Lindsay's 6th Bowling Birthday Party

Lindsay Diane, 6 years old

Happy 6th Birthday Lindsay Loo! The birthday girl really wanted a birthday party outside our house this year, and February in NJ there just a few indoor options ;) She remembered a couple years ago (elephant memory) that we went bowling and said, "A bowling party sounds like fun!" She invited 10 of her closest friends from kindergarten and preschool and they had a blast!

Beautiful Sissy's

 We had our own room that she wanted to decorate in rainbow colors. She helped me put goodies in the take-away bags, and thoughtfully gave each of her friends their favorite color bag. The big hits were the glitter goo and notepad and pens ;)

Thank you Auntie Sarah for the cute party dress!

The shots I got of them on the lanes didn't turn out great because of no lights and lots of motion, but the look on her face says it all...super dooper fun!! This was the first birthday that the kids were dropped off, so our hands were full with crazy 6 year olds ;)

6 lbs balls and gutter guards= kindergarten friendly bowling

Lindsay and her besties

There wasn't really any teams; they all just took turns rolling the ball and cheering for each other. Made it go by really fast and they spontaneous dance moves and singing while they waited....don't you love 6 year olds?!

There were moments where they broke into spontaneous high kick lines...

 Back in the room they had pizza and punch and opened and played with their goody bags.

 Lindsay wanted an ice cream cake for her dessert from Baskin Robbins... Chocolate cake with mint n' chip ice cream, her favorite!

Sweet smile says it all!

Madison was shy at first, then warmed up towards the end!

Lindsay got to go in the wind tunnel and collect tickets to use in the arcade. Each child got a few tokens to play and redeem a prize before they left. 

I can't believe she's 6?! Where does time go?

Daddy and his Lindsay Girl

Mama, Andrew and Lulu

Family pic with the birthday girl!

Lindsay told me as we were driving home, "This was the funnest birthday ever!" LOL. Love you sweet girl!

More updates on Lindsay as a 6 year old coming soon...

Happy Valentine's 2016

This year we celebrated our love-fest at home like most families with young kids ;) Just because we spent it at home didn't mean it wasn't fun and special. After all, love made all our littles,,,LOL, The had fun wearing their Valentine outfits.. thank you Nonna!

Lindsay 6 years (tomorrow), Madison 4 years

 Our "Campus Hunk"... just like Daddy ;)

Andrew, 4 months

The girls wanted to make a fancy Valentine's Day dinner and decorated the dining room with red and pink and candles...how very romantic :)

We don't give an enormous amount of gifts for V-Day.. all the presents are for Lindsay's birthday tomorrow!

 Each kid got their own bag with chocolates and a stuffed animal from Mama & Daddy. This year the girls got unicorns, their favorite mythical animal lately.

Purple is my favorite! She named her "Grape"

Pink sparkly soft stuffed animal? You're talking this kid's language.

 This little sugar loved the tissue paper and his puppy dog. Love this sweet, sweet boy!

Happy 1st Valentine's Day Stud!!

Lindsay helped me make our fancy Valentine's dinner: Bruschetta, Shrimp Scampi with Lemon Linguini & Asparagus. We had Halo Farms ice cream for dessert & Sees candy (Thanks Grammie!).

My Dates

Happy Valentine's Day! Love, The Fisher Family

Andrew Brooks, 4 months

 Stats:
height: 25 inches
weight: 14 lbs. 6 oz.
diaper: size 2
clothes: size 6-9 months
eyes: blue
hair: blonde

*Eating: Baby Boy's been eating on demand all day, every 2-3 hours. Has been showing interest in people food. We'll probably start him on some in a couple months, maybe sooner if he swipes some off one of our plates ;)

*Sleeping: Waking up only 1 time around 3:30am most nights!! The fact I even wrote this down will probably make him wake up more at night. LOL. Loves his crib, I hear him cooing in the mornings around 6am (if i'm lucky...sometimes its 5am!). He takes a morning nap around 8:30/9am; then he takes an afternoon one around 12/1pm then cat-nap (if i'm lucky) while we pick up Sister at 3:30pm and a 30 min power nap when I cook dinner.

*Likes: Bath time, watching Sisters act silly, playing with his toys and trying to put them in his mouth, when people sing to him/tickle him/make silly faces, nursing, being held facing outwards.

*Dislikes: Being in his car seat when it is not in motion, tummy time (sometimes), gets frustrated with toys he can't get into his mouth. Waiting for bath time, and naps in his crib, being ignored..so youngest child!.

Andrew loves this dinosaur burp rag... its his favorite!

*New Discoveries: Rollin' Rollin' Rollin! Our little guy began rolling from back to tummy, and from tummy to back (although not as often as the other way). He gets on his tummy and will play for awhile, then get angry when he can't get back to his back. LOL. He will spin in a circle on his tummy using his arms.

*Personality: Drew is just the sweetest, laid back little guy. He is very social and loves to be right in the mix of things with his big sisters. He is really strong, and likes to arch his back and kick his legs...watch out if you are anywhere near those chunky little legs! Andy's been drooling a ton, although there are no teeth in sight, which I am glad! Still have many more months of breastfeeding...LOL. He has been laughing a ton, he thinks its especially funny when I sneeze or when he hears other people laughing (trying to get that on video) it's hilarious!

