Post-Party Fun

Who would have thought that three dollars worth of balloons would keep a 4 year old and an 11 month old occupied for almost one hour?

"Where did it go"

The best investment.

Charlee's 4th Birthday

Happy 4th Birthday, Charlee!!!!

Charlee picked out the Dora The Explorer cake all by herself.

Excellent choice!!!

The GIFTS and BALLOONS

A Princess suitcase full of gifts

A Mulan Doll

My Little Pony

Natalee liked Mulan, too.

Sleeping Beauty and her horse

A new piggy bank

A panda bike helmet

Today was a wonderful day. It began at 4:30 AM when Charlee came into my room to "snuggle". Charlee wanted some breakfast so we crawled out of bed and ate some Chocolate Cheerios. She liked that. We got ready and went to breakfast at IHOP with Grandma and Grandpa. Charlee loved her French Toast and Grandma's pancakes. After breakfast we went to Walmart for Birthday Balloons. Charlee picked out all the balloons and was very proud of herself. I think she did a great job.

We came home and played around the house while we waited for 4 O'clock for the PARTY!!!!!!

Charlee was so excited to have the family over for her BIRTHDAY PARTY. I think the pictures tell a thousand words.

It was off to bed at 8 O'clock. I'm ready to close my eyes and be off to dream land.

Happy Birthday Charlee!!!!!!

Getting Ready

Charlee decided that she needed to apply a little make-up to start her day.....

....after she looked in the mirror Charlee said, "It's a bit outside of the lines"

Two Birthday Girls

Two Birthday Girls

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Two Messy Babies

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Ice Cream

=

Mess

"I want to give you one more chocolate kiss"
"and another"

The First Messy Baby

The First Birthday Girl

The Second Birthday Girl

The Second Messy Baby

Plus, two happy Mommies that don't have to clean up the mess at their home

More Chinese New Year Party

Here are some more pictures from Monday's Chinese New Year Party. These pictures are from Lisa and Tate.

Tate, Natalee, and Mommy

Eliza, Charlee, and Natalee



The Crew
Tate, Solomon, Eliza, Charlee, and Natalee

My Girls

Thank you Lisa & Tate

Natalee turns eleven months old-One day late

It wasn't until I was signing Natalee into the hospital that I realized that I missed her 11 month pictures yesterday. Guilty feelings, Yes. But I'll get over it.

Natalee had stents placed into her tear ducts to hopefully keep them open. Dr Petersen (my hero) was the doctor. Have I've told anyone how much I love this man. Yes, married and kids. Bummer.... Any who.....Natalee did great. She was fussy when waking up because she was so hungry.

The nurse gave her two ounces of sugar water but Natalee gulped that down and through a fit. She got another....same thing happened when Natalee hit the end but this time she throw the bottle on the floor....another....same thing with throwing the bottle....one more...still not happy. Eight ounces of fluid on a tummy right after surgery.....no more baby. How about a toy? NO How about a cracker? NO How about your binkie? NO How about a rootbeer slushy? OK I like this. Where was the cracker?

Time to go home. She slept all the way home and is sleeping in her crib. I have a bottle all ready to go as soon as she wakes up. She is going to be a HUNGERY GIRL.....

A Few Picutes Before Sugery

Mom had a 5AM wake-up call. This shouldn't be early for me but since my surgery this is EARLY.... I woke up Natalee at 5:45, changed her diaper, and out the door we went. It took us 35 minutes to get to the new Riverton Hospital (great experience). It's very nice to live so close to a children's hospital. Primary Children's Medical Center has outpatient services at the Riverton Hospital. I would elect to go to Riverton vs Primary's if I had to pick. LOVE Both.

Natalee waiting to be registered

"Look Mom, I have my very own beeper"

"I'm all registered and tagged....time to play with some toys while we wait'

"This is GREAT" New toys and new things to explore

"I'm not sure I like this tag"

"All dressed and ready to go" "Do you like my new look?"

"I'm bored in this room so I'm going to explore the hallway"

"The back is my favorite" "ICU gown"

"My Mommy wants to take this outfit home but it has anti-theft device" The device is for the child not the outfit. Bummer!!!!

"We don't have red ones at home"

Natalee in motion

I love this little girl and so did everyone else. She received tons of comments about her puffs.

We were home by 9:45