Britton's Birthday

I CAN'T believe that Britton turned 11 this month!
He is growing up so fast and as excited as I am and as much fun as this soon to be Teenage is, I am still a little sad.  He is already almost as tall as me, can already wear my shoes - wears my indoor soccer shoes to play futsal and steals my super warm socks to snowboard and snowshoe in.  He thinks it is GREAT and I LOVE the big smile that comes across his face every time he realizes how tall he is getting compared to me.

Britton LOVES soccer and wanted a soccer ball cake.  I had originally decided to make a soccer ball as well as his soccer Jersey but....the ball took a little longer than I had anticipated so the Soccer Jersey cake is still sitting in the freezer waiting to be decorated.

The Cake

The Presents

Happy Birthday Addi!

Addisyn turned 4 on Saturday, September 11th.  Every time we told her happy birthday, she kept insisting that she was 3 NOT 4 and that it WAS NOT her birthday.  On our way to soccer games that morning we passed the church which was surrounded by flags for 9/11.  We started talking about it and what it was and when we said September Addi said, "September?! my birthday is September!"  It actually took us most of the day to really convince her that it was her birthday.

The Cake

Addi doesn't really like cake but she LOVES Oreos!  I decided to make her a "cake" made by stacking the Oreos into a tower and putting candles on top.  She LOVED it!  Instead of ice cream and cake, we had ice cream and Oreos.

The Presents 

Addi was so excited to open everything she has been wanting and asking for for weeks - The books Pinkalicious and Purplelicious, The Polly Pocket Glamper, a Leapster from Grandma and Grandpa, and a new helmet for her NEW BIKE!

The Bike

I LOVE this little girl.  She has definitely been my 9-1-1 baby from day one and I am grateful everyday for her.  She is silly, sassy, stubborn, smart, happy, loving, sensitive, independent, and mischievous.  I LOVE the way she says "Scunscreen" and "Smarshmallows".  I LOVE her "fancy" walk.  I LOVE how she bats her eyes and says "please momma, please" and then grins because she knows EXACTLY what she is doing.  I LOVE how she calls her brothers "my boys" and her dad "dadda".  I LOVE that she refers to Jesus as "My friend Jesus" like she knows him personally.  I LOVE everything about her - even though she cut her hair!  AHHH!

Happy Birthday Addi!

Happy Birthday Addisyn!

Addisyn turned 3 last Friday, September 11.  Her Favorite book right now is "Alice The Fairy" by David Shannon so it was really fun to celerate with all of her friends by having a Fairy Party.

I was lucky enough to find matching fiary wings and fairy skirts so each little girl was "transformed" into a fairy when she arrived.

After their wands were decorated, we played "fairy freeze dance"

while they danced to the "Tinkerbell" soundtrack.

They were all SO cute and had so much fun dancing and pretending to be real fairies.

Did somebody say FAIRY DUST?

Hopefully the sugar rush wore off before bedtime.

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The Cake

After the party the race was on to get Addi's birthday cake done.  I had invited Addi's grandparents and great aunts over for dinner and cake and ice cream but it all had to be ready in time for people to eat, Britton to get to soccer practice, and for my parents to get to the airport.

Thanks to Gina - my amazingly talented Sister-In-Law - helping me all afternoon, I was able to decorate this fun Tinkerbell cake.

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Family

Addi and Mason had so much fun playing all day.

They couldn't stop giggling and laughing and thought everything was Hillarious.

All throughout the day on Wednesday, Addi kept whispering to me "I want princess music". 

 It was so cute to see the expression on her face when she opened her Disney princess CD.

Addi was spoiled with Barbies, music, movies, money and dress-ups.  I think Gavin had as much fun with the dress-ups as Addi.  He was being so silly and dancing all over the living room.  He is such a good big brother and so willing to entertain and cater to Addi.

Happy Birthday Monkey!