Happy 3rd Birthday Maggie!

Time has absolutely flown by! We have been swamped with traveling and preparing for Maggie's little brother Samuel Baker to make his debut the first week of June. But one of the things I was very excited about was planning Maggie's 3rd birthday party. I tend to delay my planning until too late, but this time I planned in advance and it paid off for sure. This was the first year I was able to ask her what she wanted for her birthday party. I pushed the subject of a bounce house and she jumped on it (pun intended...hah) immediately. But as for the rest I asked her what she would like. "What kind of cake would you like Mags?" Maggie replied, "Um yellow cake with chocolate icing and a Minnie Mouse on it." Easy enough right. "What kind of ice cream would you like for your party?" "Strawberry ice cream."  And that was it. I about fell out of my chair. This little person actually told me what she wanted. I did not have to guess or just make the decision myself only to hear a tantrum later that it was not what she wanted. She just told me. We had so much fun at her party. A whole bunch of her friends and family came to celebrate with us. Good times were had by all. As for taking pictures of the fun decor and cake I totally blanked. This part is not my strong suit. But we did snap a few of her having fun. She was all over the place and soaking up the birthday love.

She received a scooter with flowery helmet of course and soccer goals. I had to even out the basketball heat that the Cole side gives her right?

 The princess bounce house

 

We ended the party with just us opening presents and Momma laying on the couch. Much needed!

So Happy Birthday to our sweet little one! You were the best surprise we could have ever imagined. 

Our San Diego Adventure

It has been far too long since we have updated this little blog and there are too many updates to include in one, therefore there will be many posts. You are welcome in advance:) We decided a while ago that before our family of three became four that we would go on a fun trip with our Maggie. San Diego seemed like a fun place because of all of the fun things that we could do. We also thought it would be super fun to have Maggie's Mimi come with us and join in on the fun. So we did! We hit the beach first when we landed and just stared at the ocean... then we froze and got back in the car. It was little gusty but beautiful to look at.

 



I wasn't sure how being 7 months pregnant would work out in my favor, but it was actually great. I wasn't large enough where walking was tough and that made all the difference. The next place we went was to the San Diego Zoo. We were pumped to see all of the fun animals and explore! Maggie especially loved the baby panda bear and her mama. Mimi commemorated her panda love with a mama and baby panda which definitely made her day!

Tyler and I decided to go on a date and let Mimi have some Maggie time all to herself. I was not sure what this date would hold, but it was awesome. One gondola ride around Coronado and dinner overlooking the bay and I was swooned:) No really we had so much fun! My hubs knows how to love me well!

 


And the final day of our trip was filled with all the wonder of Disneyland. Tyler and I had been a few years back on our first trip away from Maggie when she was 18 months old, but this was a new kind of fun. The pure joy on Maggie's face watching her meet all the princesses she could imagine was the best. There is something about watching your kids be overwhelmed with joy that brings me back to me knees and praises God for how great He is. If we could rejoice like that daily, it would do nothing but bring God glory. Maggie met Princess Tiana, Mulan, Belle, and Rapunzel. She was a little tired for Flynn Rider, but did her best. I mean lets be honest who is there for the princes. Right? After a fun ride in the tea cups with Mimi and Tyler, carousel spin, and flying dumbo we were wiped. She ended up making it from 11am to almost 9pm. I have no idea how, but she was a champ. We even got to see the fireworks at the end of the day. It was a day that I won't forget and she still hasn't yet.

 

We flew back to Dallas exhausted from our vacation. I had heard parents say that vacations become tiring and I completely understand now. It was worth every moment of exhaustion and every penny. We can't wait to share many more trips like these with our sweet baby boy so soon!