Sunday Dinner Birthday Party!

Well, we haven't had enough parties this week--so tonight we celebrated my birthday with the family at our weekly Sunday dinner. I guess Sidney and I could have combined our parties last night, but she needed to have her very own party. Our birthdays are only two days apart, so every year we can celebrate near the same time. If we keep our parties separate, that means more cake for everyone! Tiffany made a tasty cake for the birthday dinner tonight. It was delicious. I had gotten some sugar-free frosting at the store, which she used, and it was pretty funny frosting--very sticky. Camden and Riley enjoyed their cake and ice cream, and Sidney was thrilled to have more cake to dig into. She was shoving it in her mouth with both hands as fast as she could. Sarah, Joel and Eliza called during the festivities and sang Happy Birthday to me. We opened the present that they sent, which the other kids had gone in on, and it was a nativity puzzle carved out of wood. Very unique and different! Thank you everyone! Camden and Riley were very excited about the cards they had made. Very cute! They gave me a fun Christmas book and a nativity bracelet. Very nice! Steven gave me a great holiday shirt. Sidney had fun "trying it on." (She likes to put things on her head as if she is putting it on.) What a fun party! For dinner, we had crock pot roast with potatoes, onions and carrots. Very yummy!

I didn't join Steven at the MTC today. I barely made it to Relief Society in our ward. It took me awhile to get a start on the day since this cold I've had doesn't seem to be getting any better. Steven said Elder Skinner asked, "Where's Sis. Taylor?" Then he felt bad when he heard I wasn't feeling well. It's nice to know when someone notices you're not there.

Tomorrow is Karalie's surgery. Good luck, Karalie! We hope everything goes well and that you can make a speedy recovery.