Hayley 6th Birthday

Today was Hayley's 6th birthday and what a day it was. It all started out with snow being cancelled this morning, so we ALL got to sleep in!!! (That was a great present to start with) It was so cute, Hayley ran into our room this morning about 7:30 and told us that it was her birthday, she was SO excited. I told her that school was cancelled because it was her birthday and snowing--she crawled into bed with us and we all slept until about 9:30!!! Brian had asked her if she would still crawl in bed with us when she was 16 and she said YES--I think that made his day!!

Paula Dean cinnamon rolls for breakfast!

oh so yummy and filled with lots of fattening butter!

snow covered ground about 1.5 inches at 9:30 am

playing the Wii

Brian seems to think he looks like Eminen in this picture

making snow-creme--yummy!

snow-creme

Way back in the fall I had ordered a cut little cupcake cake pan (the one with the top and bottom separate) she has been asking for this cake for months. I had planned on making her a birthday cake while she was at school today and having it all ready for when she got home. Needless to say that is not how it all worked out. I surrendered the OCD that I have and let Hayley do the icing and decorating herself. It wasn't the prettiest cake that I have ever seen, but you are only little once and it tasted good. Hayley is such a little chef--she L O V E S to be in the kitchen and is always wanting to help cook. Momma gave her a Paula Dean cookbook for Christmas and she is always using this for things to bake. We tease her that whoever she marries is getting a good woman who can make some good food!

assembling her birthday cake




touching up the edges

watch out Paula Dean

complete with sprinkles on top

finished product


Hayley had chosen to "Legends" to eat for her birthday dinner. For those of you who don't know what "Legends" is, it's a Chinese restaurant that her best friend, Bonnie Hou's family owns. Since we had lots of snow and the roads were nasty, I told her that she could pick what we ate tonight and we would do her birthday dinner this weekend. Hayley chose shrimp, peas, and mac and cheese!

Hayley wearing her birthday dinner

Happy Birthday to you,

Happy Birthday to you,

Happy Birthday dear Hayley,

Happy Birthday to you!!