Quinn is THREE!

Quinn turned three in March and it is hard to believe. I swear I was just bringing her home from the hospital. That girl keeps me on my toes but man do I love her something fierce. She can work it somehow to get her way a majority of the time. She is so funny and is a straight up goofball. She loves to do silly things to get attention and reminds me a lot of her daddy.
 

She copies just about everything Claire does and it is so cute. She plays well with Claire and Claire's friends. She wants to be around her big sister all the time. I may have a hard time getting her to adjust to Claire being gone to school when August gets here. She looks up to Claire and I pray they will always be such good friends.
 

She still loves to eat and will try just about anything once. She has,for whatever reason, decided she doesn't like potatoes unless it is the french and fried kind.
 

Her favorite shows are Doc McStuffins, Sophia the First, and Curious George. Her favorite movie right now is Tiana (Princess and the Frog) even though there are scary guys in it.

She is in the middle of a stage where she doesn't like boys. She only likes Jesus and daddy and that's it. (her words) Jared told her to keep it that way. :)
 

We had such a fun time having a Cinderella party with the four of us and grandma. We started off the day going to build a bear where Claire and Quinn both picked out bears. Quinn named hers Rainbow bear an Claire named hers Pink Bear Love. We had "beans and rice" at On the Border and then back home for princess cake.

 

Months before Q told me she only wanted Cinderella presents (dress, shoes, crown, etc) but then about a week before she changed her mind and wanted a Minnie Mouse outfit and a Doc McStuffins doctor kit. She reminded me every day for that week what she wanted for her birthday so we made sure that was what she got and she was so excited.

 

She is already talking about her next birthday and she wants it to be Sophia the first. She wants a Sophia dress, shoes, crown, and jewelry. A lot can change between now and her next birthday but it is so fun to listen to her list out what she wants and what kind of cake she wants. She likes birthdays like her mama does.

 

Happy Birthday to my spunky baby girl, Quinn! Love you boo boo chicken!!

 

 

 



 



Jared's Birthday

 

Happy Birthday Daddy!

Happy Birthday, Jesus!

It gets harder and harder to try and get our extended families together for the holidays. So this year was a little different. We got together with Jared's family the weekend before Christmas and with my family the weekend after. So that left Christmas day for just the four of us. Jared and I have never had Christmas day to ourselves....ever. We have always been at one of our parents house or traveling on the day. So I was so excited and was looking forward to making a big meal and just relaxing with my family. It was so fun. We woke up and opened gifts, Jared read the Christmas story, had breakfast, and then the girls and I started in on making Jesus' birthday cake. That was too much fun! I then started on dinner...we had ham, broccoli rice casserole, mashed potatoes, rolls, marshmallow salad, and birthday cake. It was delicious and I felt very Susie homemaker! So thankful for Jesus and for his sacrifice. It was such a blessing to celebrate Him with my family. Happy Birthday, Jesus!

 

Our birthday party for Jesus was awesome. The girls picked out what type of cake. Claire was convinced that Jesus would love chocolate cake with chocolate icing and of course, sprinkles. And she would be right!!

(no matter how hard I tried to fix it the first two pics are out of order.uggg)

                                                                                                                                                                        

 

That's my girl!!

Happy Birthday Jesus! We're so glad it's Christmas...

Singing Happy Birthday!



~35~

On December 1st I turned 35 and I thought it was going to be tough but when I think about 36...that one makes me feel old. It will be official that I am closer to 40 than 30. Blah! So I am going to enjoy 35!

My girls both gave me a gift. Claire gave me a go-fish game, which we play often. Quinn gave me a baby doll that she "takes care of" for me, all the time. :) Blessed!

 



Claire is 4!

Goodness gracious I can not believe that my baby girl is 4. She is no longer a baby...she isn't even a toddler any more!! (enter tears here) Where has the time gone?

We were able to celebrate her birthday on her birthday, just the 4 of us. We had cake, opened presents , and went to Chuck E Cheese. We only played games then we were off to Mazzios to have real pizza. For her birthday she got Princess Yahtzee Jr. (a favorite game of us all), Tinker Toys (did you know they make them in pink? Claire loves to build things.) and a big girl bible with her name on it.

A little about Claire Bear. She loves to sing and perform. She makes up songs all the time and she loves to have us listen to them. Then she asks "Was that a good song?". She enjoys playing mommy and baby with Quinn and you guessed it she likes to be the mommy. She LOVES to draw or color. She is really good at drawing and painting. I wish I could save everything she makes but I get 4-5 drawings a day and there just isn't enough room. She is still a very picky eater. I was hoping this would have changed in the last year but instead it is the same if not worse. Now she tells me she isn't eating what I made even before it is on the table. Uggg! She occasionally will make decisions based on what she is wearing. If I ask what color sucker do you want, she will look down and see what she is wearing. If she is wearing blue then that is the color sucker she wants. Make sense to me, does it you? She loves her friends and she loves church. She knows what days we go and she looks forward with great anticipation. This makes me so happy and I will surely remind her of these times when I am dragging her to church when she is older. "remember when you would cry if you missed church?'.

