Having fun with Paige's hair

I've been able to play with Paige's hair a little more lately and have done a few cute styles. This one is by far my favorite. She got soooo many compliments on it and it actually didn't take that long. (It can't since I have to get myself and 3 kids ready for church every Sunday by myself!)

Paige all dressed up and ready for her Princess party.

Sorry the flash kind of messed up this pic. Oops!

This was Paige's birthday 'do. She had school and just wanted a ponytail so I had to dress it up a little with ringlets and a flower. Simple but adorable!

A few more creations

Here are some pictures of my latest booties. Aren't they adorable?!? I just can't get enough of these! I have a few more to make (including some denim ones for Bryn) but we'll see when I'm able to sit down and make them. We have officially bought our house and now the painting has begun! :0)

The cake!

Here's what I did for the cake. I got the idea from Family Fun, of course. I LOVE that magazine and website. I completely forgot to take a picture of it, but this one is definitely cuter than the one I made. The girls all liked it, though, so that's what counts, right? :0)

Princess par-tay

Paige was able to have her 1st friend party and she, of course, requested a princess party. She was able to invite 5 friends (she would have liked more, but I don't think I could have handled, I mean pampered, that many princesses!!) :0) They had a blast and it was fun for me, too. It was so fun seeing these girls dressed up so fancy and and loving every minute of it!

When all of the girls arrived they made their own tiaras. They turned out so cute! They just decorated them with jewel stickers.

They also decorated their own goodie bags. I just cut out princess paper dolls with my Cricut and they glued them together and then on the bags. It was easy and sooo cute!!

Paige LOVED every single present she got from her friends. She has played with each of them every second she's awake! Thank you to Kaitlyn, Ally, Jade, Kaylee and Kameryn!!!!

It was even a nice enough day to eat lunch and cake outside! The girls loved making their own mini pizzas and eating them out on the deck.

I was so mad I forgot to take a picture of all of the princesses together until the very end (after Jesalee reminded me!!) and Kaylee had already left. Oops!

Here's the results of our game, "Kiss the Frog". I got the idea from the Family Fun website. The girls LOVED playing it and it was so cute! Each of them got a prize (lollipop lip gloss) for either getting it on the cheek (the goal), the lips (score!), or the funniest place (the wall and his belly). So fun!

More Birthday pics

Don't mind this picture of Dawson being a little out of place. I'm on Bri's laptop and I can't drag it to it's correct spot!! :0)

We just can't get enough of birthdays around here! We had a little family party on Paige's birthday with Grandma and Grandpa A., Aunt Bethany and Max, and Aunt Kandra, Sydnee and Dawson. It was so much fun! We had ice cream cone cupcakes and ice cream and then opened presents. Since G'ma and G'pa weren't able to make it to Austin's birthday party, he had some presents to open also. It was so fun seeing how excited they were for each present. The funny thing is they still have a couple presents from my parents to open. It just keeps going and going! ;0) Enjoy the pics!

Couldn't resist putting this picture on. Bryn is just too cute!!

Austin got more puzzles (he is very into puzzles right now), a fishing pole, a frisbee and a Canada key chain from G'ma and G'pa. Aunt Bethany gave him a few books, which we have to read every night!

Paige got a set of golf clubs from Aunt Kandra. From G'ma and G'pa, she got Jasmine and Belle polly pockets, a Canada key chain that says princess, an I am a Child of God plaque, and a Belle pen that lights up. From Aunt Bethany, she got some princess books. (Do you sense a bit of a princess theme?!?) From us, she got a wooden dress-up doll, a Chutes and Ladders game and a Barbie Sing-along DVD (which she has to watch constantly and already knows the songs!)

Paige got her very own little cake to eat. It was a little too big for her, though, and everyone else helped her eat it! :0)

Cute Syd! I LOVED her princess tutu!

I think the ice cream cone cupcakes were a hit. The babies REALLY seemed to enjoy them!

Happy Birthday, Paige!!

Happy 5th Birthday to our sweet Paige!! I really can't believe that she is 5 now. It's hard to remember life before Paige. She has added so much to our lives since she was born. She has always been a very social and fun-loving girl. She really does have a gift with people. She can make them smile no matter what the situation is. I don't know how many times I was an a plane with just the 2 of us when she was a baby and we always happened to sit by a middle-aged businessman. (You know the type who see a baby and they get a panicked look on their faces and you can tell they are praying that the baby is not going to sit anywhere near them.) It never failed that by the end of the flight, Paige had those men (and pretty much everyone else in the vicinity) won over. It was so funny to see. That is just the type of girl that Paige is. She's always telling me that she needs to meet new people so she can make more friends. Like I said, she's a very social child! :0)

She is very smart and comes up with some very funny things to say. Earlier today, one of my friends called and told me something that Paige said while at her house. It went something like this. Paige: "I need to go outside in my backyard to get some energy." My friend: "How about you stay here and play so your mommy can get things ready for your birthday party." Paige: "No, I really need some energy so I'm going to go in my backyard." This is a common phrase from Paige. She is always saying she needs to exercise and get some fresh air so she'll have "energy". (I'm just hoping this lasts!!)

