Austen's birthday-s

Anybody who says December birthdays get shafted doesn't have a December birthday.

My sweet December baby managed 3 parties this year.

The first one was a tea party with the dance girls.

At first Austen didn't want her brothers to attend but decided that was rude....

so she made up rules for them to follow.

Rule no. 1 you may not act crazy and try to scare us.

Rule no. 2 you have to dress as knights and serve us.

They followed the rules very nicely!

Dance girls plus Emory

The tea party consisted of flower-jelly sandwiches, blue star jello, strawberries and fruit dip, chips and pink lemonade.

The knights were allowed to eat after they served the princesses.

Austen loved all her gifts.

One, two, three....BLOW!

Cupcakes as requested by the birthday princess.

Next Austen celebrated at Grammy's house on her actual birthday.

Grammy got trick candles!

What could be in this bag????

The anticipation is building....

It's a sister for Christmas and Angel.

Her name is Holly, and she has a special holiday dress made by Grammy.

Austen fell in love with this doll at the Christmas show (much the same

way she did two years ago with Christmas)

I love that this baby is Asian and Austen still sees her as the other dolls' sister.

Tutu and dancing stick made by mommy opened at home right before bed.

She had to hide her eyes for the last, best present, too big to wrap....

Austen is saying, "my dance studio rocks!"

Three December birthdays celebrated at Aunt Deb's and Uncle Brian's!

Aunt Deb is so creative giving each birthday kid their own birthday balloon cake!

Justin turned 7 on the 10th,

Austen turned 6 on the 13th,

and Michael turned 4 on the 23rd.

Cheesing for the cameras so we will let them open their gifts.

I can't believe how mature Justin is becoming,

quite the big boy, now.

Birthday princess!
I love you Austie-bear!