Delaney's 2nd Book: Cinderella and the Prince go to the Ball

Metamorphosis

We decided to give into the commercial hype and order some butterflies (or really caterpillars) for D to watch transform. Our little cup had 5 in it (I forgot to take a picture), food in the bottom, and tiny holes in the top. We predicted maybe we would end up with 2 surviving. We watched the caterpillars double in size, and then start changing from the larval to the pupal stage. About a week for so later the chrysalis become darker, a sign that the butterfly would be emerging anytime. It was very exciting to watch, we kept checking to see if there was a butterfly and finally there was! And to our surprise all 5 caterpillars became butterflies! Thankfully the weather warmed up and we were able to release them to live our their short lives.

Spring has finally Sprung!

D's quote, "Disney World, you sure tired me out!"

We had a fun long weekend in Orlando, we used up the two remaining days we had on our tickets. The weather was hot, but we didn't mind!

We left Michigan early Thursday morning, so we were able to get to Orlando with enough time to eat and swim. We went to Universal City Walk to enjoy a margarita at Margaritaville in celebration of Cinco de Mayo.

On Friday we headed to Epcot, Nathan was the only one of us that had been to that park before. I did some research and got some tips from friends on what to see and do. We headed right to Soarin' to get fast passes and then headed to see Crush and the Seas with Nemo ride. It started to rain as we were in riding Soarin', but it wasn't too bad and it kept it cooler out for a little while. D was able to do meet and greets with Mickey, Minnie and friends as well as Snow White, Belle and the Beast. She always enjoys getting her picture taking with them. N and I road on Test Track, it was fun. We all enjoyed wandering around the countries and eating in Italy. While we were there the International Flower and Garden Festival was going on, the flowers were beautiful (pictures on facebook) D's favorite was the Tangled display, she loved hearing the music and thought for sure Rapunzel was up there in the tower. We had to go see it twice!

On Saturday we decided to go to both Animal Kingdom and Magic Kingdom. We really wanted D to see the Festival of the Lion King show and also Finding Nemo the Musical, both are great. She loved them both and has talked about the Lion King a lot since.

We headed to Magic Kingdom after lunch, D wanted to ride the Buzz ride, see the parade and the show at the castle. We were able to do all of them as well a few other rides. Then exhaustion set in and we headed out of the park to have dinner, swim and pack!

Easter Fun

We have had a lot of fun the last couple of weeks attending Easter Egg Hunts and birthday parties! D had fun finding eggs with her MOMs group friends, and then at church with her friend Matthew, and finally at school. Thankfully she didn't care too much about the candy inside!

D was treated to a movie and swimming with daddy on Thursday and Friday. She then got to see the Easter Bunny on Saturday, as well as attended a friend's birthday party at a local gymnastics place.

Nathan and I had fun playing the Easter Bunny! We got a little more creative this year, creating rabbit tracks from the sliding glass door and into the living room where her basket was hidden. D was surprised in the morning to see the mess, she was waiting to see if I got mad. She had fun finding her eggs and her basket.

We will be doing some travelling the next few weekends! We are looking forward to seeing family and also to go back to Disney!

This post is brought to you by the letter D and the number 5!

Our sweet daughter is 5! It seems like just yesterday we met her birth parents and started filling out the mountain of paperwork involved in adoption. We have loved every minute of being her parents and look forward to all there is to come.

D celebrated her actual birthday by having a friend over. We went out to lunch and stopped for some ice cream, then the girls were able to come back to our house and play for a couple of hours. When Big Daddy got home we ordered subs (D's choice) and let her open her presents from us and the ones she got in the mail from family and friends.

We had her big birthday celebration with her friends yesterday. We had a pool party at a local community center. We had a great turnout, 18 kids! They splashed and played in the pool for a little over an hour and then we had a party room to enjoy pizza and cake. I think everyone had a great time!

D also got to spend the weekend with her Grandma, Grandpa and GG Grandma.

Update on life in Michigan.....

What have we been up to?

Finishing up our back-splash! It looks amazing!

Hiring a painter (as we are sick of painting!)! He has been painting away since last Monday, hopefully he will be done by Wednesday. He is painting the ceiling, trim, and walls in our great room, foyer, upstairs hallway, and kitchen. He finished the great room last week and it looks great. We found window valances to match the color of the walls and the room darkening curtains we already had.

D has been busy with school and swimming! And she is gearing up for her big 5th birthday. She decided she wanted a swimming party, so we invited all her school friends and a few other friends to come swim with her at a local community center on Sunday.

Hoping and wishing for Spring!! I think it may finally be here, 60 and rainy today. April showers bring May flowers, right?

It is D's Spring Break from school.....not sure what we are going to do all week! We hit the pool and went and bought some pink sand for her sand table.