Another Year Snuck By

I really didn't even realize another birthday was coming, it just snuck up and I'm even older! My day started bright and early at 5 when Mackayla woke up, which normally would be too early to be happy - but she slept from 8 to 5!! Happy Birthday to me! She's figuring out how to go to sleep on her own (cross my fingers) and it's making life a little easier. (I got right back into bed after I fed her...just as Cody and Macey woke up. Little kids are so loud in the morning even with a pillow on your head!:)

Birthdays aren't quite as exciting when you're old, but they are when you're young, which Cody reminded me of. As soon as we were all up he said, let's decorate for the party! He sang me happy birthday multiple times and insisted on making a cake. I wasn't planning on decorating, or having a cake, or a party, but I didn't want to disappoint Cody! He's pretty cute. (The party will be tomorrow since Ben is still working and it's almost 10.) Miss Macey had a fever which finally broke and she is finally getting over it.She asked all day today for some "birthday," which I discovered means cake to her. When I finally offered her some, she didn't want it.:)

These guys, especially Cody right now, LOVE 'projects' - making things. Here they are fingerpainting:

About half of the time when I ask Macey to smile, she does this:

with a don't you dare take my picture attitude. Silly girl.