Our Little Musicians

In early December, the girls had their Christmas piano recital.  It was extra special because it was Ailee's first public piano performance!!

Here she is, all ready to perform!

We were so proud of her, and how brave she was!

Maryn did a pretty stellar job, too!

I'm so proud of these girls and their hard work!

Birthday Mash Up

Here it is, the end of the year, and I'm trying to get caught up on so many things.  So, to start off, I thought I should work a little on this sad, sad blog I call my family history.

The girls all had birthdays this year!  Surprise!!

First, we had Maryn in June.  This year was a special year for her…she turned 8.

We partied it up with some (ok, a whole bunch!!) of her friends one evening, so I couldn't bring myself to do another big party with cake and ice cream and the whole shebang.  So, while Grandma and Grandpa Roundy were in town, we went to our favorite place to get treats, Orange Leaf, and had our "party" there.

She was pretty excited to get an iPod touch!

What makes turning 8 such a special occasion in our church, is that at eight years old, you get to be baptized. Here she is, in the pretty white dress Grandma Corey made for her:

It's an important decision, and I was so happy to see Maryn take that step in her life.

We are so proud of her!!

How could we pass up a silly picture??

Maryn was baptized by her dad, and then afterwards confirmed a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.

Maryn and her best friend (who is often mistaken as her twin/sister/or even Maryn), Emma.

Moving on to the next kid…

Ailee turned 5 this year, and since five is an exciting age, we had to have a party!!  Luckily it was a swimming party at our friend's pool with lots of good food, princess cupcakes and fun friends.

Since she's the birthday girl, we let her get away with being messy…silly girl!

At home, we had nice, quiet party with ice cream cake and presents.

A very happy 5 year old!

Opening presents:

In November, Cora turned 3.

Maryn was sweet enough to make her a crown to wear….what a little princess!!

I was finally out of the first trimester of pregnancy and was feeling well enough by November to work up the motivation to take birthday pictures (Sorry Maryn and Ailee! You can blame your little brother in years to come!)

These two were my favorites:

We had a small, quiet (kinda) party with our friends, the Romneys for Cora.  It made her super happy to have her buddy, Tyler there!

Opening presents:

(that's Tyler on the left…a surprising combination, but those two are pretty good friends and just love each other!)

HAPPY BIRTHDAYS TO MY GIRLS!!