Happy Sweet Seventh Birthday!!

I can't believe Nicole is really seven years old. When she was a newborn Mom was at my house and we were watching the BYU choir sing the song "Turn Around" and I starting crying. Now that she is seven I'm crying even more just reading the lyrics!! I don't want her to grow up anymore!! She has been such a sweet, loving, special addition to our family. I'm amazed everyday at what a wonderful, happy, kind, loving, thoughtful, sweetheart she is.

Where are you going my little one, little one
Where are you going my baby, my own?
Where are you going my little one, little one
Where are you going my baby, my own
Turn around, and you're two,
Turn around, and you're four
Turn around and you're a young girl,
going out of the door.
Where are you going my little one, little one
Where are you going my baby, my own?
Little dirndls and petticoats, where have you gone?
Where have you gone?
Turn around, and you're tiny,
Turn around, and you're grown,
Turn around, and you're a young wife,
with babes of your own.

Nicole wanted an American Girl Birthday party, she even drew me a picture of what she wanted the cake to look like--a star (I added the American girls, nice touch eh?) and we did our best to accommodate. A banner with American girls, pictures of them decorating the walls, and between two sets of Grandparents and her own parents she got five sets of books--four of which were American Girl books. (Just in case you are not familiar with them they are GREAT Historical Fiction books for young girls.) We even managed to get her a doll--don't worry we found it used on Craigslist and didn't take out a loan to get her a new one. She also got her own set of legos, so now Isaac can have the ones back he got for Christmas. :) The boys made her quite a few homemade bookmarks--she's been know to use funny things for bookmarks and needed a few real ones--and we very excited to give them to her. When the "party" was over Isaac said "I want to give Nicole some more presents!!" He's been excited for her party for quite some time, knew about all of her presents and even managed to keep them a secret!! We had fun celebrating our favorite Nicole's birthday!!








I tried this marshmallow fondant recipe and it was so fun!! The birthday cake possibilities are endless!!