What a Party!

We celebrated Andie's 3rd birthday today. She had a Bunny themed birthday party.

It was fun, and I think everyone had a good time.

We decorated with balloons and a homemade birthday banner.

She had an adorable bunny cake.

One of her favorite gifts was a gift set of the original SkippyJon Jones book with a plush Skippito. These books are SO fun! Seriously, if you have young kids, go check them out from your library.

Another favorite was her Tinkerbelle umbrella. Thanks Bama and Pappa!

While Kate was opening presents, Aunt Carrie saw this photo op and snapped this picture of my sisters and me. Thanks Aunt Carrie!

It was a fun day. Thanks to all our family and friends for celebrating with us today. We just wish Bama and Pappa and Grandma Terry could have been there too! We love you all!

A Party Fit for a Princess

(Ignore the make-up, Kate did it herself the day after her party.

I just wanted a close up of her in her Gieselle Dress.)

My mom and little sister went in on a "Giselle" dress from the movie Enchanted for Kate's birthday. Kate as only been asking for a Gieselle dress for about 6 months now! She was thrilled to finally get it.

Lara and Crystal actually ditched Kate's birthday party to go to the New Kids on the Block concert. (Had it been ANY other night, I totally would have been there too!) So they came over early and helped Kate get ready.

Kate realized how hard it is to be beautiful! She loved her hair though!

The finished product.

Pretty little Princesses all in a row.

Sydney, Kate, Andie, Brindley, Sara, Aspen, and Sabrina.

Opening presents. Isn't she so dang cute?!?

Can you believe I have a 5 year old?!?

Man I feel old!!!

The Cake

Here is Kate's cake. This cake has been consuming my thoughts day and night for the lase week. I started this cake on Thursday night. I baked all the layers, and froze them. Then on Friday night, after Kate had fallen asleep, I was finally able to start decorating. It took a whole lot longer than I thought.

Pieced together with strawberry filling between the layers.

Frosting the sides and tops.

Actually starting to feel like I'm making some progress.

Frosting the Turrets (sugar cones).

Add a couple of princesses, and WA LA! After 5 cake mixes, freezing time, and hours upon hours of decorating, The Princess castle cake is complete!

(I still have to add flags to the turrets, but you get the idea.)

P.S. I really want to weigh this thing. I think it's probably close to 15 pounds! And Kate hasn't seen the cake yet. It's hiding in the Laundry Room.

Wait for it...

Here is the promised, and much awaited video. It's a bit long, but if you wait for it, it will be worth it. Watch Sara (Kate and Andie's cousin) on the left of Andie.

Let Them Eat Cake!

Andie turned 2 on Sunday. I can't believe my "baby" is 2 already! Where has the time gone? Seriously. It seems like just yesterday she looked like this:

Andie soon after we brought her home from the hospital.

Or even like this:

Andie on her 1st Birthday.

Now my baby is all grown up, and looks like this:

Babies grow up too quickly. I always say Heavenly Father knew what he was doing, making babies grow up so fast. Your baby grows up, and then you want another little one. We're not quite ready to add another one to the mix just yet, but then again, you never know...


Anyways, we celebrated by having a family dinner followed by presents and thn cake and ice cream. Andie had a blast.

Sporting her Princess Bling from Sara.

Sitting in her Elmo Chair from mom and dad.

Just a cute picture of my baby who is no longer a baby!

Admiring her bling.

Andie even picked her own cake. Everytime we went to Sam's Club, Andie would point to the picture of this cake and say (read: yell), "Elmo, Elmo, Elmo."

I thought it turned out really cute, and Andie LOVED it!

She didn't really eat the cupcake, but she sure liked licking the frosting off her fingers.

And, as an added bonus, she was a whole lot cleaner after eating her cake than she was last year!

P.S. I still havent' figured out how to save my video at a lower resolution so Blogger will let me upload it. So, check back again in the next couple of days.

Trust me...YOU WON'T WANT TO MISS IT!

Long Time No Blog...Why I haven't had time to blog lately

Right before my last post, Kate had just celebrated her 4th birthday. Here are some pictures from her party.

Pre-birthday fit.


Just before her infamous fit.

Apparently she's a fan of the "It's my party, and I'll cry if I want to," idea.
She was crying because she didn't want me to take her picture.

As soon as her friends arrived, and dancing ensued, all was well with the Birthday Girl.

We read "A Bad Case of Stripes," opened presents, and had cake and ice cream. To see her "Bad Case of Stripes" cake, see my last post Kate's Birthday Cake.

Since then, we've enjoyed a delicious Thanksgiving dinner, the first snow, and all that goes along with the first snow of the year.

Rob helped Kate build her first ever snowman. She was thrilled!

The look of pure joy. Can you tell she's proud of her work?!?

She loved making snow angels.

And Rob hung the Christmas lights, while I set up the Christmas tree (pictures to come later).

Oh, and Rob has a Pterygium (ter-ih-gee-um) growing on his eye. He went to the doctor yesterday, and the Dr. gave us the scoop. Apparently it is caused by UV exposure, low humidity, and dust. Doc says they don't go away. Usually they just let them grow until they are a nuisance or interfere with sight, then they are surgically removed, and then they can grow back. Great!

