Bringing the Princess to Her Castle for the 1st Time!

[shelbys mommy]

I know it's been awhile since I have updated. Shelby has been keeping me on my toes! She's into everything these days!

This past weekend was New Orleans Hornets Day at the Audubon Zoo. Well the mascot, Hugo T. Hornet was there & I wanted Shelby to get a pic with him & to see how she would react. Kind of a test for Disney. She was great! She kept looking at him & wanting to touch him! She didn't cry at all, so I know we will be ok when she meets the Mouse & all his friends! Check out the pics:

Hugo waving to Shelby:

Hugo, Ben & Shelby:

And since we have 103 days before we leave, it was time I got off my butt & do the Countdown Chain. After 3 hrs & help from Koby, it's done! Now it's just sitting there, waiting!

Koby cutting a Mickey head, using a pot to trace:

Koby cutting the Ears:

Koby so proud of his Mickey:

Koby helping me cut out the outside of the links:

And this is what Brady did while we were busy:

The links: 1st stack is the outside, 2nd stack is the Disney facts that are glued to the back of the 1st stack, the 3rd stack are the ones that were completed when I took the pic:

The finished product:

The Mickey head:

Now we just have to wait 2 more days to start pulling them off & learning fun facts!

It's getting close!!!!

 

[shelbys mommy]

I fell in love with these pics! I can't believe next month she will be 1 Where did the time go?

 

[elizablake]

What a great idea for a countdown!!

Shelby's photos are adorable. I like the first one the best.

 

[mickeystoontown]

The pictures are absolutely adorable!

 

[shelbys mommy]

Thanks everyone! 101 days, so tomorrow we can pull off our 1st link!!!!

 

[SOUTHERNtinkerBELLE]

How exciting that Shelby reacted well to the character! And yay for making the countdown chain!

Shelby's pictures are adorable! I love them!

 

[shelbys mommy]

How exciting that Shelby reacted well to the character! And yay for making the countdown chain!

Shelby's pictures are adorable! I love them!

I was so happy that she did not cry. There were quite a few kids that screamed when he would walk by them. Not my crew, they jumped in line to get a pic with Hugo. She would just stare at him & smile. I'm so ready to walk her up to Mickey!

Tomorrow we get to take off the 1st link! I think I am more excited about it than the boys.

Thank you! After seeing those pics, there was no way I could pick just 1 pose for the package, so I wound up getting extras....only spent $119 on pics

 

[shelbys mommy]

Hard to believe that next month my baby girl will be 1! I'm so saddened by this. She's my last baby This year has flown by!

Well, I had posted pics of the invitations I made in a previous post, but when I found a Princess 1st birthday set with invitations included, I had to get it. Maybe for her 2nd birthday we'll do Disney Princesses.

Here are some of the decorations & the invitations (I have swirled out my address & phone number)

Part of her banner, the ends have a huge pink 1:

Balloons:

Candles & cake decorations:

Photo centerpiece, each side holds a picture:

Her crown & wand:

Pinata:

Another table centerpiece:

Cups:

Napkins:

Plates:

Her crown:

Shelby wearing her crown:

Her bib:

Her shirt:

And her throne aka her highchair:

 

[Charlefours]

fun day at the zoo--I cannot wait for the weather to be warm enough for us to get out and about at the zoo and park. Almost there, if it stays like the last few days. Cute countdown chain!! Shelby's photos are adorable.

 

[Planning fanatic mom]

I followed you over from my PTR.

Love the count down chains!!

I, too, have a princess who had no hair in her first year. I would have been thrilled if she had as much hair as Shelby does. Here is a pic of her hair in a pony tail. Trust me, if her hair was down, it is huge. She made up for her early lack of hair in a big way.

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Can't wait to hear more!! June can't come fast enough.

 

[shelbys mommy]

I am loving my Countdown Chain! It was alot of work, but I'm so proud of it & the boys can't wait to start taking them down!

LOL! She did make up for no hair!!!!

 

[DisneyMomma09]

I'm trying to teach Shelby to say "I wanna go see Mickey Mouse, Daddy." but we have to work on "ma ma" first. I'm tired of being called "da da" all day!

I just started reading your PTR, but when I read this I cracked up! Colby does the same thing! He will say ma-ma-ma in his babbling all the time, but when I try to get him to say "ma ma" to me, he just cracks up and says "da da"!

Alright...now I am off to read some more!

 

[shelbys mommy]

I just started reading your PTR, but when I read this I cracked up! Colby does the same thing! He will say ma-ma-ma in his babbling all the time, but when I try to get him to say "ma ma" to me, he just cracks up and says "da da"!

Alright...now I am off to read some more!

