Penguin Palooza!

Turning eight is a big deal at our house, so I pull out all the stops and go for it.

Since Little Sis loves penguins, we went penguin crazy and it was a blast!

Invitations

Let the celebration commence!

We played musical "icebergs", but instead of being out, our little penguins had to hop on another iceberg with their buddies. By the end there was a lot of hugging and giggling in our frozen ocean!

We went "ice fishing" for swedish fish! Yummy!

We even had a "snowball fight" (with rolled up socks), and waddle races too!

Penguin cookie craft!

It's amazing what you can do with Thin Mints, Oreos, M & Ms and some frosting "glue."

Penguin cutie!

I made these out of fondant!

Cake time!

Chocolate "iceberg" cake and 8 little penguins for our birthday girl!

Don't waddle off without your goodie bag!

It was so much fun!

Happy Birthday Little Sis!

The Spoils of Age

As you can see, birthdays have their rewards.

Mwahahahaha!

P.S. My undying gratitude for those who provided all the sparkly, chocolatey, booky, and musical goodness. May the birthday fairies visit you with similar spoils of delight!

A little Sunshine...

My how time flies. It's been many moons since I posted, and it's been 6 years since a little ray of sunshine landed in our lives. I won't say all the cliche things I want to say, but just know they are in my heart today as my baby girl turned 6 years old.

"Mom, last night I said 'goodbye' to 5!"

It's one of those laugh with tears in your eyes kinda moments.

I think I've known from Day One that this child was a force of Nature. Just as sunshine can be warm and cheerful it can also burn you with it's flaming heat. She's fire and light, warmth and energy. We're lucky to have her. Happy Birthday, Sunshine!

Love,

Momma