Weekend of Firsts

What a fun weekend! Mati Claire has been in the best mood the last few days and it has just been wonderful! That alone makes for a great weekend. We went to her friend Sam's 3rd birthday party Saturday. I called it our first successful birthday party. She DOVE into her first cupcake and barely got her hands dirty! Such a lady ;) Then she played on the playground and loved the slide (another first). Last summer, she just wasn't quite big enough and hadn't mastered the stairs to get to the slide. Or it was just too hot. I am SO looking forward to this summer and her next birthday party! Here are a few pictures of her first pig-tails too.

After the party, we all went to Jerry's to eat some "shish" (fish)! She ate 2 fried pickles! If only I had my camera then. Another first! I got to enjoy a girl's afternoon at Sarah's baby shower today. And we couldn't ask for more beautiful weather. Of course I broke a sweat chasing after our dog that got loose for the first time. Luckily our neighbor was able to catch her! Quoting a friend, we had a very full-cup weekend. Not much else going on...pictures speak for themselves!