Azure and Hazel

Sylvia’s pillow case dress.

Isabel’s pillowcase dress.

Lindsay’s pillowcase dress.

Hazel’s pillowcase dress.

Sylvia wanted a bunny on her dress.  Isabel and Lindsay got a giraffe and unicorn on their second dresses.

When we are old and our husbands have died, I am going to move in with Becca so that I can get amazing turtle pancakes every morning!

We got our first small batch of tomatoes the other day.

The flamingos are our scarecrows.  They scare the vegetable eating bugs away.

Pumpkin

We also have a number of fruit trees.  These apricots will be ready to pick in a few days.

Powder Laundry Detergent
1 bar of Felz Naptha Soap
1 bar Dove or Ivory
1 cup of Borax
1 cup of washing soda
1/2 cup baking soda
Grate each bar. Mix with powders. Use 2 Tablespoons per load (1 tablespoon for high efficient machines.)

We also made toothpaste.  baking soda, water and mint flavor.

It was pretty disgusting.  Note Sylvia spitting and rinsing her mouth out.

We also made our own dish detergent but I am still trying to perfect it so I don’t want to put the recipe up.  But google it and try it out!

“Isabel, you spent your money wisley”

Oh no, the guests are one minute late!

Isabel chose to have Jarritos (hecho en Mexico) and finger foods at her party.

Aunt Natalie made the Happy Birthday banner.  The thimble and spools banner I bought on etsy.com

The girls helped.

Waiting to get their initials ironed on.

Sewing!

I actually just pretended that I knew what I was doing, thank goodness Lynn Perrello was there to help.  The girls did great and were very creative.

Costco cheesecake for the third year in a row

Isabella, Sylvia, Lindsay, Hazel, Rebecca, Isabel, Riesha, Jessica (not pictured.)

Isabel’s room.

That day, Lindsay lost a tooth while at the party, later Isabel lost a tooth and after that, Sylvia lost her first tooth!  You better believe Hazel was trying to wiggle her teeth  Sometimes the tooth fairy brings pink snowballs from the gas station.

During

After

Sylvia’s mud facial, or war paint?

teaching Hazel.

Isabel’s trap.  Notice the Do Not sign (leprechauns are always rebellious) and the shiny objects inside to attract them.  I guess they like Saltine Crackers too.

Hazel worked so hard painting her trap.

I love how she set it up in her car.

Sylvia’s.

Wow, what leprechaun wouldn’t want to venture in there?

Luke’s has a cut out hole underneath the coins.  Instead of stealing the coins, the leprechaun would find himself trapped in the can.

The leprechaun outsmarted all their traps as usual, but left behind gold chocolate candies and his magic gold dust.

The kids discovered these treasures burried underneath our orange tree.  (Most of the men Luke already had and added)

Sylvia and Hazel made a bed outside and planned to sleep outside that night until Hazel fell asleep during the Twilight Zone and Sylvia chickened out.

This poor butterfly died from too much love, pets, and force fed orange slices.

He got a name, Jack, and a proper burial, grave marker and all.

I am still waiting for the tangled matted back of the hair, hairstyle to become popular.  It’s so easy to do…not do.

Here she is in the petting area.

This horse was named Rainbow.

From the look on Rainbow’s face you can just tell she loves being painting and pulled around by little girls all day long.

Here is Sylvia with the birthday girl, Linea!