Update Overload
I update the blog with everything that has happened this month that I was a slacker at. So you will have to click 'older posts' to view everything.
We welcomed our precious little Princess into the world.
Everyday since then she has filled our lives with love, laughter and happiness.
I look forward to many more years with this little Angel in my arms.
Happy 4th Birthday Cyndi!
Birth
I can't believe that she was ever this small. Oh how fast she grew.
1 Year Old
2 Years Old
3 Years Old
4 Years Old!
We love you Cyndi!
We hope that you keep being true to the wonderful little girl that you are.
This evening while Cyndi was finishing her dinner. I turned to Ben and I said "When she finishes she can have some c-a-n-d-y." Ben turned to Cyndi and asked her if she knew what c-a-n-d-y spelt. Cyndi said she didn't. Once she finished her dinner and put her dish in the kitchen. She came back to us and got her wild candy look in her eyes and said "R-B-S." Ben and I looked at each other a little confused. We asked her what r-b-s was and she responded that she did not know. We laughed and figured that she was trying to spell candy like we were doing. We explained to her all about candy and the spelling. She is such a funny little girl!
A freind asked me to make a bootie cake for her this weekend.
I think it turned out rather cute.
It is a two tier (circle and square) dairy free chocolate cake with whipped icing.
The booties are gum paste with edible pearls.
The baby blanket is fondant with white shimmer dust and edible pearls.
The booties
The whole cake
Damian wanted to help make his quilt. Such a cute little boy. Just wants to be apart of things, regardless of what he is doing.
Cyndi goes to 'school' once a week. She loves it. There is a lady in my Ward who is a teacher. She has 2 kids so right now she is a stay at home mom. I have made a deal with her. I make her a cake, and she teaches my Princess school things.
So this is the cake I make this month for her. I love it. Sadly the fondant did not want to behave, so its a little funny, but I think everything else turned out rather well. Ben made the shoe. It is chocolate. I put the white insole in it and covered it is shiny dust.
Cyndi had to have a new dress to start a New Year off. Not only a New Year, but a big new chapter in her (and Mommy's) life - PRIMARY!
Cyndi looked as cute as ever for her first day as a Sunbeam in Primary. My little girl is growing up way to quickly!
Cyndi got a bear for Christmas. It is a cute bear. She put the bear in the jug the other day and I could not say no when she asked me to take a picture of it.
We put up the Christmas tree today. The kids both loved it. Yes, BOTH loved it. I was surprised at how much fun Dique had. In case you were wondering the tree is 24 inches plus the star, it is very close to being the same height at Dique. I laughed when we measured them tonight. Last year Britney gave us a cute little nativity set for Christmas. This year we are able to display it. Cyndi likes to rearrange it.
Be warned the video is about 2.5 minutes long. But it is funny to watch Dique. He wanted to help. I love the face he gives Ben after I take the tinsel away from him. Its like he says: Dad, Mom took my tinsel away. Now what?
Coconut, pineapple and almonds
Snow-family, pine trees
Ben's birthday cake!
Love this cake.
Rapunzel, Rapunzel let down your hair!
I made this for a 3-year old birthday last week. She loved it.
Who needs a playmat gym when dad is around?
Dique is getting more and more ready for food. It is so cute to watch him and the things he does to get what you are eating. The other night Ben had some chamomile tea and Dique wanted some. He did everything he could think off to get the mug from Ben. When his efforts to get the mug away did not work, he would hold still until Ben was about to take a sip and then wriggle as much as he could so Ben could not take a sip. At one point Dique had hold of the spoon and would whack Ben in the face with it (not very hard though). In the end Ben cooled some off on the spoon and let Dique drink it and that was that. We had to put the rest of the mug into a bottle and let Dique finish it. It was only about 3 ounces. Once the bottle was finished Dique would not give it up. It was rather entertaining. Just another complete opposite to Cyndi. Cyndi still does not like tea, or anything hot/warm to drink. I am slowly getting her to enjoy hot chocolate that is cold.
Dique really enjoyed the jello at the ward Christmas party. He got upset if you took it away before he was done. I love that face!
I taught myself how to make these kind of flowers for hair clips the other day.
Cyndi loves them.
Cyndi loves to help and play with Damian. Most of the time she is VERY rough with him. But then we get sweet moments like this: she reading to him. She picked a book with lots of pictures of Jesus Christ in it and is showing him the pictures.
Dique loves it when Cyndi laughs.
Granny's birthday is Dec 6, but we celebrated it last Sunday since everyone is going to the Christmas devotional by the First Presidency tonight and Rory's kids were in town last week for Thanksgiving. I made Granny a french vanilla cake with a white chocolate mousse filling. Ben made the clutch out of rice crispy treats. I molded the shoe out of gum paste a few weeks ago, and then Ben went over it to make it smooth and perfect. If you missed it, the cake is a hat box. I sugar dipped the rims of the glasses and Ben and I re did the label on the sparkling cider.
Close up
The label
Blowing out candles
Everyone expect Rory - he was taking the picture. I love this one because Dique is after Granny's hair. Notice Layne is trying to claim the bottle.
Bottoms up!
We love you Granny! We sure are going to miss you next year after you go back to SA.
The other day Dique discovered that he could reach the toys that hung from his rocker. He has spent the last couple of months yelling at them from a far. Now to his joy and delight, he can hold them while yelling at them. It is so cute to watch him learn.
I got my mom to come and take some family pictures of us. It is so hard to get the kids to smile and stay still at the same time. When one smiles, the other moves. GRRR! But in the end we got a few really cute pictures. I love my little family.
