The Runway and Cupcakes.....

A couple of months back, or something like that anyway, Eden had an activity at church that was a mother/daughter activity.  The girls were required to bring certain "fashion accessories" in a bag and also a dozen cupcakes that they were supposed to decorate like their favorite holiday.  Eden picked "summer" as her theme and made the cupcakes all by herself.  The only thing i assisted with was helping her frost some of the cupcakes, however she added the decorations to finish them off.

It was nice to see her feel good from doing something "grown-up" and seeing the time and effort she put into it.  Eden is growing up too fast and sometimes i just wanna stop time and freeze all four children exactly where they are.

When we arrived at church the girls were instructed to take another girl's "mystery fashion bag," (which included a roll of toilet paper) and take their mother into a room and dress her with the roll of toilet paper and items from the bags.

It was quite a fashion show as the mothers then had to walk down the runway and show off their daughter's designs.  :-) Lots of laughter and giggles all around.  Eden's cupcakes below are the chocolate frosted ones with fruit sliced candy and cherries on them.

 Eden's Cupcakes

 The girls activity leader, Ann Freestone.  She's so great with the girls.  :-)

YUM!

My Jack-a Lope

I know i have probably written about Jack before and all his glory and splendor, but i am doing it again.  :-)

These pictures are again from a while back, but it just embodies Jack, my little Jack-a-lope, and his funny, creative personality.  

Jack is truly my funny guy.  Anyone who knows him can understand this and sometimes the funniest thing is in his facial expressions.  He talks like he's 30, but still mispronounces many things.  He copies phrases he hears and applys them to wrong situations, but it just ends up making him all the cuter and funnier. 

Jack likes to make people laugh.  He knows when he's being talked about and totally plays into it.  He has a genuine love for people and animals and even if at first he pretends shyness it doesn't take him long to be your best friend. 

He is passionate about super-heros and believes he is one himself.  He has a cape we made together out of an old t-shirt and "flies" through the room, eager to fight any bad guys that may come along.

He also likes to graffiti himself and frequently will come into the room with his hands behind his back and head hanging low with a smirk on it to come and confess that he's colored all up and down his arms and even sometimes his legs.  In these pictures i just let him go at it.  He wanted to paint and it was great because he filled every inch of space on his paper and then apprently because he'd runout painted himself too.

Jack is 100% full force boy, goodness, passion, and love.  He is the only child i have had that will every single day without being prompted tell me he loves me and hugs me. 

I know that Jack will be a great force for goodness in this world.  I know he will do many great and courageous things and will be a fierce defender of truth.  He is loyal to the end and i look forward to seeing him grow into the man i know he will one day be.