My New Bag!!

After the birthday party we met my parents at the mall. I chose a new bag for our Disney trip!! I have read so many great things about the Vera Bradley hipsters that I had to check them out. I just LOVE Vera Bradley bags--my current purse is VB and Claire's diaper bag was a VB, etc. I wanted a different pattern from what I had already (Mod Floral Pink). I finally decided on one of the new patterns--Cupcake Pink! Check it out!! I LOVE my new bag!

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Happy 3rd Birthday Taylor!!

Today we celebrated Taylor's 3rd birthday!! Her party was at our church gym. It was a princess/bounce party!!

Ally coming down the slide

Taylor's cake
Taylor and her family were in Disney World over Spring Break so her mom decorated the tables with pictures from their trip!

Princess Taylor sitting on her throne

Ally posing in the bouncer

Claire wanted to get in the bouncer sooo badly. She didn't know what to think once she got in!! Ellie is letting her know that everything is ok!!

That face says it all!!my climber

Ellie

Langston

The whole crew posing for a picture

Princess Molly

Princess Claire

Amy stamping everyone's hands

Princess Ally showing off her royal stamp

singing Happy Birthday

blowing out the candles

Claire has discovered Belle!!

Brent swinging Claire

opening presents--a Bitty Baby!!

Heather holding Claire

more presents

Molly playing with one of the presents--a princess phone

What is it?!

A Cinderella castle playset!!!

3 Generations

A Bitty Baby Birthday set

Drew received a gift, too!!

A Barbie!

Taylor opening our present--a Sleeping Beauty bathtime Barbie, a Sleeping Beauty clippie, & a handmade card from Ally

thanking everyone for the gifts

Princess Ally

Happy 3rd Birthday, Taylor!!!

Thank You Uncle David!!

My brother, David, recently got back from a trip to London & Paris. He always picks out something for the girls on his trips. This time he sent the girls adorable stuffed bears!

Ally & her bunny bear

Claire checking out her bear playing a bagpipe
Claire is ready to take her bear for a ride in the stroller

Thank you Uncle David for our bears!!!

Gaither Vocal Band/Signature Sound Concert

Tonight we took Ally to her very 1st Gaither Homecoming Concert. It was at the Desoto Civic Center in Southaven, MS (an hour drive from our house). My parents came to stay with Claire while we went to the concert (thank you Mom & Dad)! So we drove down to MS, ate dinner, and headed over to the concert around 6:00 p.m.

We decided to walk around and check out the booths before the concert started. We were so excited to run into 3 of the 4 members of Signature Sound (Tim, Doug, & Ryan--not sure where Ernie was)!! Ally just had to get her picture taken with them! I told her we would have to Photoshop Ernie's head into the picture! :)
They were so very nice and gave Ally a special light with their picture on it. (Ally used it throughout the concert, holding her light in the air and waving it to the music!!)

Ally & Daddy before the concert

Ally & me before the concert

The concert started at 7:00 p.m. and lasted until 11:00 p.m.!! The first hour was different Homecoming friends/soloists.

Then came Signature Sound!! Ally was sooo excited! She just LOVES this group (she calls them the "singing boys").

Ernie Haase, Doug Anderson, Ryan Seaton, & Tim Duncan

They are VERY entertaining as you can see!!

Next was the Gaither Vocal Band!!

David Phelps, Wes Hampton, Mark Lowry, Michael English, & Bill Gaither

(Gordon Mote: pianist--he is blind and is absolutely incredible!!)

This is one TALENTED group of guys!

David Phelps singing a song in Italian

Mark Lowry singing Mary Did You Know

There was a 15 minute intermission around 9:30 p.m. During that time Ally had 2 people come up to her and tell her how much they'd enjoyed watching her sing & dance. They also commented how amazed they were that she knew almost every word to every song!

When the concert started back, they had everyone back on stage for a singin'!

Ernie hamming it up onstage

Tim Duncan & Michael English

Michael English

Bill Gaither & Wes Hampton

The end of the concert

(right after we sang Happy Birthday to Bill Gaither--he turns 73 tomorrow)

The concert was just absolutely fabulous!! What a wonderful night of worship! It was really late so we headed home and Ally fell asleep before we even left the parking lot. We ended up getting home around 12:15 a.m.