Addie Turns 9!

Addie's birthday fell on President's Day, so she got the day off from schoool. We started out the day by sleeping in, followed by crepes and homemade jam for breakfast. Addie opened her presents and then we went out to eat at Cici's Pizza. She spent the rest of the day playing with her new toys and playing the Wii with her brother and sisters. We ended the day by eating her super cool ladybug and bumblebee cake.

We went to a church spaghetti dinner with a cake auction for the Young Women girl's camp on Sat. night. We donated a flip flop cake like the one I had made for Addie's birthday last year. We planned on just getting a Costco cake the following Mon. for Addie's birthday. We were going to maybe bid on a cake, Chase wanted to bid on mine, but the bidding started at $50. I thought for sure the prices would fall as we went along because there were far too many cakes for the amount of people that were there to bid on them. My cake was one of the last 3 to bid and it sold for $32.50, still too pricey for our liking. When the auction was over a dentist in our ward who bought close to half of the cakes brought over the 2nd most expensive cake and insisted that we take it home. I think it sold for $80. or more. I finally relented and said we could save it for Addie's birthday. Addie of course was more than thrilled. All the kids had been dissappointed that we hadn't bid on anything. Addie later found out that her primary teacher had been the one to actually make and donate her cake.

We are so happy to have Addie in our family. It's hard to believe she is 9 already. Addie proclaimed this to be the best birthday ever, but I've heard that before. Addie is such a sweet, silly, happy, and fun girl who's easy to please. We love our Addie Mae! She is always thinking of others and is such a big helper and a super sister and is always making things for everybody. Her smile and giggles can light up any room. Happy Birthday Addie!