Valentine's Day and Adalyn Learning to Read

For some reason or other my blogging has taken a backseat to all the other things going on in my life and I end up having to back track quite a bit in order to make sure that I don't forget something.  So back we go to Valentine's day...

We had a very low-key Valentine's but it was full of love and we were all together so it was perfect!

                      We made some Valentine's cookies a couple days before.

                            The girls woke up to a basket of Valentine's treats

And we find any excuse to get doughnuts... Valentine's is no exception!

Devin surprised me with this AWESOME bouquet of candy bars!  He knows I'm not so into the flower thing, so he got a creative.  What a husband!

The girls ready to deliver their Valentines.

And last of all we had a candle-lit dinner together.  

Now to switch gears a little... Throughout this past year I have been doing preschool with the girls, and part of it has been teaching Adalyn to read using the book Teach Your Child To Read in 100 Easy Lessons.  Here is the result (and we haven't even finished the book yet)...

She has done such a great job learning how to read.  She is so excited that she gets to go to "real school" next year. 

A Tangled Birthday

Quincy turned 3 on Sunday and she really wanted a Rapunzel Party.  We kept it simple but fun.  

The Decor

We draped Rapunzel's hair all over...

Had some Royal banners hung...

And some balloons for fun.

We also had our food at The Snuggly Duckling.

The Fun

Quincy had her own Rapunzel braid

The kids played 'Pin the Frying Pan on Flynn"

And had a treasure hunt to find Rapunzel's crown.

Quincy loved her Rapunzel hair cupcakes...

And couldn't have been more thrilled with all the presents she got. 

It was such a fun day for our little Rapunzel.  It is so hard to believe that she our baby is 3!  Here are some fun facts about Quincy at this age:

• Her favorites are: Food-Pizza and chicken nuggets; Color- Pink; Movie-Tangled; Friend: Alex
• She is totally a mama's girl.  Not that she can't be away from me, but she will pick me over anyone else.  Recently she and Devin had this conversation. Devin: Quincy, do you love me?  Quincy: No.  Devin: Why not?  Quincy: Cause I love Mama!
• She can be the biggest sweetheart at one moment and the biggest stinker the next.  She loves to share with Addie, will give loves to anyone, tries to comfort anyone who's sad, and LOVES to snuggle.  On the other hand she will say a simple but direct no to directions, she loves to push Addie's buttons (or anyone else that she feels like), and will sometimes purposefully do exactly what we ask her not to and then afterwards give us this mischievously sweet smile that makes it really hard to not laugh at.  
• She loves to dance, sing, and play with and follow Addie.  They are in a gymnastics class together and I think Quincy loves being able to do what Addie can do.  
• Quincy loves trying new foods and will often eat anything if I am eating it.  She loves salads, avocados, oatmeal, and most anything with extra spice or flavor.  
• She is afraid of rides, flipping over, or almost anything that moves.  She used to not be, but then we had a zip line accident that was pretty painful and scary and she has not been thrilled with anything that moves ever since.  
• She is deceptively smart.  She will almost never answer a question that you ask her right (What color is this? What shape is that?) But then she will say, "Mom look it's blue," or "Look it's like a  triangle." She also has zero attention span when it comes to games and even books sometimes.  
• She has a naturally funny personality. She loves to laugh and especially loves to make people laugh.

Quincy is such a firecracker of a kid and she makes life so much more interesting.  We love her so much!