Kate's Birthday Cake

Kate turned 4 yesterday. I still can't believe my little girl is already 4. Time flies. I think time has somehow sped up as I've gotten older. Anyways, Kate decided she wanted to have "A Bad Case of Stripes" birthday party. "A Bad Case of Stripes" is a children's book by David Shannon. If you haven't read it, you should. It's very good, and it's Kate's favorite story.

It begins, "Camilla Cream loved lima beans. But she never ate them. All of her friends hated lima beans, and she wanted to fit in. Camilla was always worried about what other people thought of her.

Today she was fretting even more than usual. It was the first day of school, and she couldn't decide what to wear. There were so many people to impress! She tried on forty-two outfits, but none seemed quite right. She put on a pretty red dress and looked in the mirror. Then she screamed."

The story goes on to describe just how bad Camilla's bad case of stripes is. The doctors are stumped, as are the specialists and the experts. Then a sweet old lady knocks at the door, and thinks she has the cure. To find out what the cure is, you have to READ THE BOOK! I'm not telling!

Anyways, this is the cake I came up with for Kate's "A Bad Case of Stripes" party. The green dots around the bottom are supposed to be lima beans (even though they look more like peas). Kate couldn't tell a difference.




Anyways, it's a cute story, and it sends a great message. The message I got from this story:

NEVER BE AFRAID TO BE YOURSELF!

If you've read the story what message did you get?

Happy Birthday to my Doombah Bubblelips!

In honor of my hubby's birthday, here is some birthday fun!

A. Follow the instructions to find your new name.

B. Once you have your new name, put it in the subject box and forward it to friends and family and co-workers. And don't go all adult - a senior manager is now known far and wide as Dorky Gizzardsniffer!

The following is excerpted from a children's book, Captain Underpants And the Perilous Plot Professor Poopypants, by Dave Pilkey, in which the evil Professor forces everyone to assume new names... So:

1. Use the third letter of your first name to determine your New first name:

a = snickle
b = doombah
c = goober
d = cheesey
e = crusty
f = greasy
g = dumbo
h = farcus
i = dorky
j= doofus
k = funky
l = boobie
m = sleezy
n = sloopy
o = fluffy
p = stinky
q = slimy
r = dorfus
s = snooty
t = tootsie
u = dipsy
v = sneezy
w = liver
x = skippy
y = dinky
z = zippy

2. Use the second letter of your last name to determine the first half of your new last name:

a = dippin
b = feather
c = batty
d = burger
e = chicken
f = barffy
g = lizard
h = waffle
i = farkle
j = monkey
k = flippin
l = fricken
m = bubble
n = rhino
o = potty
p = hamster
q = buckle
r = gizzard
s = lickin
t = snickle
u = chuckle
v = pickle
w = hubble
x = dingle
y = gorilla
z = girdle

3. Use the third letter of your last name to determine the second half of your new last name:

a = butt
b = boob
c = face
d = nose
e = hump
f = breath
g = pants
h = shorts
i = lips
j = honker
k = head
l = tush
m = chunks
n = dunkin
o = brains
p = biscuits
q = toes
r = doodle
s = fanny
t = sniffer
u = sprinkles
v = frack
w = squirt
x = humperdinck
y = hiney
z = juice

Thus, for example, George W. Bush's new name is:
Fluffy Chucklefanny.

Love your,
Sleezy Bubblelips



So what is your new name???

Andie's First Birthday

I was browsing through my pictures today wondering what to write about, when I came upon the pictures from Andie's first birthday. Boom! It hit me. These pictures show Andie's personality PERFECTLY!

For Andie's party we had family over for cake and ice cream. After everone arrived, Andie opened her presents. Of course, like any one-year-old, she was more interested in the wrapping paper and boxes than she was the presents. It was fun for Kate because she got to open about half the presents for her little sis.

Then it was time for the cake!

For any of you first-time-mommies out there, Walmart gives you a free mini-cake when you order the child's first birthday cake there. This was Andie's free mini-cake. I expected it to be much smaller.

When Kate was a baby, being the first time mommy that I was, I fed her every meal so she wouldn't get her clothes dirty. When Andie came around, I fed her minimal amounts of the basic baby foods to make sure she didn't have any food allergies, and then she ate whatever we ate. And she fed herself.

So, back to the cake. At first Andie was pretty dainty with her cake, touching the icing, and licking it off her fingers. It took her awhile to realize there was actually cake in there too. Once she realized there was cake, she started taking handfuls.

Then my little sister, bless her heart, thought it would be funny to get Andie to start playing Peek-A-Boo. Oh, the innocence of the childless. Her turn will come, and oh, the sweet taste of revenge will finally be MINE! (Oh, did I really just say that out loud? Oops!)

Needless to say, after the Peek-A-Boo incident there was no holding Andie back any longer. She continued to dig, and I mean DIG, into her cake. She even doubled fisted it at times.

The end result? One completely happy, completely full, and completely messy baby!

She even had to have a "hose down" in the sink before we could even put her in the tub.

After the sugar high wore off (about 3 hours later), she slept soundly all night. I think I would call the party a success! I think...