Once Upon A Dream

Today was Dr. Seuss's birthday. Thing 1 and Thing 2 showed up for some Green Eggs and Ham. Technically it was green scrambled eggs and turkey bacon...but they didn't know. We read a lot of The Cat in the Hat today.... Some Dr. Suess favorites in this house include....The Lorax, The Grinch, and the Pale Green Pants with Nobody Inside Them. Hehehehe!

We have a Candyland DVD game that is actually really fun and cute. We used the DVD for the first time we played, but we just play without it now. The girls have always loved the traditional Candyland, but this is fun because it allows them to move and jump around.

Gillian had her first dentist visit today. I was very impressed by the office, staff, and doctors. I wish I had a dentist like this when I was a kid. The girls both liked it, and Gillian didn't want to go home after she was finished. Gabby had xrays of her teeth for the first time. Both girls got Oral Hygiene report cards. The Doctor said that they have both taken very good care of their teeth. Keep up the good work!

We celebrated Gabriella's 6th birthday over the passed few days. She had a bowling party on Sunday, and invited the students in her class. Then she celebrated again at school today. She also has some special friends and family members who came up from Staten Island. She used a gift card from Grammy at Build A Bear yesterday, so we stuck that picture in, too!!!! Six years has gone way too fast!

By mommy and Aunt Mandy....

Gabby's friend, Jessica, had her 6th birthday party today at Snip-Its. It was a really fun place to get haircuts or have glamour parties...which is what we did. Gabby got her hair, nails, and make-up done. Then she was interviewed and had to walk the red carpet....here they are all glammed up.

Gabby's teacher, Mrs. Bacchia, has a farm that she owns and runs. She has rescued tons of animals, and Gabby got to meet many of them last Friday. Mrs. Bacchia is awesome, and we love her so much. Mrs. Bacchia gave Gab two duck eggs to take into school. She told Gabby that they were signs of spring. Here is Mrs. Bacchia with some of her animal friends.....

Thanks, Aunt Mandy, for these beautiful dresses....we love them!

The weather has been beautiful...warm....and almost all the snow is finally melted.

Gabby received some super surprises in the mail after her birthday last week. There was the third section of the dollhouse from Meme and Papa in PA. They also shipped some pets for the people who live in the dollhouse. There was a new pink spring outfit in the mail from Grandpa Mike, Grandma Cathy, Aunt Lauren, and Uncle Chris from OH. The next day we got a Jumbo Sequence game in the mail from Grand Daddy and Nana Karen in CA! Thanks everyone....She loved everything! xoxoxoxo

Jessie came over to play today and have some green fun. We made cookies with the cookie cutter that we got from Lena, Tony, and Bella. They turned out delicious. Then we painted our nails green and used green face paint. There was lots of fun and playtime involved...and Jessie had to go home too quickly! More fun next time!

Gabby lost her first tooth yesterday! It has been wiggly since before Christmas. She didn't even feel it come out yesterday because it was barely hanging onto her gum. She was extremely excited because she got to have the Tooth Fairy bag from school, and the Tooth Fairy herself would be making a stop at our house for the first time. We got the little tooth all ready. We read the books in her bag from school about teeth...etc. She got herself into bed nice and early.....and SURPRISE! at 1am this morning...I hear..."MOOOMMMMMM! MOOOMMMMM! I ran into Gabby's bedroom...and the Tooth Fairy had come! The tooth was gone! She left a dollar, a new fairy toothbrush, floss, Trident gum, and chap stick...everything for a sparkly smile! Gabby was ecstatic.

Gabby's school celebrated Turn Off The TV week in conjunction with a book fair. As a part of the week long celebration, the school hosted a game and activity night for the students. Gabby met up with a bunch of friends, and they did a lot of art, paper folding, basketball, board games, snacks, stories...and science experiments. It was a really great idea for family fun.

We saw the theatrical version of Pinkalicious at the St. George Theatre in Staten Island last Friday. It was Pinkerific! The girls were mesmerized! The loved all the pink, and they loved meeting the cast after the play. Gabby got to see three of her Staten Island buddies...Tonianne, Ally, and Gianna! Thanks for the great birthday present Aunt Lena, Uncle Tony, and Isabella! xoxoxoxo

A friend told us about a new place that opened in Staten Island. We checked it out last weekend. Thanks Anita! It was cool.

Aunt Milena created a fantastic pink dinner on Saturday to celebrate Gabby's recent 6th birthday. She made pink pasta, pink milk, and a huge pink cupcake....pinkalicious style!

We had lunch with Aunt Mandy and Uncle Steve on Sunday afternoon. Uncle Steve made his special meatballs and pepperoni....and showed us his really super cool train that he has been working on for weeks. It was so cool...see for yourself. There was even a little church with a graveyard...and a pumpkin patch.

There is a Mystery Bag in Gabby's classroom. She got to bring it home last weekend. She chooses an object to put into the bag. She has to think of three clues to describe the object. The other students in her class can ask yes or no questions and make guesses. She and Uncle Steve came up with a cool object. They chose an old button from a New York City Police officer's uniform. Gabby was very excited about it. Her clues were 1) It is round 2) A police officer wears it. 3) He uses it to fasten his jacket.

Our little neighbor, Madalyn, came over to play this week. It is so nice to have a friend so close. The girls had fun playing with the dollhouse and dressing up.

Gabby's school held a math game night for Kindergarten through second grade. They used skittles, dice, and cards. Gabby took a picture with her principal, Mr. Anders, her friend, Faith, Mrs. Sogoian - the librarian, and many of the lower grade teachers. She had a lot of fun....especially because Daddy took her.

Gabby had a girls night at church on Friday night. The theme was "Race of a Lifetime". Her favorite part was playing all the relay games in the gym. She thought the one where she had to push the apple across the gym with her nose was the funniest. It was a late night, and someone was very tired when she got home!

Grampy came this weekend for the first time. The girls had a lot of fun hanging out with him and with daddy while mommy was at a baby shower!

We ran into an old friend at the mall last weekend.

Here is a cute picture that Gabby's librarian took of her class. It is from a couple months ago, but I thought it was so cute.