!!

Poor Eli cannot understand why I would want a pink bike instead of blue but he enjoys our bike rides.
We cannot wait to get to Kansas and go for bike rides as the Fisher Five :-)

It's been a great birthday celebration but it's not over yet . . .
The fun will continue on Friday when we have dinner with family to celebrate.

The Last Day of a One Year Old for the G Fisher Fam . . .

October 28, 2013

Luke Daniel Fisher

"last day as a one year old"

 As you can see, he thoroughly enjoyed this day and 

he fact that it is so close to Halloween that he gets to enjoy Candy Corn ;-)

We were all pretty excited to celebrate the last day of having a one year old in the Fisher household.

Then again, Mommy may have been quite a bit sappy too, after all, this is my last "baby" {sniff}

Can't stop the clock but I do wish I could slow it down just a bit!!!

Oh well, he's going to make one very cute two year old as well,

and he already has the two year old attitude at times ;-)

But tell me this is not the sweetest ever . . . 

He loves practicing his animal sounds so I decided to ask what Mommy says

"Love you"

Too, too sweet!!!

Surprise!!!

On Sunday {the day before my birthday} Alli went to a birthday party for one of her friends.

I took Alli and Daddy stayed home with the boys for "a relaxing afternoon" or so I thought ;-)

When we got home, we saw the grandparents' cars in the driveways and balloons on the door . . . 

Daddy and the boys had been busy!

As I opened the door, sweet little Eli ran over shouting SURPRISE!

He was so proud and excited!!!

Turns out that Alli was NOT in on the surprise and LOVED it too.

I haven't had a surprise party since I was 21 and that wasn't keep secret very well so I was stunned.

My hubby did an awesome job of making me feel loved and special.

After eating it was time for cake and I had lots of little helpers . . . 

Luke really wanted the sprinkles, Eli wanted frosting and Alli wanted to lick the candles,

which she pointed out were incorrect because "Mommy is already 26 Daddy, now she's 27!"

Hey, I will happily take 27 :-)

After enjoying lots of cake, Eli declared it was time for presents and got out the special chair.

He was such a little love bug ~ kept coming up to tell me how much he loved me!

G said he was so excited at the store that he kept telling everyone it was Mama's birthday.

Love his sweet heart!

During presents, I had lots of helpers again . . . 

Alli was so precious and made me a frame with a rainbow, and also gave me a granola bar, bracelet and one of her dollars ~ I was feeling very special that I ranked high enough to get one of her dollars!!!

It was such a fun evening!

Only downfall was that little Lukey has a cold and was a bit out of sorts, but it did lead to some snuggles.

And my sour gummy worms definitely intrigued him.

What a fun surprise party!!!

My actual birthday was lots of fun too . . . 

Ducky Gramma was kind enough to watch Lukey since he wasn't feeling great so I could volunteer at Alli's school in the morning, where some very lovely friends brought me hot chocolate and a card.

Eli and I played with Alli at recess ~ they were adorable together ~ before getting Lukey.

It was a relaxing afternoon at home with the boys.

G gave me the BEST gift by getting off work early and picking up Alli from school.

More present opening with three great helpers . . . 

 Alli was so sweet and had Daddy stop at Target so she could buy me a present with her own money.

Swedish Fish ~ she knows Mommy's fave!!!

My family took me to Red Robin for dinner and the three kiddos LOVED my free dessert!

A fabulous day to turn 26, oops 27 I guess ;-)

Eli's Pirate Party

This was the first year Eli requested a "friend" party and he insisted on a Pirate party :-)

Mommy made the invitations and Daddy was in charge of the Pirate flags and Treasure Hunt!

Our birthday boy had THE BEST time!!!!

He had six of his buddies there {Cooper, Jackson, Marcus, Ava, Evi, and Kinzie} plus the big girls and little siblings.  It is safe to say that all of the pirate crews had an AWESOME time!!!

The treasure hunt was fun for everyone and I think G had as much fun as the kiddos!

