First Born Niece Turns FOUR!!

Where has the time gone?? Miss Catherine Leigh will be 4 tomorrow..I can't believe it. I remember the day she was born, I remember all her birthdays..I remember our every other Tuesday night playing while her parents were both out doing stuff, books we would read, toys we would play with, etc. She has gotten so big, and is so smart, and I love her more and more everytime I see her. The only thing I wish is that she still lived in Tyler. I cherish the time we spend with each other, reading the books I gave her this past weekend, knowing that when she reads them again she will remember that I gave them to her.. some people would probably say there is no way she would remember..yes she will. There is a book I gave her when she was only a few months old but once she got old enough to go get a book she would go get that book. Perhaps it was the way I read it to her, perhaps she knew that I gave it to her, perhaps a little of both..but I love those moments.

Happy Birthday Catherine Leigh...Aunt Leslie loves YOU!!!

Cousins

Little Miss Molly T loves to sit on the floor and play, and who better to play with than Haleigh. The two of them (catherine too) all hung out on the floor and played. ..check out the book, Aunt Leslie decided that Molly needed it :-)

Molly Sings Along

Haleigh was listening to her ringtones on her phone (no, it is NOT activated, she just takes pictures with it and listens to the ringtones.) Molly decided she needed to make some noise and as you can see, she is starting to attempt to wave at people.

Molly is getting SO big..laughing at people now, loves to stand up and when she is sitting on your lap she constantly has her legs going..watch out Catherine, she'll be chasing you before you know it :-)

Aunt Leslie Bakes A Cake

This past weekend we had a little celebration in honor of Catherine's 4th birthday..not quite here yet, actual day is July 31st. Remembering my childhood birthdays what I remember are the cakes..cakes that my mom made, not cakes that came from a bakery, not cakes that came from some kind of specialty place, but a cake made at home by mom. A few of those cakes I remember, not necessarily what they were, but how they were made. a character pan of some sort and then icing piped ever so carefully on the cake to resemble the character. SO..being the Aunt Leslie that I am, I decided Catherine just HAD to have one of those cakes.

On a mission, I went to Michaels to see what they had...and to see if they still made character pans...I was in luck..they didn't have one or two..they had more like 20!! AAAHHH..now what, which character do I make..so I called Nan-na who was eating with Catherine and asked which she would like the most, Strawberry Shortcake, a Princess Coach or Ariel (the little mermaid for those who are not in tune with their disney cartoons) It was decided that Catherine would like Ariel..So, the fun began.

The Official Cake Pan..Ariel

The food coloring, and supplies needed

Ariel has made it safely out of the oven and the pan

OH NO!!! Where is Ariel's hair!?!?!?!?
Finally finished..isn't she Beautiful??
I just LOVE my Ariel Cake Aunt Leslie..can you make me another one next year???

(oh no, what kind of tradition have I just put myself in??)