Sand Art with Madison

Blog day!! Catching up on some personal photos today. (hopefully!) Can you believe I have photos from a year ago I have never edited or even looked through!?! We have had a rough couple of weeks with the new baby. She may be colic and I just started her on some gripe water. I am hoping this helps her to be content so mommy can get more done and spend some more time with the other kids.

This was done back in January after Madison's birthday party. She got this art project as a gift and we had soooo much fun with it. She was soooo excited to make these and even regifted each of them and gave them to her brothers, friends and cousins. Such a sweet girl I have.

Impromptu session with my precious daughter

This post is for grandpa :) I know how much he will love these photos of his granddaughter. She was super adorable today too and totally into this session!! Love this lady

Baking Cupcakes for Valentines

I could not wait to do her Valentine session with the new kitchen she got from Santa :) When I found this apron I knew exactly what we were going to do for a themed session. We had so much fun too!! This was a session my daughter wanted to do again and normally she isn't thrilled when I pull out my camera.

She got to stir her batter in her little pots and pans

Oh ya... don't eat the cupcakes... she wasn't exactly sanitary when she made them :) Licking the spoon, her hands...

Grandma called while she was baking. :)

She put in her own batter that she mixed up

Putting the cupcakes in the oven next

She even put her oven knob to 350 :) Teaching my little girl to bake is so much fun!

When she wasn't looking I snuck a batch a premade ones back in her oven and told her it was time to pull them out of the oven.

She was shocked that her kitchen baked her cupcakes!!! She thinks it's a magic kitchen now

Now time for some icing

Oh P.S. I learned to sew... and my first attempt at a banner. HA HA! YA it isn't anything fancy but took me only 20 minutes!

She can't wait to eat them!

I told her she could have one.... oooops it hit the ground... and yes she picked it up and ate it... LOL!

So not a graceful eater... but enjoying every moment of it

Usually at the end of a session she is pouting.... but look at her... happy as can be :) And I had fun too!

Madison 4th Birthday Party - Part 2

Madison's party was so much fun! It took me almost 6 weeks to plan and put together. Madison was a huge helper in pulling this off and helped me make party hats, invites, and table decorations. At the end of her party she came up to me and said "Mommy thank you for giving me a good party!" It makes every minute it took to plan this worth it. Happy Birthday Madison! You are growing up so fast and I am so blessed to have you in my life.

Madison's 4th Birhtday Party - Part 1

I have only gotten through the detail photos but wanted to share how adorable her party has turned out. I will post the second part tomorrow. But every detail of her party was inspired by pinterest. Everything was done by hand for her party and I am so happy with how it all came together. Madison and I spent hours and hours putting together all the crafts and projects to pull this off but it was worth it for sure. Nothing is too good for my princess

Vintage Invitations

Homemade owl hats using owl feathers ;)

Food for the owls

Table set up for the guests

Details and place settings for the guests

drink settings for the guests with homemade napkins

Table settings

Close up of the table for the guests

Inside are homemade owl pets and their birth certificates

cake, banners and balloons

My version of her cake :)