Sarah Faith and Madi Grace both got the same one with their initial on it.

Sarah Faith left hers in here so I snapped a picture of it tonight.

I wanted them to have a Blessing Journal like Mommy!

Hannah Joy got one from “Plum Pudding” from Strawberry Shortcake.

Here’s what Madi & Sarah’s look like:

COUNTING OUR BLESSINGS!!!!!!!!!

xoxoxo Cass

A sweet friend from one of the groups I am in online made one of these and had it up for a contest on her site.  I was SO hoping to win!  I didn’t   I haven’t been able to get it off my mind because it was so darling and different.  Her tag was much nicer but I did what I could.  I used orange card stock and cut part of a brown paper sack for the tag on mine.  Hers was much nicer and prettier!  anyway…. here goes….

The beautiful garland is from a special friend, Karen.

The little farmer and the little fall candle are from my secret sister.

The pumpkin is my “copy cat” creation. 

Up close to see the tag.  See, not so great, but it’ll do.

It was the best I could do with what I have.

The pumpkin was on sale today for $5 and the orange paint was $0.55! 

Upclose of the dots.  I love how that part turned out!

What do ya think?! Smiles, Cass

Nanny never forgets a birthday even though our family has grown large.

She has birthdays to send off for basically every month.

My Nanny is an amazing, beautiful, precious, GODLY woman!

Yayyyyy!!!  A birthday card in the mail from Nanny!

Madi Grace giggled that there’s always money inside!

She was EXCITED!

She had trouble getting it open.  “Help Mom!”

Reading her card……

MOM, LOOK WHAT FELL OUT!?!?!!!!  $20!!!!!!!!

THANK YOU NANNY!!!!!!

On her birthday, she got to go spend her money.

She got stuff to decorate her jeans and a few other little things she loved.

Nanny, we sure do love you!

xoxoxox

She’s just so precious, like her sisters.

We all adore her!

Ready for bed, in her little jammies

I love seeing her in her sweet pajamas at night.

Wearing an adorable little dress I got in Texas at Target shopping with my dear friend, Leslie, and it was like $1 on sale!  Can’t beat that with a stick! 

We LOVE you, Hannah Joy!

Mommy

These are the girls best friends here.  They are precious and their Mom is a wonderful friend to me also!  We met at church and both of our families homeschool.

We’ve had SO many great times together!!!

Mmmmmmmmmm!  Pixy Stix  on the front!

She has been sharing them with Sarah Faith so lovingly.

They’ve been having them every day!  LOL!

She shared with EVERYONE that night!

Time to open up the gifts!  This is her best friend, Kaylee!

Hmm, what’s in there?

Ahhhhh, WATER PAINTS!!!!!  Mom, LOOK AT THIS!!!!!

She was THRILLED!

How loving of them to bring her gifts!

What’s this?

OH WOW, a super nice WATER COLOR book for her to paint in!

SUCH COOL GIFTS and right up Madi Grace’s “alley” since she LOVES art and has her father’s talent and is great with art!!!!!

Having pizza for dinner!  Mmmm!

Sarah and her best friend, Kieren.

They are so precious with each other and get along sooo well!

They are playing Villager Families on the computer!

Hannah Joy had FOUR, yes, FOUR pieces of pizza!

She must be growing because she’s been eating like crazy!

The older girls are relaxing while Kaylee finishes up her pizza.

They had a wonderful time.

Kaylee & Kieren are truly a blessing to my children as their Mom is to me.

It is always a blessing when we get together!

Smiles, Mommy

Here she is opening her gift from Nonna & Papaw.  (Kenny’s parents)

I am SOOOOO frustrated because I took more pictures than this and they didn’t come out.

  Ughhhh.. well, here’s the 3 that did turn out.

THANK YOU NONNA & PAPAW FOR HER WONDERFUL GIFT!!

We love you guys!!

She got two pairs of jeans from them.  One pair is all dolled up and adorable with butterflies embroidered on them and other designs, we both love them.