Haha....our silly babies!

She says mama now, but only when she wants to be held or if she is fussy. When she sees Ben it's "da da!", when she sees Koby she says "buh buh buh", we think she's saying brother.

 

[DisneyMomma09]

Alright...I am all caught up now! I love all the princess stuff for Shelby's birthday! I need to decide where we are going to have Colby's party because there is no way 60 people are going to fit into our little house! I am hoping to hit the party store soon to check out what kind of boy Disney themed stuff they have...I am sure it won't be nearly as cute as all your princess stuff, though!

 

[shelbys mommy]

Alright...I am all caught up now! I love all the princess stuff for Shelby's birthday! I need to decide where we are going to have Colby's party because there is no way 60 people are going to fit into our little house! I am hoping to hit the party store soon to check out what kind of boy Disney themed stuff they have...I am sure it won't be nearly as cute as all your princess stuff, though!

I got it from birthdayexpress.com, I paid $140 for everything. When will Colby turn 1?

 

[shelbys mommy]

Well today was, HELL, to put it mildly. I have no clue what got into Shelby, but apparently she got a case of the busy hands & was into everything! The garbage, the cabinets, the dvds. You name it, she got into it. The only reason she didn't dig in the toilet is because I have a gate blocking the hallway. Her hand was red from me popping her hand from digging. Yes I am THAT mom.

Then Koby comes home with the worst attitude known to man. He's already grounded from the computer & ps2 for 5 weeks for his attitude & smart mouth. Well, apparently, he could have cared less today. I told him he's now grounded for 6 months. I give up. I don't know what to do with that kid anymore. Next step is no Disney trip for him. I don't care if it's his birthday or not. I can't deal with this anymore.

Shelby was whiny & clingy & neither one of the boys wanted to take her & play with her so I could go to the bathroom. Ben had to work 2 hrs late (he's on salary & does not get paid extra for working late). I was NOT a happy mommy. If you are on my FB, you know by my status updates.

So, Ben walks in the door & hands me the mail, yes, I could not even get out to check the mail! And what do I see in the mail? This!

That made me happy!!! I put Little Miss Busy Hands to bed & told the boys to talk to their father about anything they needed. I was having Mommy time! And I opened the envelope very carefully & was thrilled! We are that much closer to Disney!

Here's to praying tomorrow is much smoother!

 

[longing2Batdisney]

Hi! Joni
you have a beautiful family! I had started your PTR about a week ago but did not sub think I made it to page three...found you again tonight...so I have read pp 8-12 need to go back and catch up with the rest...but, wanted to sub not to loose you again

you guys did a great job on the countdown chain! and Shelby's party supplies are too cute! she is a cutie...

looks like you guys had a wonderful day at the Zoo! I have been wanting to go back..we do Baton Rouge every year for Halloween but have not been back to NO Zoo since Feb 08...

I had seen pictures from Becky of the Memphis Zoo I believe I want to plan a summer trip there next year! It seems to put NO to shame

looking forward to hearing more of your plans
Connie

 

[shelbys mommy]

Hi! Joni
you have a beautiful family! I had started your PTR about a week ago but did not sub think I made it to page three...found you again tonight...so I have read pp 8-12 need to go back and catch up with the rest...but, wanted to sub not to loose you again

you guys did a great job on the countdown chain! and Shelby's party supplies are too cute! she is a cutie...

looks like you guys had a wonderful day at the Zoo! I have been wanting to go back..we do Baton Rouge every year for Halloween but have not been back to NO Zoo since Feb 08...

I had seen pictures from Becky of the Memphis Zoo I believe I want to plan a summer trip there next year! It seems to put NO to shame

looking forward to hearing more of your plans
Connie

Hi Connie! Thanks so much, like I said it took 3 hrs, but so worth it!

We had a great day at the zoo. We are members, so it costs nothing for us to just up & go.

Memphis Zoo...wow! We went to Memphis when we evacuated for Gustav & got discounted tickets because we were from Louisiana! That zoo is just awesome! I will have to find pics to post while we were there. We also did Graceland & Koby fell in love & now he's my die hard Elvis fan! We plan to go back once Shelby is older. Brady fell in love with Michael Jackson after his death, so I have the King of Rock & Roll & the Prince of Pop in my house! Koby wants to be Elvis for Halloween & Brady wants to be MJ, so I'm thinking Shelby will be Lisa Marie or Britney Spears (the princess of pop)

Now that we are almost 100 days til Disney, we are Disney crazy!!!!

 

[martinolichfamily]

I'm in! Just found your PTR!

 

[shelbys mommy]

I'm in! Just found your PTR!

Thanks for joining! You are in for a crazy ride