Better get used to disappointment kid!

When Sam turned three, the only thing he wanted was a fisher-price garage. It cost $30, which was a lot for our law schooling selves. But it was all he talked about for months. So that's what he got.

When Benjamin turned three, he wanted a car cake and a batman toy. Easy. Very easy.

When Nicholas turned three, he didn't want anything but a Wall-E cake. He didn't want a party. He didn't want presents {but he got them anyway}. He just really wanted a Wall-E cake. The pressure weighed heavy on my non-cake decorating skills, but he was happy.

Eliana turns three in August. {How is it possible that my tiny baby is turning three?} And what does our little girl want for her birthday? A pony. Not a my little pony. Not a fuzzy stuffed pony. She wants, as she puts it "A real pony. That makes noise and I can ride on it and it breathes."

Good luck with that one, Eliana. For your sake, I hope the birthday fairy is real.

Just so all four are represented

I've been taking an on-line photography class. It's fun for me, but not so much for the kids. Eliana absolutely refuses to pose for pictures any more. And Nicholas will only do so if he can pick his pose.

So here are some of Nicholas' ideas of a good pose.

Piano Recital 2010

Sam and Benjamin have been taking piano lessons for a while now. It makes me happy to see them play the piano. It does not make me happy to have to remind them to practice. I've told them that when they are adults, they'll be glad they know how to play. But that doesn't mean much to an eight and 10 year old boy.

Still, we keep plugging along.

Because I'm the mom and I said so.

My Ballerina Bunny

I signed Ellie up for Ballet in December. She wasn't sure if she wanted to do it, but I knew that she loved it and really wanted to be a little ballerina. Watching her every week is so fun! She had her recital on Saturday and it was perfect! I, of course, had to bribe her with a new pony and a pink cake - but it was totally worth it.

If this video does not make your heart melt, you are not human.