New Year...Let's start it off with a party!

 So 2015 has begun and with it a recommitment to writing down our memories.  You can always tell when the holidays begin because my blog stops as I focus on family and on getting my family year in review book together to give Anna for Christmas.

With the new year we hosted Sophie's very first friend birthday party.  As her birthday is right after Christmas we thought we would give it a few weeks before hosting it...we also had a ton of family stuff going on every weekend as well from Amy (Anna's sister) blessing her baby and our nephew Parker Roundy getting baptised.  Sophie invited her friends...which are a lot...and then was upset that her cousin Tyler (who is 17) wasn't invited because after all he is her friend too.  This is a great photo of this beautiful social little lady reining supreme in her element among her friends.

We had her 4th birthday be themed around Ice Cream. Here is her invitation...

The idea behind the Ice Cream party I will admit was selfish on my part.  I have wanted to make this cake for a long time and this was my opportunity to actually make it.  They are actually cupcakes frosted to look like ice cream (hopefully it is obvious that is what they are supposed to be).

 We played ice cream themed games like pin the scoop on the ice cream cone.   Gotta love Molly whose attention was watching with wrap attention waiting her turn.

   Sophie sat like a queen on her throne opening gift after gift...it got a lot ridiculous after awhile.  

 I am writing the gifts that she got...not to rub in how spoiled she is because trust me we are already embarressed by the shear amount of gifts she has gotten this year...but because I thought it would be fun for her to look back on it and see the types of toys/games etc. that were popular when she was 4.

A Disney Princess coloring book with water color paints
Disney Jr. Playing cards
Disney Princess clip on dresses (Ariel and Rapunzel)
Little Mermaid Treasure search game
Hello Kitty make-up kit
Hello Kitty matching game
My Little Ponies (Shutterfly and Princess Celesete)
A Robot Dog
2 Loopsy Dolls (small figurines)
Paint your own butterfly magnets

SPOILED I TELL YOU!  SPOILED!

Next came singing happy birthday and blowing out the candles.  She is a pro at this and as always basked in the audience she had.

Happy Birthday to our little lady.  We love you and don't know what we would do without your spunk in our life.