It began by giving Eli and his buddies their pirate buckets with their maps, eye patches and  head sashes {that G talked me into making ~ they didn't turn out too bad!}

The big girls {Alli's crew: Emma, Alaina, Lizzy and Taylor} 

had the job of tossing cannon balls {water balloons} at anyone who dared to enter Croc Swamp.

These girls took their job very seriously and had tons of fun!!!

First step of the treasure hunt, after getting on their pirate gear, was collecting 5 sea shells and then heading to the "Jolly Roger" which they had to "heave ho" into the raging sea ;-)

G was having so much fun leading the little pirates through the sea!

Next, the pirate crew had to "walk the plank"

Funny story about the "plank" ~ we found this piece of driftwood a couple weeks ago and Eli referred to it as a plank, giving us the fun idea of using it for his party.  We tied it up to keep it on our beach and our kiddos have been having a blast playing on it out there, so we knew it would be a hit at the party!

After everyone in the crew walked the plank, they had to find the buried treasure, marked with an X.

Captain Eli took them right to it ;-)

G actually buried the treasure chest and set out little shovels. 

Eli's crew had so much fun digging for the treasure for a good 15 minutes before Alli's crew

began hovering.  You could just hear the big girls' thoughts: "step aside, we got this"

but they did a great job of letting Eli's crew get the treasure out on their own.

Of course, everyone, big and little, had fun grabbing treasure out of the chest.

There were ring pops, gold dablooms, chocolate coins, necklaces, and beach balls for all.

After the treasure hunt, the kiddos had fun playing on the beach and in the water.

G took folks out in the boat to explore while I stayed on the beach and gave rides in the Jolly Roger.

Eventually, Eli was ready to eat cake and open presents.

The cake was supposed to be in the shape of a pirate ship, but it broke so the night before the party,

we quickly made another cake and just decorated it with the skull and crossbones, which Eli referred to as 

"the coolest cake ever!"  I LOVE his joy!!!

The party was a HUGE success and our sweet boy was so happy to have his buddies there with him!

We could not have asked for a better day for our little Pirate!

Alli's "Friend" Birthday Party

Alli LOVED her birthday party this year!!!

It was the first time she had a party with school friends,

so we opted to have it at a pottery painting place and it was a HUGE hit!

 The boys stayed with Mrs. Huber and Ava so we could focus on the 16 six year olds.

Alli was so excited for her friends to arrive!

 

Alli's beautiful work of art was a rainbow colored kitty.

All of of the little girls got to pick a piece of pottery to paint and loved making their creations!

It was a win, win ~ they had a blast with the activity and I didn't have to come up with goody bags.

After painting, the girls snacked on popcorn, string cheese, grapes and cupcakes.

Then it was time for the presents . . .

Present opening was a big hit ~ as usual.

Her friends know her well!  She got lots of crafting supplies and is in Heaven!!! 

We were exhausted by the end of the party but it was the perfect day for our soon-to-be six year old!



Happy Birthday Garrett!!!

Today is your birthday.

Today you are YOU,

that is truer than true.

There is NO ONE alive who is 

YOUER than YOU!

― Dr. Seuss, Happy Birthday to You!

Happy Birthday to the BEST

Husband, Daddy, Son, Brother and Friend 

we could ask for!!!

We LOVE you so much Garrett and are so grateful for another year with you!

Tomorrow . . .

Our adorable, handsome, baby boy turns the big O N E!!!

 Is it really possible that our baby has been here a whole year???

Here is Luke Daniel Fisher

on his last day as an 11 month old

As you can see, he loved his birthday party day!!!

 

This past year has been filled with many emotions but we are so incredibly

grateful that God chose Lukey to join our family and are so in love with this feisty little guy!

 

For his party, we focused on Luke's First Year in pictures.

Here is just a small snapshot . . .

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Much has changed this past year for Luke . . .

When he was born, he had a full head of brown hair that quickly turned very blonde.

