Taylors party

On Friday we played a little sleep over birthday party for Taylors 12th birthday. She was able to invite 5 friends and she chose her cousins. They came over around 6:30 and I had pizza dough ready for them to make their own personal pizzas. It was fun watching the girls roll out their dough and the toppings they picked. They turned out really good. Next we played a little Kariokie. The girls love hearing themselves sing. It was enjoyable. We then decorated jumbo cupcakes with yummy frosting. Here is a picture of the girls, Sadie, Payton, Taylor, and Melanie.

After doing a little decorating they decided to decorate eachother.

These were the cupcakes when the girls were finished.

Taylor is 12

12 years ago Michael and I awaited the arrival of our first child. What a beautiful day that was. She was everything we had ever hope for. Now it has been 12 years and what an amazing 12 years it has been. Time really does go by so fast. Having a teen in the home has had its ups and downs. Taylor will do what ever we ask and is always helping when I don't.Taylor is a great example to her younger siblings and to Michael and I. Happy Birthday Taylor we love you!

Taylor's cake

Disney on Ice

Disney's Princesses on Ice came to Bakersfield this past weekend. I had the chance to take Charley and Ellie to see the show along with some good friends. We had a really good time. The seats were better then I thought they were going to be. We had no one in front of us which made it nice for the girls. Charley's favorite part was Belle of course. I was amazed with the costumes and how they were able to act out certain parts of each show on ice skates. It was so cold in there I was freezing by the end of the show. I thought I was so smart to wear pants but I needed a jacket also. After the show we went to lunch and had a nice time visiting while the little girls played.

Jasmine in her castle
Aladdin on a huge elephant. pretty cool.
Snow White of course.

Charley's favorite part.
All sic Princesses. Cinderella didn't come out until the second half. She was the whole last hour. I think we would have been fine with it just being an hour long but the girls loved it anyways.