A Glimpse into the Freihaut World: Hello April....We're SO Happy to See You!

**I just wanted to note that I have had this post written for some time but had issues uploading photos all week. Sorry about the delay. Look for another post in the next few days:)

Last week the Freihaut family was so glad to be able to turn the page of the calendar to begin a brand new month. Sometimes people have one of those days or one of those weeks. Well, for the Freihaut family March 2011 was just one of those months. Although nothing catastrophic happened (thank goodness!) and we are lucky to say that everyone in the family is healthy and happy, it seemed like each week we had something to deal with or something that hadn't gone as planned. From a knee surgery to sick kiddos several times over to two scheduled closing dates on the old house that fell through and resulted to putting our house back on the market--March wasn't our best of months. However, we managed to make it through and we were ecstatic to turn the page of the calendar to reveal a new month and a blank slate.

We had a wonderful first weekend of April. Saturday was officially declared Girls' Day in the Freihaut household and Addy and I set out for a fun day out and about. I had heard about a local cosmetology school having a "Princess Days" where girls could get a makeover and all proceeds went to charity. So I made Addy an appointment and planned to make a fun day out of it. We started out our day with lunch at Olive Garden. It's no secret that Derek isn't a fan of this place, so we don't go there often. In fact Adalyn hadn't ever eaten there, which is something short of a miracle considering how often we dine out. Well, last week Addy saw a commercial for Olive Garden and asked if we could go there sometime. After hearing her interest for the O.G. I knew we had to seize the moment and take her to lunch there. I had high hopes of transforming her into an Olive Garden fan with future girls' day lunch dates in mind. Well, the fettuccine alfredo was my ally that day and won Addy over! She loved the Olive Garden and ate her share of bread sticks, salad, and "white sauce noodles" and asks to go back there daily. That's my girl! I knew someone in the family would become my O.G. buddy!

After lunch and a trip browsing through the aisles of Toys-R-Us we headed to the cosmetology school for Addy's princess treatment. Upon arriving there and searching for a parking space I realized that the event may be a bit bigger than I anticipated. Come to find out that one hundred little girls were actually signed up for the makeovers. There were princesses everywhere! I was very impressed with how organized everything was and everything ran very smoothly. Addy was given a tiara when we entered the building and we were taken to the "princess theater" where Aladdin was showing. After watching the movie for a few minutes Addy was given a pedicure. She chose a teal for her nails and chatted it up with the manicurist. Then we moved on to the make-up area where Addy got a little blush and lipstick and a lot of glitter. She was so excited to be getting make-up done and kept looking at herself in the mirror afterwards. Next, Addy was taken to a chair by one of the stylists and she got an updo fit for a princess. I was so amazed at how well Addy sat for so long. The stylist took her time and did an awesome job! After her pampering was complete we went back to the theater to finish watching the movie and have a few treats. It was a great day! Hopefully the cosmetology school makes this an annual thing and we can make it something Addy and I do together on a yearly basis...at least until she's 22 or 23:)

Getting a touch of sparkle

I couldn't believe how still she sat for SO long!

All finished and ready to mingle with the other princesses

After a quick trip to Meijer where Addy got many looks and compliments, we headed home to see what the boys were up to. When we got home Derek let us know that they had done two of a boy's favorite activities--watching baseball and napping. Overall it was a fantastic day and is one we will remember for a long time. It was al day that made the craziness and chaos of March seem not so important, which is a good thing and something we all needed!