Going Wild at Five

We celebrated the twins' 5th birthday this afternoon.  They had four friends over for their party.  Everyone was talking about the possibility of snow.

We made elephant purses.  They turned out to be a little more involved than I was led to believe at the store but we persevered and finished them.

If you're going to feed kids cake just before dinner time, at least give them a somewhat healthy snack first.  Grapes, cheese, crackers, cheese balls and skittles were on the menu.  (I said "somewhat" healthy.)  The animal plates were one of the girls' favorite part of the party.

Happy birthday, E!!

(Anne Grethe called during the party.  She and Amilie got to hear us sing Happy Birthday to both girls.  They also talked to John.)

Happy birthday, C!!

I let the girls "sign" their name with a toothpick then I wrote over it with icing.  This is very close to how E signs her name.

And C's signature is very close as well.

Lot and lots of gifts...

and more gifts...

Looking at the jewelry boxes from Grammy.  "Now we don't have to put our jewelry in H's box!"

My friend, Kristi, was helping H and me make "Lau*ra Ing*alls" dresses and bonnets for the girls.  However, sick kids and unexpected surgeries prevented us from finishing them.  So Kristi did all the final sewing so they would have their dresses for their birthday.  They love them!  Thank you, Kristi!!

The weaving looms from H and B are so much fun.  E has almost finished her second potholder and C is close to finishing her first.

Five years ago a snow/ice storm came through while I was in the hospital with the twins.  We came home on slippery roads.  This weekend we're having another storm.  Thankfully, we're all home and sledding down the hill together.