Lilah and Jax's Birthday Breakfast!

The BIG 6 Birthday breakfast consisted of (8) mini pancakes and 1 slice of bacon, BOTH, shaped into the number 6.

I thought this looked very plain, so at the last second I added whipped cream and MORE sprinkles.

Instead of syrup, I used a confectionary sugar, frosting recipe.  Basically, add ONE cup of confectionary sugar and, little by little, slowly add/stir in milk or water. I used about 2 tablespoons of a milk/water combo (to create the consistency I wanted), plus 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract. If you have CLEAR extract, use that because as you can see, from the photo below, the brown extract turned my "frosting" a brownish color.  +Add sprinkles.  

The morning of their 6th birthday, Darren, Tyson, and I sang to the twins.  Sadie, our pup, was chewing on something that she wasn't supposed to be chewing on, and when it got to the part of the song where you sing, "Happy Birthday to Lilah and Jax", Darren accidentally said, "Happy Birthday to Sadie!" LOL!! Ty said, "Happy Birthday to Chandler!" because Darren had been teasing the twins all week that March 25th was Chandler's birthday, because it is, but it's also the twins' birthday.  So...Ty just carried out the "tease" by wishing Chandler a Happy Birthday, instead his brother and sister. The camera was NOT adjusting, because Lilah insisted that the lights be turned out, hence the reason the video was blurry. It was partially her day, so she got what she asked for, within reason! "Lights off",it was!

Lilah & Jax Turn 6! (Birthday Morning)

Man O' Day, it is beyond incredible to believe that Lilah and Jax are already 6!!!

I enjoyed decorating the kitchen island for breakfast in honor of their special day!

 Ariel, Rosie, and Chippey arrived sporting their "sweet" birthday attire.

 Since the day the twins were born, Jax has been associated with the color blue...

And Lilah pink!

I'm not going to lie and say that motherhood is a cake walk, but I do recognize these beautiful children as a good and "perfect" gift from God.

I had been collecting birthday items for several months.  The sunglasses I grabbed at the Dollar Tree and those adorable cupcake plates I found at Tuesday Morning.  

 Lilah's gifts and elves!

 Jax's gifts and elf.

 My twins are obsessed with gum, so I was thrilled when I saw this birthday cake gum!

 Another peak/view of the birthday, breakfast "table".

The morning is SO hectic, so I didn't spend a ton of time decorating any other rooms, other than our half bathroom, which the kids use, to potty and brush their teeth, before the bus arrives.

 I used dry erase markers to write birthday messages all over the toilet bowl.  

 Lilah's birthday message was on the seat!

Jax's message was written underneath the seat.  Makes sense for a little boy, huh?  AND BTW, I am mortified for you to see the toilet seat in that condition.  I can reassure you it is a PERMANENT stain.  The toilet bowl was NOT dirty!

And the bowl, had a final message, reminding Jax to not be distracted by the messages, on the toilet, and to "Watch where [he is] peeing!"

Above and below: the birthday boy and girl's breakfast place setting.  

There's my birthday girl!

And my birthday boy!

Jax thoroughly enjoyed the breakfast I made.  I will be doing a separate blog post on what they ate for breakfast.

Before school, I let the kids open ONE gift each.

Jax got a new "comfy" outfit. #nike

Lilah received a new pair of flamingo pajamas and a (3) pack of panties.

Posing before the bus arrives.

I found light up birthday necklaces at Hallmark.

Cuties.

Time really has FLOOOOOWN by! Don't they look so grown up?

Mild and Wild! I'll let you decide for yourself who fits which category!

My handsome bunny!

Adorably cute with lots of spice!

The photo below melts my heart and makes me so happy!

I am very thankful that the Lord has entrusted me with the blessing of raising these twins.  I am also thankful that the Lord gave me TWO babies at once because I doubt I would have EVER tried to conceive for a third time. These children have grown my faith and sanctified me in Christ, in many ways. I try hard to be the best mom I can be, but I know there is definite room for growth.  I am praying that I continue to love this responsibility, more and more, each day, so that I never have regrets when they grow up and move out. Happy, Happy, Happy 6th Birthday to my twinbies! "Two Are Better Than ONE!" :)

Night Owl Party, "Quilted", Paper Bags!

As you saw yesterday, these adorable owl party bags were given out to the guests that will be attending Lilah's birthday party. Here's what you will need to make them:

A lunch bag! 

I used a brown lunch bag, but now that I think about it, a white lunch bag would have been nice too.  AND I had those on hand.  Oh well!  The brown bags were $.39 cents each, from Michael's Crafts.

Patterned Paper.

I guess you could use solid paper too! I spent about 15 minutes ,in the paper aisle, at Michael's Crafts, and selecting patterned papers that color coordinated together.  I cut them in strips about 3 x 12.

 Then, I used my scalloped ruler to created the feathery look.

I used my flower cheese cuter to trace paper, making eyelids/eyelashes.  My circle cutter created the eyes.  I adhered buttons to make the eyes pop out a little more. Finally, I cut a triangle for her nose.  Hot glue everything, on to the bag, the way you like and walaa! She was looking a little plain.  I wanted to attach a hair bow, to her, but I didn't have any I was willing to part with.  I did have 4 daisies left over though, from another project, so I use those instead.

I owl-bsolutely LOVE the outcome! Colorful, girly, and fun!  Inside were 3 "Mix NOT Match" socks from justice, shaped like a cupcake and the party invitation.