Happy Birthday Zoey!

I know I keep saying it, but boy have we been busy lately.  So many fun events and so much work stuff.  In fact, even today Nick and I both have a work event; luckily at mostly different times.  But on to the recent fun.

The girls had Presidents day off so we got to go to a sand foam playdate.  Zoey refused to do it.  Sam loved it.  She was pretty funny though, slapping her hands together and proclaiming she was clean, despite her face being covered.

We also recently made a trip to the Galveston Children's Museum since the groupon was about to expire. It was small but nice.  The girls had a blast.

And since we had a free babysitter in town, Nick and I got a few nights out.  A friend threw a New Orleans themed murder mystery dinner party to celebrate Mardi Gras.  Nick was assigned the role of a chef, so he tried to channel the swedish chef.  I got French maid, a bit difficult with my belly, but I was able to find a two piece costume.We had a blast.

And we had lots of celebration for Zoey turning 4 (where did the time go?!?!).  We had a birthday dinner out.

Lots of presents.

And a super fun party.  It was an outdoor party and that was stressful as rain was on the forecast the week before.  We decided to try anyway with a backup plan of no pony rides, just petting zoo and pony painting in the barn.  But it was a gorgeous day.  We were so lucky, since the weather since has been pretty cold and often wet.

The girls loved the pony rides and each got quite a few.

The petting zoo was a big hit.  The baby goats were 2 weeks old.  And there were guinea pigs.

It was super windy, so the candle blew out, but that did not ruin cupcake time.

By far, the biggest hit was pony painting.  All Zoey's classmates were still raving about it the next day.  It was an option when we did Sam's pony party and I did not even add it on, but now I wish I had.  The kids lined up to go over and over again.  Zoey went first.

And we are so proud to share that Samantha got the Voyager Character award at school this week. They chose 2 kids from each grade at each monthly spirit day.  Sam's teacher let me know with some very sweet words about how wonderful Sam is and we all got to see her name called.  We are so proud that not only is she a stellar student, but a sweet girl and a great citizen of her school.

Hope everyone is staying reasonably warm.