Grandma made a blue castle cake by Atley's request.
Obviously he loved it.
And I loved on him.
The knight conquered the castle cake pretty well.
Shortly after Atley's birthday (like the next day) we moved. It was a sudden sort of thing and it took us by surprise. We moved out to Utah to live with Ian's Grandparents. It's been nice to spend some extra time with them and especially nice that the kids are developing a good relationship with them.
So shortly after our Thanksgiving celebrations (like two days later) we got to celebrate Holly's birthday. She was excited to have cousins to invite and especially happy to be princess for a day. When she woke up she ran into my room, leaned in close to my face, and whispered "Mom, it's my birthday!" followed by the cutest little squeal. Loved it.
Holly's cake was pink and purple. That's what you get when you ask a 3 year old what kind of cake she wants.
A new dress and some princess accessories made playing princess more like being a princess.
I mean, check out that coat.
Holly also had a special guest show up at her party...
SANTA! She was a little nervous at first, but she warmed up to him quickly. Atley was sure to help him with all his accessories and make sure he was the best Santa he could be.
Santa even let Holly try on his hat! It was the perfect way to kick start our Christmas season.
So, that pretty much brings us up to date. We're enjoying all the extra family time and the kids are especially enjoying cousin time.
Here's wishing all our friends and family a MERRY CHRISTMAS!
