CUTE KIDS, GREAT FRIENDS AND LOTS OF FUN

The party was so much fun. It was fun for the kids to play together. I am really happy that we have so many good friends with such fun kid's. Thank you all for coming and celebrating Nikell's birthday with us.
We want Matt and Megan to know that we missed you and we hope Kaiya is feeling better!

When everyone arrived we started by having the kid's frost their own Heart shaped sugar cookies. It was pretty cute to see what they all turned up looking like. (the cookies and the kids)
The frosting of the cookies... Kylie

Abby

Addison was so proud of her cookie.
Ashley
Dylen
Max (poor little dude, we need some more boys around here)
Abby, Sydney and Brooklyn
Bing (mostly just eating the frosting)

After that we had the Heart Hunt. The kid's all had their on valentine bag and they went around the house looking for hidden hearts filled with treats. Lots of fun!

Hunting for hearts

Then we had a little game of musical heart. They stood in a circle and passed the heart around until the music stoped. Then whoever was holding the heart when the music stopped got a treat. This game didn't last very long but it was still fun.

Musical heart.

After that Nikell opened all of her awesome gifts. She loved grabbing everything out of the bags and tossing them to the side.


Then we had Cupcakes and ice cream.

Here are a few pictures of everyone that came.

Leyton playing with his little car

Nikell loves, loves, loves Lorilee!
I love my Brittney! I just have to say that I don't know what I would do without her. The day of the party she really saved me. Toby ended up having to work right up to the party and I was stressing out so much. Brittney saved the day and went and picked up the balloons and the fruit clear across town. She also picked up some ice and then came back and helped me with the girls. Not to mention she stayed for the party, helped with all the kids and even cleaned up afterward.
Britt, you are the best and I love you so dang much. Your like the little sister I never had. Thank you for always being so happy and willing to help us out!
Matt and Toby
Ashley and Dylen giving Nikell lots of attention.

James and Leyton

Alyssa and Leyton
Matt and Addison
Kara and livvy.
Mimi and Addison
Livvy and Leyton

Toby and Addison
Misty and Nikell
Max has a little crush on Nikell. They are so cute together.
Max and Brooklyn Dylen and Brooklyn wearing their cute necklaces.

The tunnel was a hit!


Ok, I love him!

Gotta love the luv sac!



After the party was over the kids just sat around the bucket of ice eating and playing in it. It was pretty funny.

We love you Nikell and hope you had the funnest first birthday ever!!

THE BIRTHDAY GIRL

Nikell you are such a beautiful baby and you bring so much happiness to our family. We adore you and hope you always know how much you are loved. Happy Birthday!








Ok, so there are a few of Brooklyn too.

VALENTINES BIRTHDAY PARTY

On Saturday we had Nikell's first Birthday party. And I have a TON of pictures. So I might have to do a few posts. Here are a few pictures before the party started.

I think decorating for the party is one of my favorite parts. I love planning out every detail and making it look cute.
We decided it would be cute to do a Valentine theme since Nikell's birthday is so close to Valentines Day. I am glad that we did because it was a so easy to find cute decorations.



I thought it would be fun to try Edible Arrangements. (the fruit basket) They do fruit arangements that are so dang cute. The taste really good too!! Some of the strawberries were dipped in chocolate. Yum!!




My cute friend Melanie made Nikell's cake. I know, she is amazing!! I seriously am in love with her giant cupcake. Nikki loved it too. Great job friend, It was just perfect!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY NIKKI!

Our sweet Nikell turned 1 today. It has been such a fun year watching her grow and learn new things. She has such a cute little personality and we love her so dang much.
We had a birthday party for her yesterday and she loved it! So lots of fun pictures will be coming soon.

PRETTY EXCITED ABOUT IT

My cute friend Jillyn posted this on her blog and I won. I am pretty excited about getting something handmade from her. Now I just have to come up with something awesome to give to my winners.

This is how it works...

The Rules

1. Be one of the first THREE bloggers to leave a comment on this post, which then entitles you to a handmade item from me.

2. Winners, you must post this challenge on your blog, meaning that you will Pay It Forward, creating a handmade gift for the first THREE bloggers who leave a comment on YOUR post about this giveaway!

3. The gift that you send to your Three Friends can be from any price range and you have 365 days to make/ship your item. This means you should be willing to maintain your blog at least until you receive your gift and have shipped your gifts. And, remember: It’s the Spirit and the Thought That Count!

4. When you receive your gift, please feel free to blog about it, sharing appropriate Linky Love! If you are not one of the Top Three Commenter's on this post, you can still play along. Please take the button and post it on your blog; start your own Pay It Forward chain, and encourage your blogging friends to do the same!