Paige's 3rd Birthday!

 I found this idea for Paige's party on Pinterest.  All 3 year olds love to paint and most mom's don't allow them too, so I thought a Painting party was a wonderful idea.

 Where all the goodies were.

 I made rice krispy treats and cut them in a rectangle. I then put these wooden sticks in I found at Hobby Lobby.  I melted white chocolate and dropped in different gel colors and dipped the rice krispies.  They turned out really cute.

 I found this painted popcorn at The Poppin Shop.  It was so yummy and pretty to look at.

 I found all the food ideas on pinterest as well.  This blog showed an artist pallet to display cupcakes and I loved it too.  In the background you can see the party favors.  I bought these clear paint buckets at oriental trading co and my friend Reina used her cricket to do vinly lettering and put all the girls names from the party.  I found finger paints at the dollar section in Target and then put skittles and fun dip candy in the bucket.

 The cupcakes were so moist.

 Found this on pinterst too.  Cheap $1 table covering and hang them over an arch.  I used hooks to hang them.

 Cousins and friends came to celebrate.  We started out painting on a big long strip of paper on the fence.  The kids loved it.  I bought everyone an apron from oriental trading.  We decorated them later.

 The Masterpiece!

 On to painting canvas's in the garage.  Paige's ended up brown from mixing all the paint.

 So many little kids to help and look after but everyone had so much fun.

 Happy Birthday to Paige, Happy Birthday to Paige!

 Enjoying food!

 Opening all of her presents.  She got a lot of minnie mouse toys and dress up stuff.

 Then Paige wanted to play dress up.

Then we had a little parade of all the girls dressed up.

Christmas 2012

Our Ward Christmas Party.  

Callie asked for an ipad and Santa told her he doesn't make ipads at his workshop.  Thanks a lot Santa!

 Callie's Christmas program about a Reindeer who saved Christmas.

She is such a cute Reindeer!

 Sunday night, before Christmas Eve we had Taylor's sister, Carrie, Chase, and good friends Harmony and Brock.  We played some minute to win it games and ate yummy food.  

 Go Preston!

 Harmony

 Christmas Eve we had an early Christmas with Taylor's parents and his sister and their family.  

 Present from Meme and Papa.

Taylor's parents and siblings love to do puzzles when they get together.  

 Christmas Eve they open one present.  I wonder what they are?

 Pajamas.  I love Paige's leopard print pajamas!

 This is a letter Callie left to Santa with milk and cookies.  It was so sweet!  When Christmas morning came they received a letter back from Santa.  Not sure what happened to it.

 Taylor's family came to stay the night Sunday night and stayed thru Tuesday, Christmas day.

 Paige opening some new converse shoes.

 Meme opening up her gifts.

 Paige's favorite gift was a dress up box full of dresses and accessories.  Callie and Preston's favorite gift was an ipad.

 Preston's favorite gift was his Jake and the Neverland pirates boat that sings.  So fun!

Strawberry shortcake

 We gave Chase a framed Texas flag.  He has always wanted one.

 During the night Christmas Eve we had thunderstorms and rain.  Christmas morning it was cold enough and the rain turned into snow!  We got a white Christmas!

 Callie's attempt at a snowman.  Not much snow to work with.

 It was really coming down.

 As a family we received Six Flag Season passes and we went sledding while we were there.  Really cold that day.  We bundled up in hats, scarves, and gloves.

 Paige was really sad while at Six Flags because she wasn't tall enough to ride what Callie and Preston were going on.  Poor thing.  Even in the Looney Toons area she wasn't tall enough.