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felicity goes to "work"

 i teach art at an elementary school (best job ever!) and at the end of the year i have parties for my best behaved classes. most of the classes wanted a movie/ pj/ toy party. so i brought felicity to school/work with me!!

we brought our matching pillow pets and our fleece blankets and made a cozy little pallet to watch the movies with my students.

we tried this mexican hazelnut candy that you eat with a tiny little spoon, it was yummy! 

in between classes we played on the computer. of course we checked out dolldiaries.com (my fav doll website)

hey look this is my felicity and molly on dolldiaries.com when we won a give away-- it's like they are famous lol!

felicity also met lots of new friends that my students brought with them!

the second day she came she met three amercian girls and had a great time getting to know them and their dogs.

felicity also got to join in with a small group of students that i meet with each month. i was reading toys go out to them. it is such a funny book... i highly recommend it! it's a whole series but this is the only one i've read so far.

felicity loved being a part of my daily life and seeing what it was like to be in my school. we even packed her a lunch.

i wish i could have my little pal with me everyday. it was so fun introducing her to my students, who of course feel in love with her :)



bff adventures: memorial day weekend

 memorial day is the official kick off for summer!!

deedee, emily, and molly are celebrating this holiday weekend with lots of outdoor play!

sidewalk chalk fun!

hopscotch! "go molly, you can do it!!"

catch! "let's see how many times we can toss the ball in the air without it falling to the ground!"

we hope you have a safe and fun holiday weekend!

a day at the zoo

every year we go to the zoo for mother's day. this year felicity came too!

mommy's favorite animals are hippos and polar bears.

the polar bear at our zoo always puts on a good show for everyone :)

in this picture (below) it looks like he has a tiny head because the rest of him is under water hehehe

here is a baby giraffe celebrating mother's day with his mommy

this year we didn't make it to the lions and they are my favorite-- i was disappointed. but we did the ski lift ride over the african part of the zoo and i could see them really far out there. if you look closely you can see their little tawny bodies. 

 the new ski lift ride was really cool! i've never been skiing so hadn't ever had a ski lift experience. i was scared at first. plus i had the responsibility of taking my niece and nephew because they insisted on riding with me. i was super paranoid! but it ended up being so nice and pretty up in the air over the zoo.

 it was also cool being able to take pictures of the animals from above!

felicity and my favorite part was getting to see the red pandas! we have recently become obsessed with red pandas and were so excited to see them in real life!!

don't be alarmed-- this is only a poster of the red panda inside a tunnel, but it looks real huh!

here are the real ones. we got there just in time for feeding time!

i wana snuggle with him so badly!

 "he's so fluffy! i'm guna die!!"

i am in love with orangutans! with that beautiful fuzzy red fur and those big fat cheeks! and they are so peaceful and gentle.

 i wish the cages didn't have such tightly woven fences, it kept me from getting good pictures. oh well.

look at this baby playing in his blankie! awe!

later an older orangutan was trying to make a hammock with this blanket and it ripped in half. oops. it was funny.

look how big this boy is!!

i love his big hands. they are so human-like!

monkey see, monkey do. . .

 the little baby is hanging just below and slightly to the right of the big male. do you see his little bitty hands?

look at this beauty! i love the animals in the asian area (the red pandas, orangutans and tigers are all there.). 

when we got back to mom's felicity told molly, deedee, and emily about the animals we saw. we bought 2 red panda stuffed animals-- one for her and one for me! :) felicity also got a cool framed picture of the polar bear. 

later that evening deedee and emily gave mommy her mother's day gift.

they gave her a mini addy! mom has a special place in her heart for addy. one reason is that she reminds her of the house keeper, anna, her family had when she was growing up. that sounds bad, but anna was sometimes more of a mother to her than my mom's own mother was. mom and anna spent a lot of time together and mom adored her. so it was a meaningful gift for my mommy.

bff adventures: now run along home and jump into bed

 molly was so excited to visit deedee and emily because she had just gotten an emily ag doll and she heard that my mom got deedee and emily ag dolls too!

when she got there she was surprised to see they not only got new dolls they also got a new trundle bed! it's so cozy with a soft blue and yellow quilt and matching bedding. they played the whole evening there with their new dolls (and kit which is their older ag doll). molly and emily admitted they thought it was funny to see a mini version of themselves. :)

when it was time to go home molly tucked deedee and emily into their new bed. they pulled out the trundle bed and slide into their quilts. at the foot of the beds they had extra blankets and quilts. that's where their doggies curled up for the night. all cozy and warm, they said their prayers and read a little then drifted off to sleep.

