Yesterday Vivian invited her friends Chandler and Julia over to have an Easter egg hunt. It was a huge success! With a lot of encouragement from the mommies, they made a craft, ate lunch, and hunted for eggs.
On Saturday Vivian had a huge thrill...she met Mickey and Minnie Mouse! Wow!
The Bolling twins, Jax and Lilah, had their first birthday party and our girls were some of the honored guests! It was the most spectacular birthday party I have ever been to!
As you can tell, it was a Mickey and Minnie theme. I could tell you a thousand things about the details of the party, but maybe these pictures and their backgrounds will tell a lot about how awesome it was.
Vivian allowed Minnie to hold her for these two pictures, but then decided that she didn't want to have anything to do with them.
So for the rest of the party (while Mickey and Minnie were around) she could be found right here (close enough to observe but far away enough to not be freaked out):
Then for the other time, she could be found here:
In the bouncy ball pit! She had a BLAST in this thing. I was nervous because all of the kids in there were much older and wild. But she held her ground and just enjoyed being bounced around and not having to do any of the work.
She also spent some time feeding her friend Seth some cheese balls.
Wanting desperately to go back in with her friend Macy.
Jax and Lilah were the cutest birthday twins!
These cakes were fabulous.
Kristin (on the left) is their very talented party throwing mom.
They are beautiful babies! Kate is in the nursery with them, so we are praying for their friendship as they grow up together. We are thankful for sweet friends for our kids.
Kate had a great time, too, but she might have been a little overstimulated :)She played on the floor most of the time and ate shoes.
We were sent home for a late nap with these awesome goodie bags! There were lots of treats in there, and we had an "all things Mickey Mouse day" on Monday with everything in there. She had never been exposed to Mickey prior to this, but now loves him. Move aside, Elmo! Thanks, Jax and Lilah (mommy Kristin), for such a fun party! Happy birthday!
Can you pick out which one belongs to us?
Do you remember the quilt that mom and I started making in a class in March of 2007? If not, here's the first post I wrote about it. Well, it's finally finished! Ha! This is the story: we almost finished it that summer (3 years ago!) and the binding was the only thing left to do. Somehow, I got distracted and never did it. The quilt sat in a cabinet, unfinished with ragged edges, until we moved this fall, and it has been sitting in an unpacked box until last week. I got it out to show our neighbor, Mrs. Duncan, who is an avid quilter. She did the binding for me in just a few mornings! I knew it would be easy for her...she said the hardest thing about it was just threading the needle. I would have had to completely relearn how to do the stitch since the class was so long ago. I am very thankful to have it completed...what a relief!
Last night we went on a double date with Brett and Jody to Frankie Rowland's in downtown Roanoke. It was such a fun night! We got there around 7:30 and left around 10! Great conversation, great friends.
Thank you Aaron for asking me to dress up and taking me out :)
Thank you Aaron for asking me to dress up and taking me out :)Yesterday Vivian hosted her Daddy at Preschool for "Donuts for Dads." Here they are before they leave the house (he took the camera with him but forgot to take pictures...):
She's always giving us a hard time about smiling for the camera.
I love stripes.Kate loves standing.
Vivian loves stickers.
Last weekend we traveled to Pinehurst, NC to visit Granddaddy and Grandma Carolyn. They were great hosts! We left Friday afternoon so that we could be there in time for dinner. Grandma Carolyn served us every meal and it was awesome. Vivian and Kate did fairly well with the travel. They loved having a new place to explore and new people to read to and smile at.
First thing on Saturday morning...open Christmas presents. Yes, that's right...Christmas! When we got so much snow in December, our travel plans were canceled and so we never saw our family in NC for Christmas. V didn't mind...she loved the gifts just the same!
They got her these bears and she insisted on having them eat breakfast with her.
Grand Aunty Nancy was there also, and she brought this beautiful rocking chair for V. As soon as we walked in the room where it was, she knew it was for her...she walked toward it immediately, and then stopped to turn around and look at us to make sure it was okay, and gave a huge smile. She sat in it for a long time and said, "rocky, rocky, rocky" over and over. Grandma Carolyn made the cushions for it...very cute!
