Natalie is FIVE!!!

Natalie turned 5 on December 27 - that's right, just two days after Christmas. I know she is probably going to hate her birthdate later on, but right now she doesn't mind too much. After all the festivities of Christmas it can be really hard to get all geared up for her birthday. Although the sales are great!

This year Natalie got to celebrate her birthday THREE times! Once on her actual birthday, then with all the family on New Year's day, and then again with her friends a week later at her PJ party. Here's a few of the highlights:

Our big 5-year-old!

Getting ready to ride her new bike

And she's off!


Taking a break with Dad....

At the park in our neighborhood

We love to swing!

Later that night...

Birthday cake #1 (Natalie picked it out)

Birthday Cake #2 (on New Year's Day)

Natalie's PJ party - the girls got to decorate a pillowcase

Playing dress-up

Eating pizza!

The party favors (aren't they cute?!)

The girls and moms got makeovers!

Natalie all dolled up!

Princess Rylee - so beautiful!

Ellie showin' her great smile

A PJ party's gotta have a pillow fight!

Birthday (cup)cake #3

Make a wish!

Friends Riley and Natalie

Can you ever have too much powder??

Rylee, Emma, & Natalie

What a great birthday!!!!

Bloomin' Babes Giveaway!

Bloomin' Babes is having a giveaway on their website - a FREE flower and headband! Just visit their website to enter. They have the most gorgeous flowers and butterflies for girl's hair. Natalie wears hers all the time!

Good luck!!

New Year's Day - More Christmas Partying!

We had all the family come over on New Year's day to celebrate Christmas with Dan's parents, Carla & Richard (since they were in Utah over the holidays). It was so great! The kids especially loved celebrating again. After opening gifts the kids rode their bikes to the park with the moms, while all the guys took a nap. Then we had a very Texan Christmas dinner - grilled sausage wraps, potato salad, cole slaw,carrot salad and black beans, YUM!!

Thank you to everyone, both near and far, who made our holidays so memorable!

Ever have one of those days?

Little brothers are such fun to dress up!

This is definitely going into the file "pictures to show future girlfriends"