To have so many fantastic photographer friends? Mindy has offered to come over and take pictures of my cakes. Let me tell you, she is WAY better than I am (not that it's a surprise). Not to mention, we have the added bonus of being able to hang out more than normal :)
Thanks SO much Mindy!!!
Spider-Man cupcakes
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10" diameter baseball cake and baseball cupcakes in Tigers colors.jpg)
My girlfriend Melissa took the kids pictures last weekend and they turned out great, even though the kids weren't super cooperative :) Madisyn was very excited to get her pictures taken by "Jackson's Mommy," which is funny since she's only met Jackson once, when we got her two year pictures! He must have really left an impression!
Here are a few of my favorites (doesn't include Rob's list, which I'll have to post another time). Let me know which ones you like (comments are above the post in this new layout).
Thanks again, Melissa!!!
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Madisyn got her wish, she wanted her hair chopped (for fewer tangles). We waited until after the kids' four and two year pictures. I can't believe how cute she looks with short hair! LD looks a lot different too!
Madisyn, while rolling a placemat.
"UGH!"
"The fondant didn't turn out the way I wanted it to."
(wonder where she got that from?!)
Our friends Mark and Kate had their baby boys, Maxwell James (1 lb. 10 oz., 12 inches long) Wesley Mychael (1 lb. 9 oz., 11.75 inches long) last night. Kate was 24 weeks and 6 days along. Both boys are on ventilator systems, at different levels. They truly need God's strength to survive today, tomorrow and however many days God blesses them with. Please also pray for Mark and Kate. They need God's strength more now than ever to get through each day and uncertainty and challenges that it brings. I pray that they feel blessed for every moment they get with their young boys. I pray that if it is God's will, He will bless the boys with the strength they need to survive here on earth for years to come!
Our precious little boy, you turned two yesterday. WOW! I can't begin to tell you the emotions we've been through during your course of life so far. I can clearly recall our stress and anxiety that we had for the first six months of your life. We just didn't want you to be in pain. As parents, we wanted to fix it, but just couldn't find a way!
And now? You're a crazy little, loving, entertaining two-year old! You make us laugh more than I thought any toddler could! I think you have your Uncle Elliot's goofball jeans ;) Although you can be very naughty, as soon as you're around babies (you call them all "Baby Levi" after your cousin) you are incredibly precious, gentle and calm! I actually asked Aunt Kate the other day if I could borrow Levi sometimes, since you're so well-behaved around him :)
We affectionately call you our "Sour Patch Kid." As you can disobey, hit and yell one moment and be affectionate, cuddly and loving the next. We can already tell that you are a very emotional little boy. When you get disciplined, it's not uncommon for you to cry for five to ten minutes following... not the, "Whiny, I'm upset cry," the "I can't regain my composure and calm myself down because you hurt my feelings," cry. Which inherently makes it very difficult for us to discipline you! So without further ado, I'll admit that you have both of us wrapped around your little finger, especially with those big blue eyes of yours!
You arrived so quickly, your face and body were blue for quite some time!
Meeting big sister
You looked like Daddy from the day you were born!
7 months
One year
18 months
Two years!
Our dear friends Mark (Rob's best man) and Kate are in the hospital (bouncing between the OB Special Care and Labor and Delivery floors) desperately trying to postpone the birth of their twin boys (currently 24 weeks and 2 days old). The doctors are having an increasingly difficult time stopping Kate's contractions and keeping Kate from having BP problems. They have been through so much in the past week, and I just pray that God continues to give them faith and embrace both of them as well as their baby boys.
Well, the party came and went. It was a bit insane, but the kids had TONS of fun! The house is a disaster, but I'm happy about it, means everyone had a great time! All of the kids seemed to love the cowboy boot sandwiches, sheriff badge and cowboy hat Jell-O jigglers, and sheriff badge, cowboy boot and cowboy hat ice cream sandwiches!
I apologize to those who were here for a bit of the chaos when it came to opening presents. It was a good lesson learned that we need to sit down with the kids and focus on one present at a time. I am sorry that the kids didn't get a chance to thank everyone individually (one of those after the fact moments).
Anyway... I was thoroughly impressed that the majority of guests showed up in cowboy/cowgirl gear! Of course I didn't get around to taking pictures of everyone, but it was VERY cute! Thanks everyone for coming! And a special thanks to my wonderful sister for helping Friday and Saturday with the cake and decorating the house (she thought of the lasso around the numbers... so cute)!
Here are a few pics of the craziness! (poor Madisyn had a fat lip :( )
Can you see Landon's interest in getting into the cake?! Moments after this, he dug into his #2 :)
I completely forgot to buy candles! These were the only ones (besides beer can candles) that I could find in the house!
Aunt Shell with the birthday cowgirl
Cousin Levi - look at those eyes and eye lashes!
It took a really long time to burn the edges, but I like the way they turned out!
AND... I was going to buy Madisyn some new cowboy boots online, but I found some that look like they'd never been worn at my friend's 'Think Spring' party, which included a garage sale (with a lot of different people selling). They were only $3!!! I couldn't believe they were her size and that they're actually cuter than anything I'd found online! I love a good deal!
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