The other pair is something she requested.  She wanted a pair of jeans with stuff to design them and make them her own style.

She used her birthday money, today, on her birthday to go buy the stuff to design them.

She’s been excited about getting them made!  We plan to do them tomorrow.

She got fabric paints, ribbon, cool things that you glue on and an iron on peace sign patch.

*she’s into peace signs lately out of the blue, lol*

(Nonna and Papaw, I am SO SORRY the other pictures did not turn out)

A loving delivery straight from Nonna and Papaw!

Peeking inside…

Pulling out her jeans!  See, the pair to decorate is beside her and she’s reaching in to pull out the really cool other pair.  I can’t wait to see what she comes up in her designs on the “blank” pair.  I will post the outcome! 

THANK YOU, again, Nonna & Papaw!!!  xoxoxo

Hannah Joy adores hats.  I always buy the summer type ones out of season cheap at Target when they get marked down.  During our visit to Texas they were marked down to $1.20 each so I got all 3 girls some.  Hannah got several because she wears them so much.

Raewyn, she and Shanni would get along good on their hat love

This is one of the ones that has all the princesses on it.

Some had Dora (several) on them.

She LOVES Dora the Explorer!!!

Isn’t she the cutest little darling?!

Mommy thinks so!
xoxox

A Thankful, BLESSED Mommy, Cass

Here is Miss Madi Grace opening her birthday gift from GiGi & PaPa (my Mom& Dad)

As you will see, she LOVED it!!!!

A TUB of gum!  My girls LOVE gum but rarely get it.

This was a real treat for her!!!

See the cute leather make up bag?

It was LOADED with goodies!

See, she is THRILLED!

She got nail polish & polish remover, all kinds of make up, sparkles to spray in her hair and some other sparkles to spray on her.

She’s now seeing all the make up!  LOL!

Yes, she was EXCITED!!!!!

Sweet picture, I love her smile here!

and like all kids, saving the sweet card for last…

She went right away and put on nail polish (as she’s showing, lol) and tons of make up!

(just fyi, the make up is to play in, she’s too young to wear make up yet)

Thank you Mom and Dad for blessing Madi Grace with a wonderful present!!

Smiles, Cass

Madi Grace is 9 years old TODAY! 

Her big gift – from Mom & Dad & Sisters

Her cake!

My beautiful birthday girl! 

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MADI GRACE, WE LOVE YOU!!!!

All smiles!

Daddy lighting the 9 candles..

We’re singing HAPPY BIRTHDAY and she’s a little shy about it

CANDLES are BLOWN OUT!    Go Madi Grace!!!!

Ready to open it!!

What is this?!!?

Taking a peek!

What?  A cool iphone case in hot pink!?

AHHHHHHHHH an iPhone!!!!!!!!!!!

She likes it, I think   hee hee

She’s got her cool cover on it now

Admiring her phone!

(Daddy chose the gift this year!)

Her special plate and cup for the birthday girl!

YUMMY!  Ice cream cake, just as she asked for!

Party go-er, Hannah Joy!

Party go-er, Sarah Faith!

Daddy has this crazy thing he does on each of their birthdays.

If they take a BIG BITE with just their mouth, he gives them $5

She did it!  LOL!! LOL!!

Daddy paid up!

FUN BIRTHDAY PARTY WITH FAMILY!

(will be posting soon of her opening other gifts from family, she chose to open them as they came instead of having them to open all at once on her birthday… so we let her decide.)

Madi Grace, you are a TRUE GIFT FROM GOD.  Your devotion to Him is amazing.  You have a gentle spirit and so much love you give.  You’re an awesome daughter, a great big sister, and we all adore you!

Mommy   xoxox

I loved everything she sent!  she also sent candy for the girls, coloring sheets for them, a family journal for me, an awesome letter with an adorable picture on it, and a beautiful Psalm to share with my girls.  She uses it with her children every day.

I feel very, very blessed!
Cassidy