Six!!

Lily turned six!  For her birthday, Lily got a fish tank from Mom and Dad.  She helped put the stand together and picked out all of the accessories for the tank.  She was so happy and excited that she drew Daddy a picture thanking him. A few days later, we got a few fish. Their names are Haddy, Lucy and Brian.  Yes, Brian.  :)

The fish are blowing heart shaped bubbles....melt.your.heart. 

Constructing the base.

Best helper.

Ta-da!  

A little scooter time after a few days of being sick.  So good to see her back to herself again. 

 Grandma, Pap Pap and Auntie A stayed with us for a few days leading up to Lily's grand celebration.  Lily enjoyed nightly games with everyone. Lily's parties were great.  So much love!  We also kept the tradition of decorating Lily's room with streamers.  Auntie A took it to a whole other level by decorating her bed.

Queen of Trouble.

Cheese!

She celebrated with friends at her favorite indoor play center followed by a family party at the house. She loved every second of it.

At Oasis with Pia.  

Happy birthday!  Cake #1

Back at the house.  Mac 'n cheese and pulled chicken was on the menu.  Lily's favorites! 

Girl cousin time!

Pia with GiGi.

Cake #2.  A Kit Kat cake! 

Happy birthday, sweet girl!

Wishing big. 

The cake was a hit.

And a mess....

Off to burn off that sugar! 

New bow and arrow from the Mitchell's! 

Cousins & Jack! 

Room all decorated!  6! 

So happy!

Making french toast in her new skirt from Auntie A. 

Planting lilies and daffodils with Auntie.  

And for her actual birthday, day which fell on a Wednesday, we went out to Lily's favorite restaurant for dinner.  Six is going to be great! 

Officially 6!  

Silverware fight. :) 

Daddy and his buddy.

Our girl.  

Great night! And an amazing 6 years.  

Winter Fun!

With winter in full swing, we've been on a few adventures with the kids over the past two weeks.  First we spent a few days at an indoor water park in the Pocono Mountains.  It was awesome.  The kids had a blast in the park and in our super cool room that had bunk beds and their own TV. We spent the evening in the water park arcade and the kids loved playing games and winning tickets.  No pictures from the water park for obvious reasons. :)   But it was fantastic!

Pardon the crazy eyes/face of Mom.  

GOAL! 

GOAL AGAIN!

J vs. L

Simulation game! 

Water park monkey...why not. 

 Daddy took off for a fun man-weekend so the kids helped with some Costco shopping.  The reward....a chocolate and strawberry sundae!

John took over manly duties of the house and decided to fix things Saturday morning.

Saturday afternoon we had a play date with Lily's girlfriends. They had fun!

 Then we went down to the neighbors for a birthday party.  Johnny had fun with the neighborhood boys.

Showing off some cool episodes of a show on the ipad,

Boys watching Star Wars.

Future trouble makers. 

Don't you read the news in your super hero costume?

On to Valentines Day.  Mom helped out with Lily's class party, organizing games, treats and crafts. The kids made bird feeders, valentines bags and rolled activity dice in honor of healthy heart month.  It was a hit! 

Heart shaped bird feeders! 

Valentines drop off.

Just coloring until the bus comes.  

Then a package came! Gifts from Grandma and Pap Pap! 

Minion glasses and heart socks.  A big hit!

Movie night! 

Happy Valentines Day!  

 Sunday we decided to get out of the house and visit the Adventure Aquarium in New Jersey.  It was really neat!  The shark tunnel was our favorite part!  Lily also really enjoyed seeing the blue penguins!  It was a great day!

Sharks over head!