Friday, April 13, 2012

Bonne Fete and Les Fees de La Nuit

 

Yesterday was Alaina's 4th Birthday! We all had a great time helping her to celebrate. In the morning we went out to Brimley for "Muffin Moms" which is a women's bible study that meets at our church every Thursday. We stopped at a grocery store and picked up a few doughnuts on the way. When we got there Autumn took charge of throwing a mini birthday party for Alaina with the other kids that usually attend. They had doughnuts with candles in them, they played pin the ballet shoes on the ballerina (drawn wonderfully by Autumn), musical chairs, and duck duck goose.

After Muffin Moms we went over to the Brimley Public School Library where we volunteer by re-shelving books and worked there really quickly. Then we hurried back into town so Alaina could make it to story time at the Bayliss Library. She wanted to wear her birthday crown and say "hi" to Mrs. Lehman, the librarian, and some of her friends.

When we got home Steve was there. He had taken the afternoon off work to spend some time with us. For lunch we decided to eat some of Alaina's birthday cake and ice cream (it was carrot cake with cream cheese frosting). Autumn had collected over time a bunch of really nice presents for Alaina from thrift shops in town, and she had wrapped them and set them all out for her to open. She gave Alaina a cute summer outfit complete with sandals and a sunhat, a little porcelain box with a necklace inside that said "sisters", an angel doll that she bought at AWANA,  and a nightgown. Alaina loved her presents and you could tell Autumn was really proud of herself.
 
Steve and I gave Alaina our gift, which was a card with tickets inside to go to see the ballet that night. She was so excited! Alaina got to talk to Grandma and Grandpa Veramay on the phone and then we went on a nice walk around town. At the end of our walk we ended up at the Christopher Columbus Hall for their monthly Spaghetti and Meatballs dinner. We sat next to a nice couple from our church and had a good conversation....while the girls coated themselves in spaghetti sauce. Then we hurried back home because Steve and Autumn had to go to math class.

While they were at math Alaina primped herself for the show by putting on her ballet outfit complete with ballet shoes and tutu. Then, we jogged up to the Fine Arts Building at the University where we met Steve and Autumn after class and we all went in to see Les Fées de la Nuit," or "Fairies of the Night." It was the perfect show for the girls to see... full of colorful props, beautiful fairies and scary goblins...and a story line that they could actually follow. It had an intermission and during that the girls danced in the hallway. At the end of the show Alaina and Autumn were invited back to meet the "fairies." The ballerinas saw her birthday crown and all started singing her happy birthday! Alaina was embarrassed and covered her ears. We snapped a few photos with the dancers. Alaina was terrified of the goblins! It was a great show and is still playing this weekend. We recommend you go and see it.


 

 

After the show we had to run back to Steve's classroom where he had forgotten his cell phone. Autumn got to show us where she is "tortured" every Tuesday and Thursday evening and Alaina had fun writing her name on the chalkboard..



When we got home Alaina talked to Grandma and Grandpa Eles on the phone. Alaina shares her birthday with Grandpa Eles, which makes it extra special! Then I read the girls a few birthday themed books that I found at the library and it was off to dreamland.

Alaina said her birthday was lots of fun, and we all enjoyed ourselves as well. We can't believe she is 4 years old! Time really does fly when your having fun....

We All Love You Alaina! Happy Birthday!









7 comments:

  1. Hey there! I understand this is kind of off-topic but I
    had to ask. Does running a well-established blog like
    yours require a massive amount work? I'm completely new to writing a blog however I do write in my diary every day. I'd
    like to start a blog so I will be able to share my own experience and thoughts online.
    Please let me know if you have any kind of recommendations or tips for new aspiring bloggers.
    Appreciate it!

    My blog emma watson ballet shoes images

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Well, considering I haven't written anything new on my blog in months, I would hardly call it well-established. I have taken a long break from it because to be honest I didn't feel like posting for a while. I needed the extra bit of time I was taking to make posts to work on other things. But, no, I wouldn't say that it is difficult at all to write a blog. If you can write in a diary then you can do this. Blogspot makes everything sooo easy, You don't need to know HTML. You just need to be able to follow basic prompts. I find blogging rewarding because it can be more than just a diary. It really feels like a scrapbook of daily life. I wish you the best of luck in your blogging endeavors, and thanks for taking the time to visit my site!

      Delete
  2. Today, I went to the beach with my children.

    I found a sea shell and gave it to my 4 year old daughter and said "You can hear the ocean if you put this to your ear." She placed the shell to
    her ear and screamed. There was a hermit crab inside and
    it pinched her ear. She never wants to go back!
    LoL I know this is entirely off topic but I had to tell someone!



    Feel free to visit my page corporate housing denver colorado

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Oh, no! I think I will remember to always look inside the seashell before I place one against my ear now! What an adorable story. I am sure she will always remember it...and it made me smile, so thanks for sharing.

      Delete
  3. Heya this is kind of of off topic but I was wanting to know if blogs use WYSIWYG editors or if you have to manually code with HTML.
    I'm starting a blog soon but have no coding skills so I wanted to get advice from someone with experience. Any help would be enormously appreciated!

    Here is my site: furnished apartments bend oregon

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Hi! I had to look up what WYSIWYG stands for. This is what Wikipedia says:

      In computing, a WYSIWYG editor is a system in which content (text and graphics) displayed onscreen during editing appears in a form closely corresponding to its appearance when printed or displayed as a finished product,[1] which might be a printed document, web page, or slide presentation. WYSIWYG (pron.: /ˈwɪziwɪɡ/ WIZ-ee-wig)[2] is an acronym for "what you see is what you get".

      Okay, so now that I educated myself, I would say that blospot does use WYSIWYG.

      I don't use HTML when I post my blogs. I have the option of using it, but I know very little about it, and when I do play with the code I usually just mess everything up. Blogging with Blogspot is really easy! Everything is provided in a format that makes it pretty self-explanatory. And the few questions I have had along the way have been easily answered through a quick web search.

      I hope this answer helps you a bit. I am sure you could find plenty of tutorials on YouTube.

      Delete

I would love to hear from you! Thanks for your comments!