Brooke has been a valuable Sous Chef and has graduated to a straight kitchen knife for prep (think non serrated steak knife). Alex has now advanced to Station Chef and is using a butter knife to prep instead of the kids knife. After Brooke did 1.5 bell peppers diced (I slice them into the strips to make it easier for the kids to dice), Alex was adamant about finishing the last half. We even had to stop the cooking process to allow him the time to finish, but he did a great job!
This mother’s day I got to share it with Ammy and my baby girl Brooke turning FIVE!! I felt a lot of love from my wonderful kids and family and received beautiful and thoughtful gifts too.
Brooke’s 5th birthday party was butterfly themed and so we decorated the house with lots of butterflies to make it a ‘butterfly oasis’. Initially, the party was planned to be outside with many butterflies flitting in the trees but several days of heavy rain moved the party inside. We got creative putting the bounce house inside, leaving the playroom and kids rooms open for play, and put our paint a pot with butterfly sponges and plant that pot with butterfly friendly flowers in the garage. It was a busy party and we were lucky to have Ammy and Papa here to help! Brooke loved her party and had a great time with her friends! The next day was her real birthday and mother’s day and she enjoyed opening even more presents after sleeping in and having waffles for breakfast. Then she got to play and relax with Ammy, Papa, Mommy, Daddy, and Alex. We all went out for ice cream and Daddy and Papa make all us girls feel special with a cook to order dinner!
We stayed in Williamsburg thanks to Ammy and Papa getting us two condos for a week! The grounds had mini golf so we started by playing a round, Alex even played along for a bit. The next day we took everyone to Busch Gardens to have fun and Alex rode on his first roller coaster! Everyone had a great time riding the rides! We walked Colonial Williamsburg and one very happy boy got to see some sheep and Brooke was excited to get ‘locked up’. Ammy and Papa watched the kiddos so we could have a date night at one of our favorite restaurants, The Fat Canary, and we walked Colonial Williamsburg at dusk with a full moon. We enjoyed some family snuggle time and the kiddos enjoyed some topless running time before spending the day in Yorktown. It was fun to be near the river and seeing the different replicas. On a rainy day the kiddos enjoying playing with one of Brooke’s birthday presents from Ammy and Papa. During a break in the storm we took them on a walk to see the turtles at the pond and ended up playing a short game of horseshoes. Everyone enjoyed playdoh after dinner that night. It was a fun week in Williamsburg!
Today Brooke’s preschool hosted a Mother’s Day Tea. I joined Brooke in her classroom for tea and treats with a specially made placemat and necklace awaiting me. It was a fun time with my sweet girl!
