Natalie!!!

I had a special request for more pictures of Natalie. So for all of Natalie's adoring fans here is a Natalie-Only post!

Happy Happy Birthday Girls!

Last week these crazy girls had birthdays! Natalie turned 6 and Hartley turned 2.

We didn't do much during the week to celebrate their birthdays. On Hartley's birthday she had a special breakfast of chocolate chip smiley face pancakes and on Natalie's birthday Kyle and I took her out to lunch and let her pick the restaurant. We had a combined birthday party for them on Saturday(I don't know how long I'll be able to get away with combining their parties but I'm going to milk it while I can!) Since my camera was full and I didn't have time to empty it before the party all the party pictures are on Rachel's camera. Poor Rachel, maybe some day I'll actually pay you for your photography services.(but probably not any time soon:-)) All I have pictures of are the girls' cakes.

I was super nervous about making their birthday cakes because I'd never decorated a cake before and I wanted them to turn out nice. So when the first one turned out like this..........

I got a little EXTRA nervous. It just kinda melted......I didn't cry though(Kyle said he was just waiting for it) and in the end everything worked out fine. We had a blast spending time with family and celebrating the birthdays of two very wonderfully sweet and fantabulous chicklings.

Here is how the cakes turned out in the end......

Curious George for Hartley

A flower cake for Natalie