It’s the best celebrating birthdays with Piper cheering you on.  Piper has always loved everyone’s birthday.  Not just her own.  She begins celebrating with pictures and signs well before the date.  It’s so thoughtful the way she goes above and beyond to make each birthday so special.

This year she made many cards, a sign and took daddy shopping on Saturday for the perfect gifts. She also hosted a picnic in our backyard including fresh flowers she picked. Tonight she helped bake and ice the cake which made it very special.  To note she was up before 7 AM because she couldn’t sleep she was so excited.

I took a half day from work and the kids did a half day at school.  We spent the rest of the afternoon at the beach.  It was a very warm day and a perfect one to be in the water.  We picked daddy up on the way home so he didn’t have to get home so late.  Then we enjoyed a wonderful meal cooked by daddy and Piper.  It was a super fun day!  Birthday sticker she got from school Piper took this  A great way to celebrate a birthday

We bought a groupon earlier in the winter in hopes of taking the scenic chairlift up to the top of Mt. Baldy to play in the snow.  Well, the snow never came.  But on Friday there was a Spring storm that rolled in and left about 3 inches of snow. So we packed up and headed to the Top of the Notch! It was very foggy and cloudy at the top but the sun did peek out every once and awhile.  The kids had a blast playing and we also enjoyed a yummy lunch at the lodge.  Top of the Notch!   Taking the chairlift to the top Mt. Baldy ski map  Snow Angels Piper took this photo  More chairlift photos Riding up into the clouds Coming out of the cloud On a clear day you can see all the way to the ocean.Wow! That was chilly!

We enjoyed lots of fun at the library late in the afternoon.  It was very special for Piper because she got her own library card today.

Happy Easter!  We enjoyed a very quiet day together.  The kids hunted for their baskets in the morning.  Then we dyed eggs and enjoyed the candy and gifts left by the Bunny.  The kids played all afternoon outside in the warmth.  We even enjoyed our dinner outside which was fun.        Lots of goodies! Easter outfits dying our eggs