Another thing about Paige is that she loves to sing and knows all of the songs that they've been singing in Primary. She is not shy when it comes to singing and she just belts it out. Luckily she is not tone-deaf and sounds pretty good! :0)

Paige is also a lover of dance! She will dance any chance she gets. If she hears music that she likes, she will just stand up and let loose. We're not really sure where she gets her moves from, but we'll take them. She's very entertaining, to say the least!

We sure love Paige! She is a wonderful sister and daughter. Here are a few pictures of our sweet Birthday Girl!

See, I told you she loves to dance! :0)

When you come to our house, you will often find her in this Cinderella dress and, yes, she is usually dancing in it! :0)

7 months old?!?

Bryn is such a sweet baby. She's finally feeling better (she had RSV just over a month ago) and because of that, she's really showing off her personality. She is smiling all the time, especially when Paige and Austin are around, and "talks" a lot more now. She still doesn't have any teeth, but she's working on it. She's definitely more content than Paige and Austin to just sit and watch....probably because her older siblings are so crazy! ;0) She still has her rolls and cheeks (which I LOVE) and even though she looks like she should weigh a lot, she's quite the lightweight. At her 6 month appointment, she was 15 lbs (22%) and was 24 3/4" tall (10%). I guess we finally have a child that takes after my side of the family! :0) One of the reasons why she didn't weigh very much was because she was so sick she refused to eat for very long. I was lucky if she ate for 2 minutes on each side. Not fun at all. I'm so glad she's feeling better! She's definitely gaining weight now so we'll see how much she weighs in the near future.

Here are a few pictures of our happy girl!

She's finally discovered her headbands, darn it! She's trying to pull this one off in this pic.

Bryn and Dawson being pals. She was fascinated by him. She kept grabbing his ears and feet, poking his eyes, and as shown in this picture, making some moves. :0)

We've figured out that if we want Bryn to eat something other than milk, SHE has to decide it's OK and pretty much has to feed it to herself. She's a stinker when it comes to baby food. She's doing a little better now, but we still have to sneak it in.

She kept going back for more of this lemon, though. Go figure!

Like I said...not a fan of baby food.

She does like her tongue and what a pointy tongue it is!!

One of her favorite pasttimes...sucking on her toes. BTW, she is still a thumbsucker. At least it's only when she's tired and is trying to go to sleep.

Birthday Boy!!

Yesterday was Austin's 3rd birthday. I can't believe he's already 3. He is such a funny, stubborn boy! :0) He is very helpful with Bryn, he loves to play with Paige and when he wants to be, he's the best helper/cleaner in the house! He says some of the funniest things now and I love how he can always get us to smile. For instance, we have a little boy in our neighborhood named Gunner. One day Austin asked me if I knew why Gunner's name was Gunner. I was about to answer him when he said, "I think it's because he really likes guns!" Yep, Austin, that must be why! :0) I just love the way a 3 year old's mind works!!

On that same note, here's another classic "Austin" example. The middle of last week he told me he wanted a dog cake, so I went to the store and got almost everything for it. Then yesterday morning he decided he didn't want a dog cake anymore...he wanted a farm cake. I don't know if it was Signing Time's "Leah's Farm" or the FamilyFun magazine that made him decide this, but his mind wouldn't be changed, so I ended up going to the store AGAIN and got the rest of the items needed to make his "farm" cake. I have to say it turned out pretty cute. Definitely not as cute as the picture in the magazine, but I am far from the professional that did that cake!! :0) My favorites were the animals, by far!! My sister and her 2 kids, Sydnee and Dawson came over for the party. We were going to have some of Brian's family there, too, but because of illnesses they opted out. Probably a good thing, but we're anxious to see them again!!

Austin totally scored on presents. Each one is his "favorite" which means everyone did good! :0) He got a set of plastic golf clubs from Aunt Kandra, an airplane launcher and a scooter from Mom, Dad, Paige and Bryn. I'm excited to see what he thinks of his grandparents' gifts that will be coming soon! :0) (I know what they are and I know he's going to LOVE them!!)

Happy birthday again, Austin. You are such a sweet boy and we are so blessed to have you in our family!!