Blessing, Birthdays and Prechristmas fun!

 

 

There has been a lot and lot of things in the month leading up to Christmas (christmas blog to follow soon) that has kept us busy busy busy!
First of all, We had Alayna`s baby blessing. Doesn`t she have a cute smile? All our girls have lots of fun smiles!

 

 

 

She was a good baby during the blessing, and Chelsey thinks that Mike did a really nice job. She was blessed in the same dress that all of her sisters were blessed in. After church, We had a bunch of family and friends over for a 'appitizer' dinner - we just had everyone bring their favorite appizier or shairing plate, and just enjoyed each others company as we ate good food.

 

 

Great Grandma and little Alayna both asleep

 

It was lots of fun! However, there was no time to take a rest as we had birthdays right after that!  Mike turned 30 this year. I don't really feel any older, but 30 I am. Chelsey's birthday was the day after mine. No, she isn't 30 this year. As we decided to do a joint party on Chelsey's birthday, we made a little birthday treat that the girls could share in on each of our birthdays. The girls also got to blow out a candle and sing happy birthday to us

 

 

 

We called our birthday party "Mike turns 30 and Chelsey has a birthday" Birthday bash. We invited as many people as we knew, and while not everyone came, we had a good turnout. We played games, talked, ate cake, and just had a good time over all.

 

Soon after this, Cheley's Sister Kiplin had her birthday. She wanted to make gingerbread houses, so Chelsey kept very busy making home made (very delious!) gingerbread. Everyone had a good time making gingerbread houses, and eating some of the candy while decorating. The girls had a good time making gingerbread men. I wasn't able to help out with gingerbread stuff as I had to work late (again). Late night shopping was in full swing at the mall - Right up to Christmas eve. It got very tedious, and it was a hard time on the girls, but we eventually got through it.



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Chelsey made a beautiful gingerbread tree, and we were going to make a Chinese style pagoda, however that never happened. Too much going on. Perhaps next year we will do that. 

All that Gingerbread made Chelsey really like the smell, so she found a recipe for Gingerbread playdough. The kids love rolling it out and making 'gingerbread cookies'. It was a good pre-christmas play idea for them.

 

 

So this is what has kept us busy for the last little while. We will post Christmas, and a 2012 in review shortly.... Hopefully not too many days into the new year. Hahaha