Showing posts with label happy things. Show all posts
Showing posts with label happy things. Show all posts

Monday, April 20, 2015

Snow Day 2015

All Winter Zoey talked about snow and how she wanted a snow day, to make snow angel, build a snowman, etc.  We would always explain to her that we would have to wait and see if it snowed and how it might not snow. 

The end of February we were forecasted to get 5-6 inches of snow.  I had major doubts.  Good thing I was wrong!  Zoey was so excited about the snow!  She couldn’t wait to get out in it and play.  I was able to hold her off until it had accumulated several inches.

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Watching it snow!

Zoey watching it snow & excited

SUPER excited it is SNOWING!!

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Zoey and Daddy walking in the snow.  She played in out in the snow for hours.  We had to beg her to come in.

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Zoey and her snowman.  She got her Daddy to help build one.

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Running in the snow.

Zoey running in the snow

House at night12

House

Saturday, April 18, 2015

Caldonia Farms

Oops, got a little out of order!  I forgot we went to two farms/pumpkin patches this year!  We went to Caldonia Farms with Dennis and Nona one weekend while we were in Aberdeen.  The farm is just outside of Columbus.  I had never been, Dennis and Nona took Zoey last year when she was with them one weekend.  It is a beautiful place.  So much for the little ones to do and incredible section of different pumpkins, gourds, mums, and more!

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Christmas 2014

We had a wonderful, busy Christmas season!  I’ll leave you with highlights and pictures!

We went back to Worthey Tree farm to get our Christmas tree.  This year we went early and picked it out for later pick up.  The Wests went with us.

Our Christmas Tree

Our tree.

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Zoey running through the trees.
Zoey, Daddy, & Mommy @ the Christmas Tree farm6

Family picture.

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Nona gave Zoey her doll baby crib that was hers when she was little.  How cool is that!? They found it at Grandmother’s one weekend.

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We decorated Christmas cookies for Santa!  This is one of my favorite traditions we have.  I remember doing the same thing when I was a kid and I LOVE that I get to share this with Zoey.

Zoey opening her Christmas Eve gift

Opening her Christmas Eve gift from Mommy & Daddy; new Christmas PJs.

Zoey passed out after a long day on Christmas Eve

After a long fun day, she passed out on the couch.  Her and Daddy had a date before during the day to finish up Christmas shopping and to give me time to finish up a few last minute things.

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Seeing what Santa left!

Zoey opening up Santa gifts3

Oh my!  She looks so grown here!

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I love how crazy Zoey’s hair is in the mornings!  But oh the tangles!!!

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Looking a little crazy eyed! :)

Zoey & Daddy as the Pink Bunny

It wouldn’t be a Herndon Christmas without the traditional pink bunny suit picture!!

A Tangled Affair

I (we) went back and forth on the theme for Zoey’s 3rd birthday.  I started out with My Little Pony earlier in the fall, but once I got on Etsy to look for invitations and paper products, I kept coming across cute Tangled invitations.  I showed it to Zoey and she wanted a Rapunzel party.  So I texted DeAnne to ask her if she could do the tower from Tangled instead.  After Zoey said she wanted a Rapunzel party, she said she wanted a Rapunzel tower.  Because my sister is awesome, she said yes, she would figure out what to do. 

I had a lot of fun decorating and planning this one.  It was actually pretty simple too to decorate the house too.  This was Zoey’s first “friend” party.  I was surprised at how quickly the head count increased!  In the end it wasn’t bad and loads of fun!  As Zoey gets older, we will be having “half birthday” parties in the summer where the kids can be outside instead of everyone cramped inside.

Door hanger for Rapunzal's party

Door hanger; Rapunzel’s braid.

Rapunzal's hair from her tower2

“Rapunzel, Rapunzel, let down your hair!”  Inviting everyone to come up to her “tower”.

Party favors for Rapunzal

Party Favors; paint set.  Rapunzel loves to paint and decorate her tower.

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Rapunzel’s hair all through the house. As I said, very simple to decorate the house!

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Lanterns in honor her birthday.

Golden flower necter

Golden Flower Nectar punch

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I served all the food in frying pans.  We had Pacal’s Puffs (cheese puffs), Hairstacks (haystacks), Flynn’s fruit, sausage balls, and cheese & crackers.

Oh the cake!  It honestly deserves it’s own separate post, but my sister truly is the most amazing sister EVER!  The cake was AWESOME! The pictures do not do it’s justice.  I wish you all could have seen it in person.  It took me a good solid week after the party before I could bring myself to throw the tower portion away.

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Look at the details!!

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We played get tangled up in hair.  Lauren wrapping Claire Francis.
 

Collins being tangled3

Collins and Ned all tangled in “hair”.

Playing pin the bow on the braid

We also played pinned the bow on the braid.