Halloween

December 29, 2015 By Cari@MakingOurMemories Leave a Comment

As mentioned, I am making up for some lost time and recapping the last few months of 2015!

Halloween is one of my favorite holidays!

Our amazing town organizes window painting. Big Sister has done this for the past few years and looks forward to it!

I wanted the girls to match this year – Big Sister decided that they should be Tinker Bell. Although I miss making her costumes; I don’t want to spend hours making something that I will have to fight her to wear! Picking my battles…..

Since Halloween fell on a Saturday this year, our town’s parade was on 10/31. So we started out the day marching in the parade.

And after lunch we geared up for a few parties and trick-or-treating.

A Halloween is never complete without Jack’s costume:)

First Birthday

December 28, 2015 By Cari@MakingOurMemories 1 Comment

Little Sister’s first birthday was on a beautiful Sunday afternoon in September. The weather was *almost* perfect – it was still warm, but not crazy hot. I say “almost” because after we ate cake it started to rain! I was SO glad the rain held up until the very end! It made clean-up a bit of a pain but at least we were able to enjoy the majority of the party!

Little Sister decided to celebrate her birthday by taking her first steps that weekend!

I ordered a Mickey Bounce Castle for the older kids to enjoy. And a neighbor was able to face paint!

Otherwise, I kept the party fairly simple (for me). I order a few of the decorations from Etsy Shops and some prints from Fox Prints. Sadly, the pavilion we had this party in recently burned down – so although these pictures hold great memories, they are a little sad too!

I think she enjoyed her first party!!!

Almost over…

December 27, 2015 By Cari@MakingOurMemories 1 Comment

With only a few days left in 2015, I thought it would be a good idea to recap the last few months! Two kids, full time job, Girl Scout Leader, wife, maid/cook/housekeeper – sadly, all seem to take priority over this “diary” of mine. Here is a recap of September 2015; albeit a few months late! #betterlatethennever

With Big Sister starting Kindergarten, our annual Labor Day weekend in Saratoga Springs, NY was a welcomed “break”.

We had breakfast at the Track – right next to the horses!

Everyone was excited to see the horses up close before the races!

It was a VERY hot weekend, so we spent some time at the pool.

Of course we bet on the horses! Especially, Big Sister’s favorite jockey – Javier Castellano.

I let the Big Guy have some alone time at the track and took the girls shopping and to the Merry-Go-Round.

Of course, we ate at our favorite restaurant.

All in all, a great long weekend. We love Saratoga!!

Will save Little Sister’s first Birthday for tomorrow!! Stay tuned:)

First Day of Kindergarten

September 4, 2015 By Cari@MakingOurMemories Leave a Comment

She is off.

A big Kindergartner.

Getting on a big yellow school bus.

So excited!

As for this mama? Today is bittersweet. I am so happy for her to make new friends and learn SO much, but it feels like these last 5 and a half years have flown by – Kindergarten today and before I know it she’ll be graduating from high school and off to college. As I cried my eyes out thinking about it last night, I came across this poem which pretty much sums up all my mixed emotions.

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And just like that….

September 3, 2015 By Cari@MakingOurMemories 1 Comment

Our oldest, Big Sister, is headed off to Kindergarten! How is that possible? I feel like we brought her home from the hospital (scared sh*tless at being responsible for a tiny human) just the other day!! And tomorrow is her first full day as a Kindergartner!!?!

Earlier this week was Open House. She was just so excited to go and meet her teacher, see who was in her class and start being a “Big Kid”.

Today was transition day. Again, she was SO excited. She woke up early. Got dressed quickly. Ate breakfast. Let me brush out her hair….without fussing (this was a HUGE deal)!! Smiled for a few pictures. And we were off.