The Bacon Bits Turn 6 Years Old

     On December 28, Maggie and Lizzie turned 6 years old.   How is that possible?  Time sure flies...especially when you're having fun!  These girls are the happiest, most fun-loving and full of life kids I know!

The day they were born...

1 year old

2 years old

3 years old

4 years old

5 years old

6 years old

   Their birthday fell on Friday.  They chose to go to Chik Fil A for Lunch.   Then, we went to Build A  Bear, and they got to build and dress a stuffed animal for their birthday.  That night we went to Sakura for a family dinner.

Maggie showing us that she is 6 years old!

Lizzie is excited!

Birthday hat at Sakura

Lizzie's turn with the hat.

The staff singing "Happy Birthday!"

Lizzie blowing out her candle.

Maggie's turn

Presents from family at home.

Lynnea helping Lizzie read her card.

     On Saturday, December 29, we celebrated the girls' birthday with their friends at an indoor pool facility here in town.  Here was their party invitation...ADORABLE...

    Pictures from the party...

Tinkerbell cakes made by Meems

Lizzie enjoying her ice cream.

Maggie having some cake.

Lillie and Maggie sharing a secret.

Lynnea helping Maggie with her presents.

Lizzie checking out one of her gifts.

Lillie and Hope

Lily Tindall

Bethany and Kadin

Maggie in the air.

Wyatt

Savannah

Isabella

Lizzie

Lillie and Isabella

Maggie underwater

Friends swimming

Casey getting in the pool.

Isabella

Lizzie and Sarah

Hope and Casey

Sarah

Riley

Noah

Anna Grace

Hallie

Maggie's Words Worth Remembering

(Lizzie was crying because Mom had gotten

on to her and hurt her feelings.  Maggie

took over and tried to "make it all better". 

 Here is what Maggie had to say to me about the situation).

"I am trying to handle this.  I can hold her and rock her,  

you know.   That will help, and I am big

enough to do that.   I am taller than Lizzie. 

I am really.  I should be the big sister and

 she should be the little sister.  Really I should."



White Christmas

    It started snowing on Christmas evening.  We actually got quite an accumulation...along with some inconveniences.  We actually got some freezing rain prior to the snow starting.  So, with the ice as a base to about 6 inches of snow...lots of trees fell on power lines, resulting in lots of power outages.  Our power went out on Christmas night at about 10:00 p.m., and it came back on at 2:30 on December 27.  My  birthday wish came true!  hahaha  We are fortunate enough to have gas logs in the fireplace and a gas stove for cooking, so things weren't too bad around here.  Tony and I had a little overnight get-a-way planned for my birthday on the 26th, so we went ahead and did that and the girls stayed with Meems and Pops that night (and they had power).   But, before heading out, we had a blast playing in the snow!

Tony, Lizzie, Emily, and Maggie with our snowman.

View out in our backyard.

Front yard

Snow angels

Snowball fights

Working on the snowman

We used vegetables for the buttons and face

Celery for the smile :)

Emily brought her sled, so we got to sled

down the hill in the backyard.

Getting a little push

Beautiful sight!

Maggie's Words Worth Remembering

While hiking back down Pinnacle Mountain on

 Christmas Eve, Maggie tripped. 

(She was about 15 yards ahead of the rest of us.)

Lynnea yells, "Maggie, are you ok?"

Maggie replies, "Yep, I just twisted my big toe!"