Sugar Cookie Treat

Tonight for FHE Abby was in charge of the treat and she wanted to make sugar cookies and decorate them like we did at Grandma's. So we make sugar cookie's on a stick. You can tell from the large amounts of frosting that they got to decorate there own.
Needless to say they were up late because of the large intake of sugar so close to bed, oh well!

Cousin time

Today the girls and I went to Grandma's house to play with all the cousins. They played outside, jumped on the trampoline, ate lunch and later dinner, made a decorated cookies and played and played some more.
I was glad we went as we don't often get together for a whole day like that just to play. Tori was able to hold James today, which means he sat on her lap for a couple of minutes. She loves to hold him whenever she can.
I am sure that Grandpa and Grandma were glad to see us all come, but happy for us to finally leave to, it was a crazy yet fun day!

ER stands for...

We made our first trip to the ER last night for Tori. I arrived to pick them up from Day care and had split her head open. She banged her head on the corner of the wall because she didn't get a baby doll to play with.
She was a real trooper at Children's, she didn't cry at all. The doctor had to put 6 stitches in her head and she just laid there.
Here is the beautiful wound that she will get to look at for the rest of her life...lucky kid!

Here she is with the dog, happy as can be.
When she was done, they brought in a big Easter basket for her for being so brave. Abby crossed her arms and was upset they didn't bring her one too...once I asked Tori if she would share and said we could stop at Old McDonald's on the way home, everything was much better!
A nice close up...

I think she was probably surprised that this happened to her. On the other hand I think it was a good lesson, with not too much pain, that we really do know something as adults and that we really do want to keep her safe.

Can you really ever get all the cookie dough??

Tonight for dinner we had some friends over so we had to make a desert. We pulled a recipe from The Cookie Bible, which I am in love with. Everything in this book has turned out and been great (that we have made).

Because Abby helped make the cookies she got to lick the beater. Apparently, the beater didn't do it for, so next thing I know I look over and see this..................

So the question is, can you ever really get all the cookie dough??

Pool Party!

We celebrated Birthdays with a Party for the Jakob, Josh and Ellie at their local gym pool today. The kids all had a blast and my little girl that hated the water a couple of years ago, couldn't get enough of it. I purchased one of the cheep tubs and it fits her pretty good, so she can go all over with it and really enjoyed it. Abby...
Abby and Ellie in their tubs.

Of course Elise did a great job on cakes (as seen below).

Everyone had a great time and I am sure this birthday party will be hard to top.

Most of the kids.

Abby giving us peace and Rachel eating a little lunch.

Walk anyone...

Here is our little mommy going out for a stroll with her baby. She likes to get her purse and baby and pretend that she is leaving, going to a meeting or just talking a walk.

Remember those shoes?

Abby has had a pair of white dress shoes for a couple of years. She recently decided that she wants to wear these every day. I told her last night as I was pulling the shoes that are 2 sizes too small from her feet that I would get some in her size. So I went to old Target today and got her a new white pair.
She was so excited when I gave them to her she gave me a big hug and said that thank you mommy. I knew we had a winner when we went to check on her tonight when this is what was waiting for us.