Happy Ninth Birthday Eden!

So i first have to start by saying how pleased i am with myself that i am posting this only a few short DAYS after it actually occurred instead of weeks or months, HA!  ;-)

So...kids have birthdays and....they get older...yep, it's true.  Not only do I just have a 10 year old, but i have a 9 year old to go along with him now.  The kids keep having discussions with me about when they will be old enough to be left home alone and/or left home to watch over their younger two siblings.  Not sure what or if the law says about that, but it's not happening this year, although Eden i have to say is an extremely responsible child and probably is more concerned about safety and appropriate behavior than i am (unless she's the one having an inappropriate moment that is, lol).

ANYWAY, Eden did in fact turn nine on the 5th of this month and i was reminded about the upcoming birthday several weeks prior to it occurring.  One day i asked Eden if she was excited about her birthday because she was turning 9, or if it was just about the presents.  She responded that it was ALL about the presents!  :-)  I think she made out pretty well with everything that she got.  And of course a big thanks for all the presents, cards, and money sent for her, she is still very excited about it all.

One of Eden's bigger gifts this year aside from clothes that she LOVES, was a pink BB gun.  :-)  I remember when i was a teenager and my brother being allowed to use bow and arrows (what Iman got for his birthday just 2 months ago) and BB guns, when he was about my kids current age, and thinking it was irresponsible of my parents to allow such non-sense.  We'll either i am completely senseless, or just now appreciate what children are capable of and also love to see the joy on their faces when they open that special gift.  Of course adult supervision is always required.  :-)

Eden picked again this year a three layer cake and asked me to decorate it with the numerous "Littlest Pet Shop" animals you see in the pictures below.  It wasn't until she blew out the candle and began to remove the animals that it dawned on me why she had chosen so many other them to be put upon the cake.  You will see what i mean in the pictures that follow.  We were also blessed with the presence of most of our Sweet Dream Farm folk, and so we all had a very exciting time.

 I love how Evelyn is right there in the action.  She is so excited about presents, it's adorable.  :-)

 Wait for it....

 Don't know if you can tell, but the candle flames are the same color that the candles were.  

Pretty cool.  Eden picked them out.  :-)

Yep, that's right.....the more things on your cake them more you get to lick the frosting off!

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!

Happy Birthday Edy Beady!

December 4th, the day before her 8th birthday, we celebrated Eden's birthday with a party.  She had two main requests (aside from endless ideas for gifts of course) and that was 1.  A three tiered cake with horses and M&M's on it, and 2. a pinata (obviously we weren't inclined to get one before as pinata's don't normally happen in December).


She got her wishes and i think with all the wonderful friends there she had a great time.  They also played "pass the parcel" a game we played at parties in England when i was a kid. They also played Simon Says and Musical Statues.  I LOVE Musical Statues as the kids can be quite funny while dancing, especially as they catch on to the fact that it's best to dance as slooooooow as possible in order to freeze more effectively.


When i asked Eden what was her favorite part of the whole party, she simply replied, "my presents."  Well, should i have expected a deeper answer from an 8 yr old?  ;-)  Thanks to everyone that made it possible, it was a fun day for all.

 The Three Tiered M&M and Horse Cake

Yes, these are Jack's Equine and he actually kept referring to the cake as "my zebra cake."

 Musical Statues.....

 I love Mallory's Hair in this shot and that Jack looks like he's snapping his fingers like he's a Jet from West Side Story.

 Singing Happy Birthday....

 Blowing out the candle.....

 Eating the birthday cake....

 This was the Taylor Swift CD she wanted...

yes she is actually screaming here.

 waiting in line for the pinata....