She's a Party Girl

Our baby girl turned 7 yesterday. Time really does fly! It seems like it was not so long ago that our son was an only child and our daughter was still an unrealized dream. This weekend we were all operating in the mode of "all Jessica all of the time" since she was able to have two parties this weekend! On Saturday, her actual birthday, we celebrated at home with family. My husband made a great pan of lasagna and we enjoyed a family dinner in the company of Jessie's Grandparents, Aunt, Uncle and cousins.
Today we hosted a party at the local roller skating rink. Jessica has some really nice friends from the neighborhood and from school. She knows some of the girls from her soccer team and some from her Brownie troop. Others she went to kindergarten with last year and a few are new friends from her 1st grade class this year. It was an enjoyable afternoon of good clean fun topped off by her favorite vanilla Costco cake. Here's a shot of Jess enjoying her special day:

Snow Day

We had our first snow day today! The kids had fun playing in the neighborhood with friends. Hot chocolate was a treat for all when they came in to dry off and warm up. Hubby is still out of town until late tonight, so the kids and I just had Kraft mac & cheese with peas for dinner. Then we made brownies for dessert. A fun day :)