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A Smurfday Party

We had Sydney's bday party last night. She had a blast!

Getting ready to open presents.

Chixos!

Her new poley, Snowflake.

Papa Smurf's lab. That's right, lab. Not house. Lab.

Here she is with her Smurfette cake! It was just as much of a pain this time as it was the last time. Here's a better shot of it:

I also made a very yummy spinach dip for the party last night. I loved it, and I think everyone else did too. Here is the recipe:

HOT ARTICHOKE SPINACH DIP

1/2 cup spinach (frozen)
1 cup artichoke hearts
8 oz cream cheese
1/2 cup Parmesan cheese
1/2 tsp crushed red peppers
1/4 tsp salt
1/8 tsp garlic powder
dash pepper

Finely chop spinach and artichoke. Boil spinach and artichokes in 1 cup water on medium heat for 10 minutes. Drain well.

In a microwave-safe bowl, microwave the cream cheese for one minute or enough to soften. Add all ingredients together and serve.

May be kept in a slow cooker to keep warm. Recipe may be doubled.

I omitted the crushed red peppers and the dash pepper. So yummy!

A bouncin fun birthday party!

front row: Mila, Andrew, Austin, Zach, Sidney, Emma, Briana, Isabella

back row: Mikey, Carrine, Aubrey, Anabel, SYDNEY, Stella, Eleanor, Sloane, Kennedy

We had Sydney's birthday party at Bounce U today. It was a super fun time! I think all the kids went home happy and tired. And, most of the injuries were not life threatening.

Carrine, Sydney and Isabella on the big slide

Sydney and Isabella getting ready to go down the big slide again.

Kennedy, Carrine & Sydney taking a break

Briana got to have her friend, Emma come to the party too, and they had a blast together!

The birthday girl in the big chair getting ready to open presents!

Happy sixth birthday, Sydney!!

Something cute I found...

Just to put you in the mood for a Smurfday party!

Look what I got today! I can't wait!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, SYDNEY!!!

Today's the day! Sydney is six years old!! Where does the time go? She had a very fun day. We opened presents about 9:00 this morning, and she was VERY excited about everything she got. She even said at one point, "This is the best day EVER!" Here she is with some of her loot:

I made her a Smurfette birthday cake. It was a HUGE pain in the neck, and I think I could probably live my whole life without ever doing one again. But, I will be making another one next week for her big party. So, I will post pictures then (I know. The suspense!) Anyway, after tearing apart my entire kitchen and yelling at everyone (well, mostly Mike) for two hours today, I got the cake done, and it looked really, really cute. And then I almost started crying when we had to cut into it after dinner. I guess that's just a small sacrifice I can make for my SIX year old!!

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Briana came home from school yesterday with this story in her backpack.

I'm sorry, but she does write the best stories.

This morning, Sydney showed me this book that she made all on her own:

Look at all those words she is sounding out! And is it just me or is her handwriting really, really good? Better than most kindergarteners.