We love you our sweet boy!! xoxo

Madison Grace is FOUR!!

Our little Big Girl is officially four...

Stats:
Height: 37 inches
Weight: 27.4 lbs
Shoe Size: 7 Toddler
Clothes: 3T and some 4T
Hair: Light Brown with natural blonde highlights and a little curl
Eyes: Chocolate Brown with long dark lashes

*Favorite Foods: Pancakes, Oatmeal (when Daddy makes it!), Pizza, Princess Soup aka Campbell's chicken noodle with shapes, Broccoli with Ranch, mashed potatoes and gravy, quesadilla, queso dip, spaghetti, butter bread, any dessert...LOL. Dislikes: Mayo (so my child!), sometimes meat, cheese (only because big sister doesn't like it).

She loves to help me in the kitchen :)

*Favorite TV Show: Princess Sophia, Sheriff Callie, Paw Patrol

*Favorite Movie: Disney Princess Movies
*Favorite Song: Any..She will tell me when get in the car, "Let's listen to some Jesus music Mama!" She knows many contemporary Christian hits ;)
*Favorite Book: Lady Bug Girl, Big Hungry Bear and the Red Ripe Strawberry, Pete the Cat, Fancy Nancy *Calls our neighbor Nancy "Fancy Nancy"... she loves it ;)
*Friends: Lindsay, Azize and Samantha from CBS and Molly from Sunday School.
*Favorite Color: Pink or Purple
*Favorite Toys: Molly & Kitty (she still sleeps with them)
*Favorite Places to go: Community Bible Study, Chuck e Cheese, out to eat anywhere, Charming Charlies (girl likes to shop!) Church, any Park.

*Learning: Madison LOVES 'preschool practice' aka our learning time here at home. Together we have been working through the ABC Jesus Loves Me curriculum for four year olds and she is doing a fantastic job! I love her independent spirit, especially when we are practicing writing our letters. I model it for her, then she will try to write it. She'll tell me, "I can do it Mama, it's easy. I don't need help!" She knows all her upper/lowercase letters and almost all of her letter sounds; can write all her letters and numbers; count to 20. We will start working on sight words this month!

Working hard on preschool practice..she'll be ready in the fall for sure!

She showed me proudly how she wrote her name at CBS. Good Job Maddie!

*Spiritual: Madison amazes me at her heart for Jesus. I admire her faith, and she sees God in everything. From the "rain that makes our flowers grow" to God healing her boo-boos, she knows at her young age the Lord loves her and takes care of her and our family. She loves to recite her memory verses. It is precious to see her relationship with the Lord growing, and her desire to read the Bible to know Him better.

*What I want to be when I grow up:  "An Explorer. I want to go inside caves with a flashlight." or "A cowgirl" or "A Doctor or Nurse...blood doesn't scare me!"

*Personality: Oh my goodness, big things come in petite packages! She is our passionate child; whatever she does she goes for it with her whole heart. She loves big, gets angry big, forgives big, hurts big, sings loud, talks loud etc. She is 4 going on 14. She likes to ask us, "How old do you have to be to do _____? (Ride a bike, drive a car, carry a baby around the house, walk to school, ride the bus, cook on the stove etc.) Madison is highly competitive with her sister and brother, and loves to "poke the bear". She's not into silence or quietness; Madison wakes up at 6am ready (wish I could harness that energy!) to start her day with a full conversation, including what she wants for breakfast. Maddie is thoughtful; she will ask Lindsay how her day went and give her a big hug or say a prayer for her if she had a rough day. She can hold her own with Big Sis, and will let her boss her around for a bit, then look out :) 

We are so blessed to have Madison for our daughter; she is a delight, a joy and is our spirited, fun-loving, adventurous precious girl. Love you Tater Tot!! 

Madison's 4th Birthday

Happy Birthday to our Darling Madison Grace!! She chose a family fun day to celebrate her fourth birthday this year, and we went to IHOP for breakfast and then off to Giggleberry Fair! I can't believe my baby girl is FOUR?!

Madison Grace, 4 years old

 We woke up and went to IHOP by 8:30am, because our birthday girl is starving when she wakes up in the morning! And speaking of which, she was up at 5:06am and ready to begin her birthday! Thankfully, she was willing to snuggle in bed until 6:15... a little more reasonable time to wake up on a Saturday ;)

Helping Daddy "make" his coffee... two creamers and a splenda! 

She ordered the Funny Face pancake with bananas and strawberries, then decided to eat Jarrett's breakfast instead.

We went to Giggleberry Fair at Peddlers Village in PA, which is just the girls speed. 

Weee! Went down the slide a dozen times...

Played in the water and went 'fishing'!

 Our little guy took it all in, and was such a good trooper all day!

 Rode the carousel just a few times.... At first she was scared to go on a moving horse and wanted to go in the sleigh. Then the next ride she rode the non-moving horse, and the ride after that she got brave and rode the horse that moved.

Beautiful Four Year Old

Sweet Big Sis and best friend

The crew with the balloon flowers... one popped on the way home in the car and scared us to death!

 After we got home we opened presents and blew out candles and ate sprinkle cupcakes!

I will post another update on Madison at four and the fun-filled, special girl she is! 

Happy Birthday to our Beautiful Princess!! We love you! xo