"night night, don't let the bed bugs bite" whispered molly.

now run along home and jump into bed

say your prayers

don't cover your head

the very same thing i'm saying to you

you dream of me and i'll dream of you.

now i lay me down to sleep,

i pray the lord my soul to keep,

if i should die before i wake

i pray the lord my soul to take.

god bless mommy, daddy, deedee, emily, molly, and lissy. 

surprise!

my girls had a great time during their birthday sleepover with deedee, emily, kit, and julie. however, all along i had more planned for them, hehehe!!

i tricked them and told them to put on their birthday outfits because i wanted to do a formal birthday photo shoot! so they got all gussied up and posed for a couple pictures. then i said they could take a break. while i stepped out, pretending to get more batteries for my camera, they came into the living room to find the dining room table full of goodies!!

SURPRISE!!!!!!!!

the girls sneaked and planned a terrific surprise birthday party for me back in november, so i knew i had to put together a fabulous party for them in return!

each table setting had a cup of m&ms with a birthday sign, a strawberry candy, a bobble head toy animal, and a pastry appetizer.

the main course was a group fav of spaghetti and salad.

i know they enjoyed it because they helped themselves to seconds and even thirds!!

in my family no one is a good singer so we all sing "happy birthday" as loud and off key as possible-- it's good fun!! my girls have picked up on this ridiculous tradition and sang happy birthday to each other so wildly i thought my neighbors might complain! but that's okay, you can be as crazy as you want on your birthday!

make a wish!!......

...because now it's time for presents!!

i sliced up the cake and the girls took turns opening their gifts from me.

kirsten went first because, well.... see for yourself...

yeap! we got another furry friend! now bennett won't be the only pet in the house. kirsten loves animals especially kittens! they instantly bonded and kirsten said she wanted to name her missy meowmeow because my mom sometimes calls me missy moomoo just to be silly. plus, missy meowmeow reminded kirsten of her other gray cat named missy.

next samantha opened her's.

samantha is my little artist so i got her a canvas, a new fresh paint pallet, a personalised sketchbook, and her treasure tote. she was so happy and already had ideas flowing... just like an artist! we are needing
something over the buffet in the dining room so she said she would love to use the canvas to paint a picture for us to hang there!!

then it was molly's turn.

just what she wished for!!!!!! her very own ag doll of her bff emily! "it looks just like her! now when i'm missing my bff i can just hug and squeeze my emily doll to feel better!" she exclaimed.

rebecca danced her way up to the packages and opened her's.

rebecca is very spiritual: strong in her jewish roots as well as basking in the joy of her new found christian faith. i knew she would enjoy having her own bible to read. she had a great idea of doing a weekly bible verse on our blog!  be looking for that in the near future! she also got a porcelain cupie doll like her brother won for her at coney island.

up next was felicity. 

she got a strawberry shortcake doll and a mini panda. two things that she has a special place for in her heart: fellow red heads and endangered animals.

lastly, was miss addy walker, the future educator!

if addy isn't in school she is playing school! therefore, i was sure she would love this american girl school kit. this kit is outstanding! there are soooo many little things included and the book has lots of fun ideas! we can't wait to set up a school; i'm sure there will be many school posts on our blog from miss walker's school room!

what does every girl want to do after opening presents?

PLAY WITH THEM, OF COURSE!!!

rebecca searched for the perfect bible verse to feature on our first bible verse of the week post with her cupie doll nestled in her arms. samantha brainstormed and sketched ideas for her painting she will be making for over the buffet.

felicity and molly played with their new dolls and toys together.

kirsten snuggled with missy meowmeow while addy sorted out and set up all her school supplies.

it just doesn't get much better than this!

i loooove spoiling my beautiful girls!!