Sydney's Birthday cont....

 Sydney informed us that she doesn't like Mrs Backer's cakes....what?!?!  So, for dinner on Sunday, she made a box cake. She also informed us that she doesn't like frosting.  So, she only frosted half of the cake.....well, it's her birthday ;)

 The Beehives in the ward Heart-attacked our door on Sunday night and Sydney didn't see it before she went to bed....Below: Brandon and Amanda did the candy poster for their sister....

 I saw this idea on Pinterest.  A balloon avalanche! Amanda helped me rig Sydney's door. Luckily she sleeps with her door closed!  In the morning, she opened her door and fell backwards because the balloons scared her!  But it worked....the balloons fell into her room!

 Amanda used the rest of the crepe paper and decorated the basement!

 The morning of her birthday, Mike & I took her outside to see the front door.

 I can't believe we have another young woman in the house!!! Hard to believe she's 12!

 Sydney also informed us that she wanted an oreo ice cream cake from Coldstone for her birthday cake.

 Photo bomb with Dad :)  The cake was delish....and I guess a bonus of her  changing tradition is that this cake was less expensive that Mrs Backers!!

Here are 12 things about Sydney for her 12th birthday!
1.  She is HAPPY!  As long as her blood sugar stays up, she is a happy kid!
2.  She's always singing or whistling
3.  She's always 'redecorating' or 'crafting' things in her head
4.  She figures math out in her head and not on paper.  She's gets math
5.  She's a fashionista
6.  She has a fish named Gil after the fish in 'What About Bob?'
7.  She loves her dog Max
8.  She can play the piano and dance like a champ!
9.  She 'does' her hair everyday.....she gets up EARLY so she can curl it and looks really cute
10. She is a great cook and makes dinners a couple of times a week
11. She loves her brother and sister and mom and dad and lets us know it
12. She is an amazing, smart, beautiful, fabulous daughter and we couldn't be more proud of her!

Love you Syd Syd!