She makes lots of things. She is the most crafty, creative person I know. This "flower" arrangement is made of pinecones.
V loved these dancing chicks. I think Hallmark was selling them for Easter and Grandma got it for her. It was a big hit. I was taking this picture to try and get a shot of her fat lip.
She got a kick out of Granddaddy's golfballs. Grandma Carolyn told me that she had been thinking about what Vivian would like to play with while visiting, and she got several toys and books out, but I guess the favorite toys and games are never what you'd expect!
On Saturday morning we went over to Southern Pines to walk around and shop. We went in to a children's clothing boutique...everything in there was beautiful and exactly my taste! It was a little overwhelming because it was all so perfect and cute. Grandma got the girls an outfit. I can't wait for them to wear them. Then we walked to a toy shop which may have been a mistake:
I told Aaron about how all the toys were at eye-level for Vivian and so she could get her hands on everything. His reply was that the toy store knows this and they do it that way on purpose. Ha!
The picture below is sweet. She loved sitting with Granddaddy to read to him or put stickers all over his pants leg.
Saturday was his birthday. We celebrated with an awesome TCBY cake (I had 3 slices!) and the Happy Birthday song twice. Vivian made him a card with felt butterfly stickers.
She also made Grand Aunty Nancy a card because her birthday is the 26th. We sang to her, too. She was fun for V to play with on Saturday morning.
We love you Granddaddy! Happy Birthday!
I promise Kate was there with us...I can't believe I didn't take any pictures of her! Sunday morning at church was rough for them due to lack of sleep, but after a good nap, we were all back on track! It was a fun but short trip. We hope to see them again soon :)
Today we went to lunch with Aaron at Firehouse Subs. It was our first time to eat there and Vivian was excited about the hat they gave her. 
What cute firegirls!
What a weird picture! A police officer jumped in right as I was taking it.
V's chin is healing well (can you even see the redness there?). She fell down some steps on Friday before we left for Pinehurst and busted her lip and scraped up her chin pretty badly. It's getting better. My heart is still broken a little, though.
Kate wasn't that amused with the hat or the picture-taking. She just wanted to eat. Don't you love my make-shift bib? I always forget something.
V's first Oreo cookie. She had chocolate all over her face by the time we got home. Thanks for lunch, Daddy!
What cute firegirls!
What a weird picture! A police officer jumped in right as I was taking it.
V's chin is healing well (can you even see the redness there?). She fell down some steps on Friday before we left for Pinehurst and busted her lip and scraped up her chin pretty badly. It's getting better. My heart is still broken a little, though.
Kate wasn't that amused with the hat or the picture-taking. She just wanted to eat. Don't you love my make-shift bib? I always forget something.
Spring is here! Friday was the first day to wear flip flops. God is making beautiful days!
(I asked her to smile and this is what I got)I guess when we take the crib out, we'll make it "room time." I have a feeling she will protest then, but I'm planning to push through so we can keep this independent play time.
If you're interested in doing this with your baby or toddler, ask me and I'll tell you how I started it...it was really easy! Some friends gave me advice about it and I'll be happy to share it, too :)
Mama Dot has been visiting, so we've spent a lot of time at Papa and Gramme's house the last two days. While we were there, Kate pulled herself up on her own for the first time. I ran to get the camera...
Standing on her own! So strong! We almost missed it because we were talking...when we looked down she was almost to her feet. Mama Dot was her spotter to make sure she didn't do a face plant.
This was the day before...trying to pull up but just couldn't get to her feet. She loves the Mickey Mouse face. Mama Dot brought this chair from her house.
Here's a picture of Vivian standing on her own for the first time (last March):
They're beautiful!Fernandez Family
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This blog is a way for us to journal about the fun events and milestones of our days as husband and wife and new parents. Enjoy catching up with what's going on in the Fernandez family!
Aaron and Lisa
Married December 18, 2004
Vivian Gray: born June 18, 2008
Kate Leigh: born August 5, 2009
Hank Michael: born August 8, 2012
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