Sugar & Spice...

It's a girl.

Valentine's Day

The Man and I actually went out and joined some friends for Valentine's. I put on my big girl dress and heels, curled my hair, hired a sitter, and off we went. (The Man looked mighty dashing, don't you think?) We had a lovely dinner catered by Wegmans in a rented room that used to be a restaurant owned by Wegmans.

The people that arranged it also had music going for the dancing type. The Man was a very good sport and took the floor with me a few times, only one of which was a slow dance to the infamous "The Lady in Red".

It was all very well and good until I pinched a nerve in my back dancing to Jay Sean. I'm old and pregnant...what can I say?

Watch This!

How long does the "Hey, Mom! Watch this!" phase last?

It sometimes reminds me of Stewart from Mad TV, "Look what I can do!", not to mention the constant insisting, "Let me do it" and walking around in his underwear (not in this clip).

Three Years Old!

The Boy turned three yesterday. Bring on the pictures!

I made this cute birthday banner at the last second (shout out to Amy for sewing the ribbon on for me). I got the idea from my friend, Kelly. I would have bought one, but by the time I thought of it, it was too late to have it shipped on time. So I copied this one; I took the easy way out and went with the stick-on, pre-cut felt letters, though.

The Boy woke up to birthday balloons and a crown. He's happy to show everyone now that he is three.

I made him a pancake breakfast, which was met with less welcome than I thought, but that's okay. I'm thinking French toast next year.

He had school yesterday, so I sent him off with ice cream cone cupcakes to share with his friends.

After his nap, we picked up his friend Adam and took them both to Bounce it Out. Where they:

Smiled a lot...

...slid a lot...

...climbed a lot...

...and occassionally got hoisted backwards up the slide by dad, who took the entire day off to celebrate with us.

The Boy came home to have his favorite dinner of spaghetti, and holy cow can that kid eat.


That was followed by opening presents. One of the things we got him was a reversible Superman/Batman cape, which he only takes off at my request now. He also got an etch-a-sketch that he loves, some much needed puzzles, a Leapster that is hard for him to put down, and an addition to his race track that makes it way more fun.

Finally, we ended with Mint Chocolate Chip and Brownie ice cream cake - his request and I wasn't about to complain.

I can't believe how fast and slow the time has gone by. Happy Birthday, baby. We love you so much!