HAPPY BIRTHDAY, ASHLYNN!

This cute girl got to celebrate 

two birthdays this year.

When we were headed out to Idaho she was upset

 that her older siblings were going to miss her birthday again this year. 

With siblings leaving on missions, and going to college, the older kids seem to keep missing her birthday.The fact that her siblings are growing up, and moving away does not seem to satisfy her as a logical reason for them to not be around on her special day:).

I decided we would need to celebrate twice this year, that way Alyssa and Riley could attend.

Celebrating is a BIG deal to this girl!

Alyssa made her a big fleece blanket for her eighth birthday.

Ashlynn has used it everyday since. I was very happy when Ashlynn opened a

NEW fleece blanket, made 

with LOVE and CARE, from Alyssa!

The other one was getting pretty ragged looking.

An added bonus to the day was 

having cousins to celebrate with. 

HAPPY #11

Wow, I can't believe this girl is 11.  How do all my kids 

keep aging when I don't, LOL.

This year she wanted stilts for her birthday. 

She begged for months for her own pair of stilts. 

I thought it was somewhat of a weird request. The day before her birthday

 she had a meltdown due to the fact that she was sure dad had not had
 time to make them. I told her to not freak out about what
she was not getting until after her birthday:). To her surprise,
 JD had made them and she was the happiest kid on the planet.
She has used them non-stop and is incessant that
we notice how skilled she is becoming.  
I love this girl.

Ashlynn adores Paris. Anything and everything that involves 

the topic of Paris is a delight to her.
 Macarons are a favorite of hers.
I decided to try my hand at making a macaroon cake for her.

NAILED IT;)

Ashlynn gets so excited to run downstairs on her

 birthday to see what her cake looks like.

 I was a little worried about what her reaction would be. 

 SHE LOVED IT!

Yesterday we tried out this kit.  

CAN YOU SAY MAJOR MESS!!!

What was I thinking?

I was thinking...Ashlynn LOVES projects and crafts of all sorts. 

As the saying goes being creative is NOT a hobby it is a way of life.

She is continually coming up with new recipes for slime, baking, painting...

I am pretty sure of all her projects the bath bomb kit takes 

THE CAKE, in the mess department. 

 If I had to find two quotes to help describe 

Ashlynn's personality, these are the ones I would use.

Her craft room is her bedroom:).
(along with our entire house)

She loves unicorns.

I have noticed recently, she does not 

want kids at school to be aware of this fact.

The last few weeks she has been wanting STARBUCKS.

I have never bought anything for myself from starbucks, I am

 unsure where the sudden interest has come from.

For her birthday she was excited for

 her and Britton to have starbucks.

She really wanted some unicorn frappuccino?

They do not carry it any longer.

We picked her and Britton up early from school 

and went to the movie.

We went to, A dog's way home.

She loved it. 

I am unsure how that is possible.

HA HA HA

She was set on Buffalo wild wings for dinner.

Ashlynn, we love you.

Thanks for the beautiful 

blessing you are 

to our family !