Cupcakes

The Twins Turn '3'

Well, it's hard to believe another year has gone by and Wes and Mia are now offiacially 3 years old. A couple of weeks ago it dawned on me that it might be fun to throw their first real birthday party as they have gotten really excited to go to other people's birthday parties. I wasn't sure if we would have enough people in town as their birthday falls so close to Thanksgiving, but we had a great turn out and it was a really good time. Chris set up a bounce house for the kids in our garage......yes Blocher's, it's your bounce house we used, we are still interested in purchasing it in case you might have changed your mind - hint hint! I set up some crafts at the dining room table, we had lots of balloons, and oh yes, some fabulous cupcakes. I decided to try my hand at some really awsome animal cupcakes from this cool cupcake book I got while Chris' parents were out visiting. Anyways, I think they turned out pretty good, see pics below. Wes and Mia then took a nap after their party and we met our friends the Neutzel's for pizza and a trip to the zoo lights. The lights were great, and I think the twins had a good time....they were pretty tired from the party. All in all a spectacular birthday.

Grandma and Grandpa Tepen Come for a Visit

At the beginning of November, Grandma and Grandpa Tepen came for a visit. They came bearing a couple of new books, which Wes insisted on reading immediately. Grandpa indulged Wes and Mia in the books first reading.......they were very happy, see pic below. One of the books had a button on the front that used to play the wheels on the bus go round and round song. While the book was still in excellant shape, the button no longer played the song. Chris told Wes and Mia that Uncle David broke the book. Fast forward 3 weeks and Uncle David called Chris to see how things were going. As soon as Wes and Mia realized it was Uncle David, they said "thanks for breaking our book Uncle David!" Poor Uncle David get s blamed for many thing around our house....sorry Uncle David :)

Grandma Tepen also brought out a special present for Mia. She gave her a locket that she used to wear as a young lady. Grandma helped Mia try on her new bling and Mia was as proud as a peacock. We will save the locket for special occasions until Mia gets a little bigger. She likes to have me show it to her regularly as she is always thinking of reasons that it might be ok for her to wear it. Thanks for the lovely gift Grandma Tepen :)

Also while Grandma and Grandpa were out for their visit, I had arranged for my friend Reynee to snap some family pictures for us. We got a lot of really great ones, here is one of all of us that turned out pretty good....