Party time!

 Abigail has been so excited for her friend party this year.  She has had lots of ideas on how to make the perfect party.  She didn't want any help, she had a vision for it.  One of her favorite books is, 'The Best Loved Doll'.  It's about a girl that has a birthday party with her doll.  So she decided it would be a tea party, and the girls would wear party dresses and bring their dolls.  We decorated cupcakes and mini cupcakes for the dolls.  She wanted to decorate tea party hats, but I wasn't exactly sure where to get 'tea party hats'.  My friend found some sparkly new years hats at the dollar store, and Abigail loved them, so we went with that.  Abigail also decided that we had to have a pinata at the tea party.  No matter how many times I told her that  a proper tea party doesn't have pinatas, we still ended up getting a pinata.  We played some party games with the girls and their dolls, opened gifts, and ran through the house a lot.  Abs said it was wonderful! 

 Excited birthday girl

 The guests in their tea party dresses

 Grandma Sharla helping Carly decorate cupcakes

 Abigail and her friend/cousin, Jenna

 The girls cracked me up with how their decorated their hats, and there was glitter in my kids hair for days

In her go-to party dress.  She loves this dress, good thing I bought it big, she's had it for 3 years

 getting the pinata loot.  

Photo bomb

The little girl on the end cracked me up... we had a  conversation about how her Mom said tea parties don't have pinatas, but she was happy that ours did.  I'm glad our party didn't dissappoint.

12/12/12

 Oh, my sweet Abigail is six!  

What a joy she is in our lives, she's so loving, kind, happy, and helpful.

What's your favorite book?  Little House on the Prairie 
What's your favorite movie?  Snow White, wait no, The Lorax
What's your favorite meal?  Enchiladas
Favorite thing to do?  Play outside
Favorite Holiday?   4th of July (a girl after my own heart)
What's your favorite color?  yellow
Favorite season?  Fall, because of the leaves
Favorite part of school?  "bell work"  that's where we write stuff on papers and I learn more.  I love to learn.

She picked waffles and strawberry syrup for her special breakfast 

We had grandparents over for her little family party on the night of her birthday.  She was a lucky girl and received lots of fun presents.  She picked red velvet for her cake, she didn't care how I frosted it, just made sure it was red velvet.  

She's seriously one sweet, loved  girl!

December 11th, 2012

 I was happy to forgo the usual gingerbread house this year, when we found these cute little men.  So much better having one for each of the kids instead of trying to fit four different visions onto one house.  My only mistake of the night was bathing  my kids before the decorating... seriously what was I thinking?

 Serious is the new funny picture

I don't know what Carly's doing, she's a bit of a crazy girl

really into serious pictures

Clever little Abigial

December 1st 2012

 I wanted to get an early start in December with our festivities.  I usually leave everything until the end of the month and then feel overwhelmed, and I don't get it all in.  The first Saturday in December was really warm, we had our ward Christmas breakfast, then we decided to run some errands and go to the Christmas village in Ogden to see Santa.  We went  to see all of our Great Grandmas and drop off our Christmas cards.  The kids Great Grandmas, not ours.  I always feel that our kids are lucky to have 3 G-Grandmas alive and living close by.  Ben still has both of his Grandmas here, and I have my Mom's Mom, Grandma Dixie.  We got pictures of the kids with Grandma Pearl and Grandma Dixie.  When we got to Grandma Ruth's house, she was in curlers.  She said she still had too much pride to have a picture in her curlers.  Don't tell her I told you, I might get in trouble :)  My pictures are completely out of order.

 Luke told Santa he wanted the 'Epic Dragon Battle'  (Ninjago legos)

 Carly wanted a little twin doll (the 'our generation' dolls at Target, my girls think they are twins of them)  Hailey wanted a baby Rapunzel doll.  I was a little embarrassed, Santa made me sit on his lap since Hailey wouldn't let go.

 Waiting to see Santa

 

Grandma Pearl and the kids.  Hailey was a little too shy for a picture.

  

 Grandma Dixie and the kids.  Grandma really is happy, she won't smile because she doesn't like her smile.  So she ends up looking a bit unhappy... but I promise, she was happy.

 

 Abigail also asked Santa for a little twin doll

Thanksgiving 2012

 We had a great Thanksgiving this year.  We had dinner with my family and then went out to the Dawson's in the evening.  I can't believe how we lucked out with having such great family around.  We had everyone from my side except Luke and Lisa.  When we went to the Dawson's we were only missing Freddie and Heather and kids.  Ben's aunt and uncle and cousin were also there to help boost our smaller numbers.  It was so great being surrounded by all of the people that we love.