He went through nearly three months of all day, every day crying (atypical colic),

but now is a very happy baby . . . except when he isn't :-)

Luke has no problem letting us know what he likes and doesn't like.

He took a bit to become a good little nursling but now is a champ and is showing no signs of stopping, we'll have to figure that one out as we go along!

Most of all, our love has grown to amounts we didn't think possible.

 

Lukey - we love you more than you will ever know!

You truly complete our family and we look forward to years and years of happiness with you!!!

Eli's 3rd Birthday Party at the Beach

We had Eli's 3rd Birthday Party at the Beach this year, as that is what he wanted.
The entertaining part was that he never actually made it down to the beach that day.

Here was the invite . . .

Once again, the party guests consisted of both sets of grandparents, Great Pop, Uncle Danny and Rhonda, Uncle Z, and of course, the Hubers ~ no party would be complete without the BFF!

Given that we didn't want to do a character theme {and that Mommy LOVES red, white & blue}
we opted for a Red, White & Blue ice cream party, which made decorating fun and easy!

I joined the Silhouette bandwagon and must admit that I love it

and had so much fun making the banners and ice cream cone labels!

No cake or cake pops this year, just a very yummy ice cream sundae, cone, and shake bar.

It was a HUGE hit among the adults and little ones.

The birthday boy opted for mint chocolate chip ice cream in a cone with sprinkles.

Eli truly enjoyed his ice cream cone and his s'more on a stick (thank you Mrs. Huber!)

I love the way he shows that he is 3!

He was in Heaven to be "double fisting" the desserts and happy to have Mommy smooches :-)

He loved having his buddy at his party to celebrate!

For shakes, we pulled out the Magic Bullet and it worked perfectly.

The adults had fun creating "Blizzard-like" shakes in it!!!

Funniest part of the day was learning that Lukey is a HUGE ice cream fan.

Such a big fan in fact that he threw a temper tantrum when I did not give him my shake quickly enough and when he ate the whole thing and there was none left ~ seriously, it was a hoot!

We kept it very simple . . . hamburgers, hot dogs, chips, greek pasta salad and tons of fruit.

Everyone seemed to enjoy this and it made it easy on us so we could enjoy the party.

Uncle Danny and Alli had fun eating together and playing with Gizmo, who enjoyed the food too!

For party favors, again, we kept it "simple" . . . hula hoops.

I put quotes around simple because finding normal hula hoops {i.e. not light up, singing hoops}

proved to be quite challenging but I finally found some that even came in two sizes so Eli & Ava got some that were more their size. Alli is now a pro!

Even though we did not do a character theme for the party,

 apparently we had a "Toy Story" theme for the presents :-)

Out of everything, he got two non-Toy Story items {a John Deer tractor & a Nerf football}

Everything else was Toy Story or Buzz Lightyear friends as Eli would say ;-)

Eli was so excited and sat and played nonstop!!!

A sweet sibling hug after Eli opened the present Alli got him . . . a Toy Story dump truck.

This is what he told her he wanted and we searched until she found it, both were very excited!

Every Toy Story toy imaginable!

Enjoying a quiet moment with Bulls Eye.

Wearing his Buzz Lightyear towel and holding his Toy Story DVD box

which now holds lots and lots and lots of mini-Toy Story friends.

Our own little Buzz Lightyear!

While Eli was enjoying all of his new toys, the girls 

{and Dads, Uncles, brothers, etc. ~ Mommy stayed behind with Ducky Gramma and Luke} 

headed down to the beach for swimming.

Our little pink fish could not wait to hit the water!

The weather had been a bit sketchy in the morning ~ thunder but no rain ~ but by the afternoon,

it was a PERFECT beach day and the swimming was great I hear.

We stuck around the beach until after 7 p.m. and a great time was had by all.

  

I would have to say that the party was perfect for our big boy!!!

{There are tons more pictures, & even more to be added, on our photo site}