10 years old!

Rachel and Lydia recently turned 10!  Holy cow!  It's crazy to think that we have been parents for a decade......what?  The girls had a great birthday!  It ended up being a three day event between a friends party, cake with extended family, and their actual birthday.  Here are some pictures to highlight their fun!

 Lydia and Rachel wanted a cake decorating party.  It was a ton of
work but a ton of fun.  We had the kids start by decorating aprons.

I taught them some cake decorating techniques, and then

we let them go for it on their own 6-inch cakes.  I was 

seriously so impressed at how well everyone at the 

party did on their cakes!  The only downside was that

we had SO MUCH leftover frosting.  I had read that you

should make more frosting than seems humanly possible

for a group to consume, and then make more.  I did just

that, and we still have TONS of leftover frosting in the freezer.

Rachel with her cake

Hyrum's cake

Lydia

Charity

We ended up with five 6-inch cakes that our own family

members had decorated so we ate a couple of them with

some extended family.  Here's Rachel blowing out the candles.

Lydia doing the same

 The biggest surprise on their birthday?  Finding out

that they could get their ears pierced!

Their faces say it all!

We're really glad the girls had a fun birthday.  Time just keeps rolling on.  It's so crazy to think that they are more than halfway to adulthood.  They just keep growing!  We sure love these girls!

A new addition to the family

As always, I am way behind on blogging.  I wanted to post a couple pictures of our new little dog, Teddy.  He's a toy poodle, and he's so sweet.  He's the perfect blend of being mellow, yet playful.  Kenny and the kids have been wanting a dog for a long time.  I finally gave in, and I am in love!

Here he is when we first got him...just 2.5 lbs!

Here he is now....about 7 lbs.  We sure love him!