Victoria Turns 5!

I'm so proud of Victoria! She has really grown and blossomed over the past year. She gave a report on monkeys in school a couple of days ago. She stood up there in front of all her class and a bunch of parents and gave a great report on what a monkey looks like, its' rainforest's habitat, what a monkey eats, and their babies. All of the parents were even telling me- Wow, your daughter did great. This is the same girl that hid behind my leg last year at the end of the year party. Along with being chatty, she has also gotten kind of silly. She laughs at everything!

We had her 5th birthday party at Tuscany Meadows park in Frisco. Luckily the rain held off and it was a great day for a party!

The gang!

They played on the playground, played follow the leader, and played hide and seek.

After they got hot, I had a pot decorating activity. They used Sharpies to color a flower pot.

Once again, my silly little girl.

After they were done coloring the pots, I let the kids choose a flower that I planted in their pot.

Daddy went and got their favorite- pizza. We also had chips, giant strawberries and carrots.

"Dirt Dessert"
Make instant Chocolate Pudding.
Mix pudding with Cool Whip to your liking or whatever turns it the color of dirt (~ 1/2 small container).
Crush Oreo cookies (~10 cookies) in a bag with a hammer and sprinkle on top.
Add gummy worms and a flower.
The real secret is calling it "dirt" in a really gross way and making a yuck face :)

Opening presents.

Jer and I got Victoria a bunch of Fancy Nancy books. She loved them- grabbed them off the table and started running around, then sat directly on the ground and started to read them- I had to remind her that she needed to open the rest of her presents.

Grandma Mary and Grandpa Joe got Victoria a beautiful, fancy jewelry holder and a Tinkerbell necklace.

Grandma Carol and Grandpa Dick got Victoria a Treasure chest with rabbit skin lining. It contained a treasure of jewels and fancy shoes, along with Polly Pockets.

Victoria had a great time at her party. She jumped in the car and was out! Pleasant dreams!

We went over to Grandma Carol and Grandpa Dick's house to celebrate his birthday next. Great times! The kids were on a sugar high, but I wouldn't have had it any other way!

I should probably also update this blog by saying that it has been a very busy and eventful week/weekend. Jer was involved in a car accident on Thursday- the car is totalled, but Jer only has a couple of bruises and a broken toe. Thank You God! The end of the year is approaching fast for Victoria and Bella's school and I've been doing personalized End of the Year teacher gifts. We've also been showing the house- had 20 plus showings in one month. (I've been clean, clean, cleaning.) We've also gone to Kate's birthday party (Victoria's best friend.) Next week should be pretty eventful too! More to come.