Belated pics from Noah's b-day

I am really behind posting these pics b/c I have been so slow to load my camera to my computer. These pics are from Noah's b-day. All 3 kids love to help me cook, but it can be pretty overwhelming for them to all 3 want to help at the same time, so I made a rule that just one gets to help with another's cake. Rachel made Leah's cake, Leah make Noah's, and Noah make Rachel's. It worked pretty well except Rachel did still try to be right in the middle of it. I think Leah really could have done the whole cake by herself. She is really good in the kitchen, and really enjoys it.

And, b/c I am such a horrible cake decorator, I just let her have at it, and she even wrote his name on there. Truly, I think she did better than I would have.


I was very proud of my girls. I took them to the store, and they spent all of the money that they had on his gifts from them, and they didn't even ask to buy anything for themselves. It was very nice to see how generous they were, and to see their excitement in knowing they had spend their own money on him.