Last weekend we hauled out the Christmas decor and got things set up. This little ninja ("inja") was pretty sure this train is the best thing that's ever happened to him.
On Friday this girl turned 8!! She was so excited that the day had finally come!
In the morning she opened presents and got her own real set of scriptures.
We had the customary birthday cinnamon roll cake (which barely came out of the oven before they had to leave) for breakfast.
While the kids were at school I cleaned like crazy and got ready for her circus party later that night. The popcorn (marhsmallows with yellow food coloring) were fun to make!
I picked her up from school and someone had given her a giant sucker!
Later that night it was finally time for her party!! We had homemade rootbeer
and plenty of carnival treats. We were able to borrow a popcorn maker from Grandpa and Grandma Wilkins and it was the perfect addition to the party!
In all there were 12 little girls that came (not including my own kids) so things were crazy but so fun!
Sophia did some circus/magic tricks too.
Time to blow out the candles!
The next morning we woke up bright and early and headed out with some of Doug's family to cut down our Christmas tree.
After some hunting
and playing with sticks
we finally found one!
Doug used his manly muscles and cut it down and hauled it away for us.
After that we came back to our house for lunch before the baptism. I have an amazing friend who's a pastry chef and she made this cake for Lilly. She loved it!! She thought the glass slipper on top was amazing!
Sure love these people!
Then we headed to the church for the baptism. She was all ready to go! Her awesome primary teacher gave her this towel which was perfect!
The baptism was wonderful and we sure love our Lilly!! She's sweet, kind, considerate and always puts others first. She's a wonderful example to me! We were lucky to have such wonderful friends and family join us too!! Someone looks pretty excited about being baptized!
After they all left we set up our Christmas tree. It definitely looked smaller in the forest!!
My parents took my kids and some cousins to dinner and a movie so Doug and I decorated the tree. Unfortunately it fell over right before we went to bed but think it's more stable now! At least we hope!
My friend told me about these color changing lights and I love them!! They can be colored, white or change back and forth. I love it!
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