Let the Celebrating Begin!

Well, it looks like Tia will be taking after her Mom by celebrating her birthday for at least a week to 10 days. :-))  Her Auntie Jaci is coming this Friday for Tia's birthday weekend, so we will be all about hanging out and enjoying having her here. We're not having a "friend party", but Tia did want to have a special day with a friend to celebrate, so she and Laci spent the afternoon together yesterday. We first went for a yummy lunch at Taco Johns and then to Target for a bit while we waited for the ice skating rink to open. They skated and had a great time and we wrapped up the day with hot chocolate on the way home. It was such a sweet time. Lots of giggles and silliness and just an overall happy time. Now, Auntie Jaci will arrive on Friday and we will be celebrating all weekend with her. We can't wait to have her here! We all just love her and have such a special place in our hearts for her. She's going to make Tia's birthday treats with her, and on Monday she will take them to share with her friends at school. Like I said, it will be at least a week to 10 days. And she's worth every bit of it!

Rosie meets Great Falls!

We had a wonderful 2 days in Great Falls this past weekend. Rosie got to meet her aunts, uncles and cousins and she loved everyone. Just like Tia does. And us, too! :-))  We had a "Chinese themed" potluck picnic at Gibson Park when we got to town. It was a beautiful day -- not too hot and the bees didn't even bother us while we ate! There was tons of food and it was all delicious. There were potstickers (Tia's favorite), egg rolls and even fortune cookies, along with meatballs, chicken, brownies, etc.........................we could still be there eating, it was all so yummy. It was so wonderful to see everyone and for all of us to be together. We always love our trips to Great Falls. That evening, we had a pizza/swimming party at our hotel. What fun that was! Tia even talked me into going down the water slide. It was a blast. We all had a great time. Sunday, we had a fun lunch, visited sweet Aunt Grace and then headed home. Our hearts were so full and happy as we pulled out of town. It's always such a "good for the soul" time with our family there. We are so very blessed!!