December was a fun and busy month for us.
We made these sugar cone Christmas trees that I saw on Pinterest for FHE one night. Okay, Kate actually saw them and wanted to do them. My girls love Pinterest almost as much as I do-- they love to scroll through the pictures and tell me what they like. So funny!
My birthday started with this giant stuffed crocodile on our doorstep. It's being passed around the ward with a note that says "You're CROCtastic!" and you're supposed to pass it along to someone else who has been of service to you. It's a funny idea, and it was especially funny because Daisy was FREAKED OUT by it. So we had to take it upstairs.
Which led to this. I was trying to take a nap and Eve was playing quietly in her room. Only later did I discover what she had been doing. It was all over the upstairs! Look at her poor sad face when I told her she needed to clean it up!
So, if you've received the crocodile and noticed the duct tape on the tail, that's from us. Because Eve whacked it pretty hard one time, made tons of beans fall out, and decided to do it over and over again.
Here's me and my birthday cake. I made a GF Apple Cake which was yummy, and my super nice cake-decorator friend also brought over a GF chocolate cake as a surprise. Both were delicious, but especially Kari's. For the rest of the week I snuck a piece every time I walked through the kitchen. And so I hold Kari responsible for the 5 pounds I gained that week. :)
My birthday was lots of fun. I went to lunch with my two good friends from the ward, had a good dinner and FHE with my family, and Trav got me tickets to Wicked next August. Woot!
Eve's birthday was the next week. We celebrated it during the summer, but had to do something special on her big day. In the morning she went to McDonald's with Trav for breakfast (a bday tradition in our family). We just kind of hung out and played all day, then made her favorite dinner and chocolate cake. And so, another week of eating cake every time I was in the kitchen. My, how I love buttercream frosting!
Eve chose to go see the Festival of Lights for her birthday activity. It was so great! Each one of our kids was enchanted by the lights, especially the ones that moved. I was sitting in the back of the van with Anna, and she kept saying "Thank you so much for letting us do this." We had a great time. When we got home, some of our friends came caroling to our house (like as soon as we pulled up, so really they caroled to our van). It was sweet but it kind of freaked Eve out. Ever since she has talked about how on her birthday all the people came to see her, but no one sang Happy Birthday. Funny girl.
I did a little photo shoot with Eve on my bed on her birthday. She is so hilarious! She can't sit still to save her life and she makes the funniest faces. My little Eve is spunky, sweet, excited, and smart. I am so glad she is in our family!
