Monahans Sandhills State Park

Jayne's birthday and dyin' Easter eggs

 

 giant peanut butter cup cake

 

Jayne turned 9 this past March!  She is such a free spirit!  When she's in a good mood, she is the sweetest person, ever! :D  Life would definitely not be nearly as exciting without her!

Lucy's got Glasses

 

before glasses

 

 

with glasses

 

Apparently, Lucy had been having problems seeing the smart board at school recently.  So, I took her to the optometrist, and it turns out she needs glasses!  Like mother, like daughter, I suppose!  I think she looks great in them, and she can see, so that's definitely a plus! :D

Abby's 4!

So, Abby turned 4 years old on the 20th of December.  We had some friends and cousins over to celebrate.  Nothing fancy, just a snowman cake, presents, and play time.  I loved the cake!  It turned out so cute!  This is actually the same cake I made for Abby's 1st birthday 3 years ago!  My, how time flies!

Snow and Christmas Trees

Before school got out for Christmas break, Abby and I did some fun Christmas-y activities!  We made snow, and some edible Christmas trees!  Good times...

Christmas Parade

So, Molly joined Girl Scouts this year, and she and I got to participate in the annual Christmas parade they do downtown here.  Our troop did a wild west theme, and they built a huge covered wagon float that was pretty awesome.  It was chilly, especially with the wind, and it was the most quiet parade I've ever been to.  None of the local school bands were in it this year, which takes a lot away from the experience.  Molly says she was cramped sitting up in the float, but I think she will always remember her first time being in a parade!

Molly's birthday

Molly turned 6 almost 2 months ago, now, and we had a few friends over to celebrate!  She loves the movie Frozen, and anything having to do with Elsa, so we had a Frozen themed party.  I wish I had gotten pics of the decorations!  Richie can do some awesome work with crepe paper! :D  I made up a batch of Frozen Playdough for the girls to play with an assortment of cookie cutters. 

 

I made a blue velvet cake with light blue frosting and sprinkled white hard candy pieces all over it.  it wasn't super fancy, but it did look like it had ice all over it, and the kids loved it!
The party was the day after Halloween, so the kids got to wear their costumes if they wanted.  Molly was obviously Elsa.  :D