Bad Blogging Mommy

Ok ok ok so I've been busy---sue me :). Getting through Juliette's flu like illness was not fun- Josh got it from Juliette, then Nana got it, although it was not as bad a case as Daddy and Baby. Mommy on the other hand managed to avoid the plague!! Josh was a little upset about that. Whatever illness it was, it took out just about everyone associated with our sitter. We had some good times since then --pictures to follow I promise--then last week Josh had to go pick Juliette up with a fever and she had a form of strep. Yay for us. Josh said she's had an awful year illness wise, but really it's only been three times. Granted three really serious times, but not bad. Croup/bronchitis, stomach bug, and strep. Soooo here we are a week away from the pumpkin's third birthday. Seriously where has the time gone? She totally knows it's her birthday and has put in her requests for cake and presents, more specifically toys. She also helped with the guest list and wanted to invite her twin friends who are now in kindergarten but went to Cindy's with her last year. Josh asked her this morning who she was excited about seeing at her party..loaded question Daddy. I knew she would say her buddy Emmy and that's whose name popped out. We went shopping for party supplies yesterday and she had a great time picking out princess stuff. She spotted princess cupcake toppers from across the isle, shouting look Mommy enchanted castles! Oh and by the way, she thinks we live in an enchanted castle. Guess she likes our house :). I was trying to figure out what to do for party favors since a lot of her buddies are boys and didn't want to send them home with nail polish or a tiara, so everyone is going to get a neon glow wand and a ring pop. Done. We are also going to have a treasure hunt for gold coins :). So kind of princessy/piratey theme. I'm just glad it's not Mickey or Minnie. And I, ME, MYSELF, am making the cupcakes- figure that would be easy. The kids are going to decorate them with sprinkles and dixie cups with chocolate and strawberry sauce, sprinkles, and cherries. Oh this should be fun. I keep thinking I can keep her parties small with a few people, but we just can't cut anyone out. We're lucky to have great friends down here. This is also the first of many years where May and June are nuts because all our kids' birthdays (Long, Cottom, Evans) are within four or five weeks so we are very busy between us. The good news about that is Juliette gets to see one of her favorite people on the planet- Uncle Kiss (Chris).