Susannah's Birthday Party

My sweet sister Susannah recently turned 10. I was put in charge of planning her party. Of course, being myself, I decided to go all in and do elaborate preparations. I had seen a really neat cake on Pinterest that had polka dots on the inside. I really wanted to try it so I begged my mom to let me make it. She said I could as long as I started it a few days before the party, thereby giving me enough time to make a plain vanilla cake should it flop. The recipe called for a cake pop pan to make the polka dots, but I didn't have one so I improvised. I made regular sized colorful cupcakes and then my ingenious older sister shaped them into balls with an ice-cream scoop.  Thankfully it did work and although I had to stay up till midnight the night before the party to finish last minute preparations (such as decorating the cakes), the party turned out to be a great success. 

The party table, decorated by Anna-Rebekah

The polka dot cake!

The little girls made bookmarks and coffee filter butterflies

They also played a game called Pass the Parcel in which a present, wrapped with as many layers as there are participants, is passed around while music plays. When the music stops, whoever is holding it unwraps a layer. You keep repeating that until there are no more layers. The gift usually goes to the last person to unwrap it, however we put a bag of m n m's for everybody to share.

The moment of truth....it worked!

The happy birthday girl

Pearl Blossom Boutique

For a while now, my sister, Anna-Rebekah, and I have been crafting away in our dining room, striving to open an Etsy shop. We have finally achieved that goal! I am excited to introduce Pearl Blossom Boutique. Each flower is handmade by Anna-Rebekah and I. I cut them out, and she singes and assembles them. We work together to produce these beautiful singed flowers. 

  

To see our complete collection, please visit https://www.etsy.com/shop/PearlBlossomBoutique?ref=l2-shopheader-name

You can also follow us on Twitter: @PearlBlossomBtq

Or Instagram: PearlBlossomBtq 

 

 

   

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Pearl Harbor Day

December 7, 1941 was an infamous day in American history. It was the day that Japanese bombers flew to the naval base in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii and bombed. This attack was what triggered America to declare war on Japan. America had previously not been involved in World War II, but on December 8, 1941 the USA entered the war.
The war against Japan lasted until 1945 when Japan finally surrendered on August 15.
As we remember the attack that was made 72 years ago on this day, let us thank God for the heroes that gave their all so that we could be free today.

Raising the flag on Mt Suribachi, Iwo Jima

Happy Thanksgiving

Hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving. We did. We had a quiet day with just us because my older brother Josiah just got back from a six month internship with the National Center for Family Integrated Churches (NCFIC). We had all missed him a lot so it was nice to have him home.
We had the typical feast with turkey, mashed potatoes, sweet potatoes, cranberry sauce, stuffing, green beans (YUM!), and brussel sprouts. And lots of PIE! Pecan (YUCK), Apple, Pumpkin, and Cream pies.
Below is a video of us preparing and enjoying our feast--and no, you don't have to worry. It is only about 3 minutes long.
Hope you enjoy!

Ebates

I have recently joined an online shopping benefits site called Ebates. Ebates gives you up to 26% cash back when you shop online at your favorite stores including Amazon, Target, Home Depot, Walmart, Kohls, JC Penney's, and many more.
Membership is free and all you have to do is sign up and shop. It's that easy!
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Happy Shopping!

--Eleah

Old Journal

I was on my mom's computer and I came across an old journal from when I was 5 or 6. I just thought it would be cute to post it.

My Day At The Water Park

By: Eleah Orr

Yesterday we went to a Water Park with Grandfather and Grandma. There was a splashy water pool. I got to splash in the splashy pool. I got to stand in the 2 ½ foot pool and the 3 foot pool. Grandma played with me in the 2 ½ foot pool.  I went down the Water-Slide. It was fun! There were cones that filled with water, that you stand under, and when they were all the way filled they dumped water on your head. There was a swing set, 2 Pirate ships, a castle, a train, a army truck, and a tree house to play on. I liked the fireman-poles. After the water park we ate at Joe’s pizza parlor. Then we went home.