Ashlyn and Tanner's 6th Birthday

The most important part of birthdays around our house is the cake. The kids start deciding on their cakes for the coming year about the day after their birthday.

Just about every year so far, Tanner has had some sort of a car/ race car/ monster truck cake theme. This year he decided to have the track in the shape of a 6, with 6 race cars.
He was so proud of himself because he thought to put the green all over for grass areas, he also drew a grand stand and the lines on the road. He was very proud of his cake.

Making a wish...

And here we have the sweetheart cake, because as you know Ashlyn's middle name is Sweetheart.

Ashlyn is obsessed with hearts and the color pink right now. She selected some pink and orange candles with flowers on them and frosted and decorated her cake all by herself (with a little help from mom on the frosting).

What will she wish for?

Yeah, we need two hands to show you our age now!

I hope you wished for clothes!

It's best if you open your present first, because when you are twins, chances are you have the same present as your brother and at least if you are first, you get to be surprised.

One cool thing about combined birthdays are combined big gifts like a Power Wheels!
Ian had such a fit because he wanted the Power Wheels so bad that poor Ashlyn let him have the first turn.

And she rode the four-wheeler that Ian got for Christmas. What a Sweetheart.

10 Things About Ashlyn:

1. She is very girly. She loves the colors pink and purple and having her toe nails painted. She asks all the time when she will be old enough for make-up.

2. She loves unicorns and got a unicorn pillow pet for her birthday. Now she has three stuffed unicorns that she plays with all the time and even had a unicorn costume that was handed down from cousin Courtney.

3. She is the glue that holds her brothers together. She is the peacemaker and always a sweetheart.

4. She loves to draw and color and specializes in flowers, hearts, and rainbows.

5. She is starting to read and is a whiz at addition problems.

6. Her favorite food is still mac 'n cheese.

7. Though she is incredibly girly, she does NOT like barbies and dolls and will be sure to let you know and is NOT a big fan of having her hair done.

8. She LOVES bubble gum.

9. She loves to swim and do crafts.

10. She gives the best back tickles and foot massages and knows how to get daddy to let her stay up past her bedtime by utilizing these skills.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY ASHLYN, WE LOVE YOU!

10 Things About Tanner

1. He lost his first tooth last month.

2. On his birthday, he asked where his 6 year old underwear and swim suit were. He was pretty sure that he had outgrown all his clothes when he turned 6 even though they fit the day before.

3. He loves sports and is AMAZING at basketball. He slam dunks by jumping off of tables and chairs into Ian's playschool hoop.

4. He learned how to do a flip on the trampoline.

5. His lincoln log houses and lego trucks astound us.

6. His favorite food is uncrustables pb&j sandwhiches. He can eat about 5 in one sitting.

7. He absolutely LOVES his baby sister and dotes on her non-stop.

8. He loves to play with his stuffed animal puppies and makes them houses and all kinds of fun things. He gets lost for hours playing with his puppies.

9. He gives mom random hugs all day long and always tells her thank you for the things she does for him. He still holds doors for girls and always remembers 'ladies first'.

10. Tanner has more energy than anyone in the family combined. He loves to ride his bike and when we go as a family, he will ride up and down hills and all around us waiting for us to catch up to him!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TANNER, WE LOVE YOU!