It's PARTY time!

Yesterday we had Bailey's birthday party. It was the first party we've had for her and it was a lot of fun. The party was around lunch time so the kids played and then had some food and cake. Minnie Mouse was the theme Bailey chose...she especially loved the Minnie balloons, although she did ask when it was all set up where Mickey was :)

We went to one of Bailey's favorite places http://www.kangazoom.com/. She LOVES those inflatable/jump facilities! Lots of Bailey's friends showed up for the party and even Tom's parents were able to watch via skype (thanks Andy and Tina!). Lots of pictures below (but only a few of the 138 that I actually took :). It was an awesome day....

Enjoy!

Bailey getting excited as friends started to show up for the party :)

At the top of the large slide (her favorite inflatable!)

Bouncing it out with Evan (her BFF)

Mid-jump :)

Popo showing Bailey how it's done

Cousin Hannah...Bailey LOVES her!

Riding into the party room... she got such a kick out of this little car :)

The party room

Yes...the theme was Disney :)

She blew out the candles like an old pro!

Yia Yia asked Bailey how old she was, she said 3. Then she told Yia Yia that she could be 5 :)

Our beautiful birthday girl...

Breakfast, piano and BFF

We remodeled our kitchen about 6 years ago and ever since then, I've been looking for an island that would fit with at least 2 stools. The problem is, while our kitchen is not small...it's not huge so I had to find an island that was just the right size (not so big that it wouldn't fit, but not so small that you could not sit/eat there). Well...it took almost 6 years of searching, measuring and trying but we finally found one that fit and looks (we think) really good! This was one of those purchases where you think, "gosh (financially) not the best time to buy but it's taken so long to find that if I don't get it, I'll kick myself later". Bailey thought it was pretty neat eating breakfast there this week. We have to be careful to be close by because the stool is pretty high and she still has that "high chair confidence" where she thinks she can wiggle/move all over with no problem. The "problem" with the stool is there are no sides and it's about 3 feet of the ground. But, as my mom (the YiaYia) likes to remind me, "she'll only get bigger" so we know she'll grow into it.

Bailey also got the chance to go over to Evan's this week (her BFF). The girls played and Bailey got a chance to sit at the piano in her home. She loves pianos. Each time we're somewhere with a piano, Bailey is immediately drawn to it. Her future definitely includes piano lessons. I've wanted to learn for years so, who knows....maybe Mommy and Bailey will learn together! :)

Lots of love to you all!

Helping Mommy and new friends....

Bailey loves to help me with the laundry....actually, she loves to grab the clothes and toss them from pile to pile :) This past week, it was pretty chilly outside so Bailey thought sitting on the warm laundry was the best plan...my silly girl :)

On her friends, for Boo...Disney characters are called her "friends". She LOVES anything Disney. Her Uncle Jeff and Uncle Josh both sent her stuffed animals for Christmas (adding to the already huge pile of Disney stuffed friends :). She loves them both. She'll talk with Stitch during the day and has promoted Nemo to the bed at night.

Hope you've all had a great week!

Snow in the big ATL

Having lived in the Pacific NW where an ice storm is really an ice storm, then in Denver where snow is really snow....I have to smile at the "Winter Storm" that Atlanta is having :) The city has shut down but, here at the Siver household we're enjoying a little visit from the white stuff. Bailey thought is was pretty great but...she was also glad to get back in the house where it was nice and warm :)

The one-eye "blink" (aka: a wink)...YiaYia style! :)

Hey...where did the power go?

Saturday morning, we were woke up by...no power. I say "woke up by" because Bailey sleeps with a fan and Tom sleeps with a breathing machine (for his sleep apnea) so when the power goes out...it wakes us up! Lucky for us, this power outage didn't happen until about 7:30am (thank you Lord that it wasn't 5:30am!). The bad part is...our home get very cold, very fast; especially when it's 25 degrees outside. So, with that in mind, Bailey was bundled up on the couch and then we quickly dressed and headed out for a warm day of walking around at the mall.


Happy New Year!


Not quite awake...


Bailey pretending to sleep :)