Its a little late, but here are some fun pictures from Sabrina’s birthday. I decided to be a little creative with her cake and put her little cupcake on just set on top without attaching the fondant so we could pull it off easy. We discovered a little too late that fondant is no fun for pictures though, because its not messy!
Although Sabrina’s little friend Shea liked eating her crumbs, so apparently it was messy enough for some.
So Sabrina has many faces and a lot of personality. But with that, she’s a pretty mellow baby and so good to me as a mom of three. Overall, she’s very happy and good-natured.
And she has a silly face she likes to make when she’s not so sure about what’s going on. But sometimes, I wonder how she’ll grow into all these faces in the years to come!
I know you saw a similar picture in my last post, but I can’t help using it again to emphasize my point.
Well… its been awhile, but there’s nothing like a holiday to get us in gear. Especially when there’s such fun pictures to share. I decided two weeks before that I would officially declare myself insane as I decided to make my girls matching dresses. Since I procrastinated buying—why not sew! They turned out beautifully though, and even more important, the girls love them and would hardly take them off. 
We also had friends come down from New Jersey to share this fun day and loved our newly warm weather to share such a beautiful holiday. I love all the personality in these little ones. What a fun holiday!
So birthdays are always fun for me because I have realized about myself, I love having all of my friends in my home and I love making cake. You probably have already seen how much I love making cakes by how often I post pictures of them.
Sydney’s birthday was no different and it was such a fun day! I was much more organized this time, so there were plenty of 
games (my house survived much better this time) and a lot of help from Matthew my “pied piper” friend Jaime. How would we ever survive and enjoy gatherings like this without lots of help! Bottom line, Sydney had a ton of fun and loved having the whole day revolve around her. 
She got some really fun presents this year that almost left me jealous! She & Chloe have been playing with her new dolls in this princess tent non-stop since Saturday.
And…of course I can’t resist showing off a close-up of the cake. Sydney helped me come up with the idea for this. At first, she wanted a fairy part, but decided that the boys wouldn’t go for that. So instead, we decided a butterfly party would be a little better. So I just added a few extra critters to the cake and here it is. It was so much fun! Its all made of marshmellow fondant, so it is very sweet (a lot of frosting didn’t get eaten!) but that’s just how I like it. Matt keeps begging me to make a cake with whipped cream frosting, or at least a custard center, that’s just not as fun as this!
Oh…we have too much fun with our little one. But isn’t she cute! This is thanks to my cute friend Jaime & her daughter Hannah (who is way into Harry Potter right now).
Okay…this blog has been started for weeks and just sitting on my computer in draft mode, just waiting to be finished. So without much creativity and thought, here’s our fun Christmas this year. 
Here is Christmas with Santa and the ward Christmas party. Sabrina and I were home sick so sadly we had to miss her “baby screaming on Santa’s lap” picture.
And, of course, what would a holiday be without Momma obsessing over some big project
. This year, I made the girls’ Christmas dresses. I love them! Sadly, Sydney stood a little too close to the fireplace just before church on Sunday, so she burned a hole in the back of her dress. Its not too noticeable with all of the tulle underneath, but I’m still debating if its worth the effort to fix it…
This is one of my favorite parts of Christmas—Christmas cards. This is in our front hallway, so I pass by a million times a day and love looking at all the pictures. So if you sent a card—thanks and I love it!
Chloe’s helping Daddy rake up the leaves before the snow hits. Too adorable to watch her out there—notice how she is wearing a skirt…that’s my girly girl.
Sydney loves to dress up Sabrina. She says its to keep her happy, but I personally think Sydney just likes to entertain herself and Sabrina loves the attention. Either way, we all win.
And for Christmas, we went to Indiana to visit with Matt’s family. It was so much fun and the girls love how adored they are. The only down side…and its a big one…is we all passed the flu around one by one. That’s what happens in a houseful of 4 families and 17 people. Hopefully Jim & Liz get lots of blessings for hosting our bugs along with us!
