Payton's Baptism...

Well, Happy New Year! It is so hard to believe that it is 2013 and yet another year has passed by...where does the time go? We had a wonderful Christmas this year, I just love the time with all my kids at home just hanging out and being together. This year was even more special because Payton was baptized just a few days after Christmas. It was such a wonderful day! Back in August before school started, we went out and took some special pictures of her in her baptism dress...I am so glad we did! This little girl just shines inside and out and we are so blessed to have her in our family. She is full of so much sweetness and spunk and we just couldn't live without her. I am so proud of the decision she made to get baptized...she is such a good example to her little sisters and brother! xoxoxo

For those of you who aren't of my faith, you may wonder why children aren't baptized until the age of 8...you can read a short and simple explanation here, but basically we are taught that by the age of 8 children can understand the difference between right and wrong. Payton was very lucky to have her daddy baptize and confirm her as a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. :)

It was a very emotional and wonderful day, and in the days leading up to her baptism and after, we've been able to have many special talks and moments with her. As the cliche goes, I just can't believe that she is already 8 years old and has reached this very special milestone in her little life! I hope she always remembers how happy she felt on this day. :)

After her baptism we had our families over for dinner and dessert, and we showed this little slideshow that we put together for Payton...it still makes me tear up watching it, heehee! We love our girl, Happy 8th Birthday, Payton and Congratulations!!! xoxox

crew's 1st birthday!

So it was Crew's first birthday....over a month ago. And I am just getting to blogging about it now!! Aaahhh! But what is new, we all know that I'm not as great at the whole blogging thing as I used to be! I love my blog, though, and I love all the memories and stories I've recorded over the years...so I will still plug away, even if my posts are few and far between!



So back to Crewie...our baby is ONE! This first year with him in our family has absolutely flown by, and of course we had to celebrate him in a big way!! I went with a pirate theme, and he was sooooo stinkin' cute!! He did a perfect job at being the centre of attention....oh, how we love our boy!!



I kept the decorations as simple as possible, it really is amazing what you can find at dollar stores and party stores...it looks like it was a lot more work than it was! (Although, getting my house clean before a party is always a ton of work...I'm a freak and I think my house needs to be spotless when people are coming over...and then it's messy in 2 seconds and nobody cares anyways!! Heehee!)



Anyways...on to the party!! I made this "one" collage that I seen on Pinterest...I love it, and a month later, we still have it displayed in our living room...I loved going through all of Crew's pictures from his first year...I wanted to use them all!!

The pirate cupcakes...

Lookin' too darn cute...

Okay, seriously...WHY is everybody laughing at me???

Opening presents...the girls were right in there!

And, finally...cupcake time.

He went to town on his cupcake, totally wasted NO time and dug right in!!

...and the aftermath.

As always, we just love this little guy so much!! I ask myself on a daily basis how I ever lived without him...Happy 1st Birthday, Crew!!! xoxoxox

payton is 7!!!

Today was Payton's 7th birthday...seven!!! I can't even believe I've been a mom for that long and that this gorgeous little girl is growing up before my eyes. She is our "first" for everything that comes along with children...and she makes learning the ropes of parenthood pretty darn easy and fun! (for the most part...heehee.) We couldn't have been blessed with a more amazing daughter...Payton brightens up our lives in every possible way. From her sensitive heart to her spunky spirit, she just pretty much rocks. We love her oh, so much!!!

We had a little family party for her at home today and she made "Beliebers" out of all of us! Heehee!!!

If you read my blog at all you know I hate making cakes...it isn't the baking part it's the decorating part...I have no idea how to do it! But my husband informed me that Payton had to have a cake for her party and NOT cupcakes, so this was the best I could do! For a simple little cake I thought it turned out pretty cute and Payton thought it was hilairious...she did a lot of giggling today!

I perfectly remember when Payton came into our lives seven years ago...she was due on Christmas day and I was determined NOT to have a Christmas baby so we were very happy when she came a week early! I just remember being in total heaven that first Christmas with my new baby girl...we have come a long way since then, but in the same breath, she will always be my baby.

Love you love you love you, Paytie-Poo!! Happy 7th Birthday!!!!

xoxoxxo

gabby's popcorn & movie party!

A little peek at Gabby's "Movie & Popcorn" birthday party....






(plastic popcorn containers are from the dollar store and I made the banners using some of my old House of 3 digital kits!)

Yes, she turned 5 back in July. But, it was summer and it's always hard to plan parties with friends when everyone's away on holidays. So we did her party and few weeks ago and it was such a hit! All of her friends came over in their jammies and we had pizza, pop, popcorn and treats! Everyone got a little purse with "money" in it and they had to line up at the concession stand to pay for their treats, tickets and popcorn. Then they went downstairs to the "movie theatre" where thet saw the debut of "Barbie and The Princess Charm School". Honestly, the girls had soooooo much fun! We'll be doing this again for sure!!

Love you Gabbs!!! xo

T:)

five

Happy Birthday to the sweetest little 5 year old I know!!!









It is so hard to believe that 5 years have come and gone since we had our sweet little Gabby. There is never a dull moment when she's around and without her our family would be incomplete. We love this little munchkin so much...I wish she would stop growing up on us! She is so beyond excited to be starting kindergarten in the fall...I will be crying on the first day of school for sure. (heehee)



Happy Birthday cute girl! We love you sooooo much!!!




xoxox

happy birthday, kk!

Well, I don't know how she managed it, but somehow our little bug decided to go ahead and turn 2 years old on us today! We had a busy day planned....first, it was off to West Edmonton Mall to go on the rides. KK's favorite thing, though, was playing in the balls and going down the slide all by herself...she could have done that for hours! Oh, and she's managed to perfect avoiding the camera...I had a heck of time taking pictures of her today!

After the rides we headed home for a nap and then we had the family over for a little party. I kept things simple (as usual!) and fun. I got this cupcake wrapping paper at Walmart and just went with it. I always love doing birthdays around here!

Okay, and these little flower cupcake thingy's are just making me too happy. If you don't have any Martha Stewart Fringe Scissors yet, then you need to go and get some! And Heidi just did a little how-to on her webshow on how to make these flowers. (She explains how in about the last 5 minutes of the video.) I am seriously so in love with these things! Heehee!

And of course she opened presents...

And her sisters spent the afternoon making her cards...

Happy Birthday, sweet girl! I can't believe that she will be my baby for only 2 more months...is she really going to a big sister? Even though she's officially a terrible-two-er, she just makes us so happy! She is always making us laugh and is just full of sweetness and mischief. We love her sooooooooo much!!!

Here's to another fun-filled year with our cute little girl.

:)