Natasha turns 12!

okay, so I`ve been a major slacker on my blog. I know. But I`ve been super busy living my life instead of documenting it. And whether or not the blogging world says that`s okay, I say it`s okay.
But now I`m living my summer life (so laid back and fun!) and I have time to do things like blog. I`m not really planning on ``catching up`` neccessarily, but I am going to blog about a few things I missed as I decide that I want to. :)
Auntie Julie, who wrote a letter about Choice and Accountability, Uncle Craig and cousin CJ

So, here is Natasha`s birthday party. It was such a fun party to plan and carry out. Because she turned 12 this year, I thought it would be fun to really centre her party on going into young womens. So I did everything in rainbow colours and used the values where ever I could. I also asked special people in her life to write her letters about the values. Each person was assigned a value and the letters that she received were fantastic! Definitely putting them in her scrapbook. The people that I asked were: both sets of grandparents, myself, young womens leader, bishop, aunt, and unlce. It was a really great night and she loved being the centre of attention!
Party decorations

close up of jelly bean jars (her name isn't quite long enough!)

Love the big flowers (my mil helped me with them. she's a pro!)

The Cake!! I'll do a whole blog on this one!

Her goregous quilt top that grandma Schindler made for her

The rainbow jello cups. Super yummy!

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