We're FOUR!!

Mini-me and mini-Jason are getting soooo BIG!   I can't quite wrap my mind around the fact that when we first moved to this house, Jake was four, Bray was two, and I was hugely pregnant with the twins-- and now, Brooklynn and Ethan are FOUR.  It's like all of a sudden they are becoming big kids--stop growing!!! 

Here are some fun facts--

Brooklynn:

Favorite Color:  Pink and Purple

Favorite Activity:  Coloring;  Play with Ethan-- one of my favorite things about Brook and Ethan is how well they play together-- favorite games are "mom and dad" or "princess and guy."

Favorite Food:  Green peppers, Macaroni and cheese

Favorite Quotes:  "I'm not a pwincess, I'm a Bookie-girl!" She still has the cutest little squeaky voice and subs "w" for l and r.  She gets very upset and growls loudly when her brothers interrupt her!

What do you want to be when you grow up?:  "I have a idea!  When it's Halloween I wanna be a witch!"

Ethan:

Favorite Color: Black

Favorite Superhero:  "All of the superheroes!  I like Wonder Woman, Superman, Batman... Green Lantern."

Favorite Game: Super Mario Smash Bros  (at grandma's house!)

Favorite Food:  Noodles, Tacos, Ramen noodles, Macayo's macaroni and cheese (pretty sure it's the same box we make at home)

What do you want to be when you grow up?:   "Hmm... how 'bout.. six, or seven, or eight!"

Sooo..... I had great aspirations for birthday cakes this year.  I thought it would be fun to layer up some cake and carve it into a princess gown for Brooklynn's princess Belle doll.  Then I'd use the pieces I carved off and oreo crumbs to create a hilly terrain for some new cars for Ethan.

Unfortunately, I think I used the wrong type of cake...  At first I tried to frost and patch, but when Brooklynn came up and asked what I was doing with her doll, it was over.  At least she enjoyed licking it off!    

In the end, it was a pile of cake pieces, goopy frosting, and oreo crumbs with cars on it.  I wanted to cry, but we had to laugh!  Do I get a prize for the ugliest cake ever?!  Good thing the kids didn't care too much.  We served it in "wads."