 

Here are a few questions I asked her and her answers.

 

Favorite Color?- Pink and Purple

Favorite food?- Broccoli and noodles

Favorite drink?- Water and Chocolate milk

Favorite T.V. show? Mickey Mouse Clubhouse

Favorite Princess? Aurora and Rapunzel (her favorite colored princess because they are pink and purple)

Favorite song? Jingle Bells

Favorite person in the Bible? Jesus

Favorite Bible story? Moses

Coolest person you know? Rachel (I just knew she would say me.)

One wish? All my friends could come to my house again

When I grow up I want to be... Cupcake maker

 

Claire, I love you something fierce! You have changed my life and I am so blessed to be called your mama. I pray for you every night as I kiss you while you sleep. I pray you will accept the Lord as your Saviour first and foremost. I pray you will be a girl/woman of faith and strength. I pray you will light this world on fire for the Lord...girl, you can do it!! I pray I can be a loving, encouraging, and godly mama to you. I love you, Claire Bear! Happy Birthday!!

 

This picture cracks me up. This is will be Jared again in 12 years! Ack!!

 

 

 

Whoooo's having a Happy Birthday?

Claire and Quinn both share their birthdays with a cousin. Crazy how that happened. Anywho...Claire shares her birthday with Maddox (November 24th). Their cousin Grace's birthday is November 21st. So during our Thanksgiving with family we had a super party for all three girls. Since Maddox was the one with the most significant birthday (she was turning 1) then Autumn got to pick the theme for the party. I bet you can't guess. Ok fine, it was owls. So cute! Claire turned 4, Grace turned 3, and Maddox turned 1. How fun is it going to be watching these girls grow up and getting to celebrate their life every Thanksgiving. I am truly thankful for all 3 of them. Love them!

 

 

Happy Birthday!
Claire, Maddox, and Grace.

 



Happy Birthday Grandma!

Monday was my mom's birthday. Her and my dad came last weekend and the girls were excited to celebrate grandma. On the day they were coming Claire was adamant about having a cake. If there is a birthday there is a cake, duh! So the girls and I went to Reasors to get one. The girls picked one that they loved. It had purple frosting and pink flowers. We had them write Happy birthday grandma on it as well. As we were getting into the car I dropped it right out of the bag. Splat!

 

 

So, I got the girls out of the car and we went back in for a second cake. The girls were upset because they did not have any more purple and pink cakes. They finally picked a red iced cake with yellow flowers. It was a very nice party with us, grandma and papa, and uncle Josh. The girls got to eat some of the smashed cake the next day...well, they ate the icing off the side of the packaging. I am afraid they are going to want me to drop cakes more often if it means they get to eat more frosting.

Happy Birthday Mom! We love you!

 

Happy Birthday Quinn!

It's hard to believe that Quinn is 2! We started her birthday day off with a well check visit to the doctor. I was afraid she would be getting shots on her birthday but luckily she didn't need them this time. The doctor was impressed with how much she talked and behaved and how polite the girls were. I was very proud. She weighs 25 lbs 10 oz (37%) and is 35 3/4" tall. (92%) She is healthy and happy and that makes me very happy and thankful.

We had Quinn's birthday party on Friday night with just the 4 of us. It started out with going to Mazzio's for pizza (Quinn's choice for her birthday dinner), presents and then Cinderella cake. She got a pink Little Tykes basketball goal, a princess tent, a blanket that matches her bed set, and the Tangled movie. We played basketball for a while then had movie night. It was a wonderful day and I am so blessed to have her in my life. Let the terrific two's begin!

I love that her tongue is hanging out.

Tent time.

Cinderella cake

They thought their blue mouths were so cool.

Watching Tangled.

Vroom Vroom

Quinn shared Claire's tricycle all last summer. She got her very own for her birthday from Grandma and Papa. We had to ride it the next day after getting home from Enid, thankfully it was nice out. I think we may have had to let her ride it rain or shine. She couldn't wait to get on it! Thank you to Grandma and Papa!! It was a big hit and she asks to go outside everyday since getting it. This summer is going to be so fun with both the girls on their own bikes.

Quinn's early birthday celebrations.

We had the best time last week getting together with both sides of family to celebrate Quinn's birthday early. We went to Jared's parents and celebrated with grammie with birthday cookies, per Quinn's request. They had to have sprinkles! We then went to my side of the family and had "pupcakes" with the cousins and grandma and papa. She only licked the icing off the cupcakes. I don't even think she ate a bite of the cake part. That's my girl!! We are now looking forward to Quinn's party with just the 4 of us. Pizza, Cindarella cake, and movie night. Can't wait!

Wearing the Lieser family birthday hat.

MMMMMM "Pupcakes"!