It's a tradition that around my birthday me and the grands make cupcakes. I love our little tradition and the grands do too. Today one of them said: "Gramma.....your house is the funnest". I am so glad they like to come and that we can have fun together. I sure do love these little ones!
Before we made cupcakes I put a few pizza's in. While the pizza's were cooking the girls painted their toenails. I planned on painting them but they wanted to and so I let them. They did pretty good.
When they were finished we took some pictures like the big girls do. ;) Zaden wanted a picture of his toes too and his truck. Zaden always has a truck or motorcycle in his hands. He's such a funny kid.
Parker is just funny. I love his cheesy smiles!
So we had some pizza and then got to work on making the cupcakes. This year we made two different kinds. . . . chocolate and confetti ones. That way everyone can help more and there's more for them to take home. :)
All the kids were really big helpers this year and they all got into it. They are so patient with each other and willing to share and take turns.
I took a lot of pictures since I think these kids are so cute. I also took a lot of pictures because the grands like seeing themselves in my book.
Licking the beaters is part of the fun right? Everyone got one except Parker got a spoon with batter on it and he didn't seem to mind. Oh....I remember loving to lick the beaters.....I still do when the kids aren't around.
Everyone got a cupcake pan to line with papers. It's fun for me to watch how each child goes about filling their pan. Kamryn was super fast putting her papers in her pan.
I usually let the kids fill the pans but this year they got busy doing something else and I hurried and did it. (it was a lot less messy) While the cupcakes were cooking I painted the little girls fingers. They chose the colors and I helped them this time. Seeing the picture of their little hands makes me smile......I love these hands!
I love these faces. Each "little" has such a cute personality. Oh my goodness I love them so much!
Also while the cupcakes cooked and cooled the grands enjoyed cleaning the kitchen floor. They all took turns with the brooms, and mops. They danced and spun and just had fun. I thought about putting water on the mops so they could really clean but chose not to since I bet someone might have slipped and got hurt. I still think the floor is cleaner....at least the crumbs were moved around.
Even the little boys got into it. In fact, Parker loves sweeping and mopping and usually plays with the broom and mop while he is over.
I get a kick out of the kids decorating their cupcakes. They load them up as much as possible. This year I just had sprinkles, m&m's, skittles, and marshmallows to put on them. I think they used it all!
Everyone did a great job decorating their cupcakes. They got to take home the cupcakes they made. It was a fun time!
Finally they got to go out and play. They love playing outside on the toys and lately they have loved wearing the helmets we have in the garage. I felt bad that Kamryn had to leave since she is the one that wanted to go out and play the most. She got to ride a bike around quickly and then she was gone.
I absolutely love having the grands over to play and make memories. They truly make my heart smile!
(I'm not going to lie by the end of the day I was wore out! All worth it though! I think we need to plan another cousin sleep over soon.)
