My Lisey-Bean is 11!
I don't think I've ever done one of those through-the-years posts about Lisey, so I'm going to today!
Lisey was born before we switched to digital, so we'll have to start with her as a two-year old...all her baby pictures were taken on film, and they're not scanned.
You can click on this and all the other collages to see them bigger.
Age 2.
Age 3.
Age 4.
Age 5.
Age 6.
Age 7.
That's the year I started blogging, actually. You old-timers might remember this photo.
Age 8.
Age 9.
Age 10.
Age 11.
It's always so fun to look back at old pictures, isn't it? Recent photography is good and all, but photographs are the best with a few years of distance...then they help you remember things you've forgotten and see change you didn't think was there.
We celebrated Lisey's birthday a day early this year so that Mr. FG could be with us...her birthday was on Monday, so we just bumped our celebration back to Sunday.
Lisey requested snake rolls (I use the basic roll dough to make these.)
I made an octopus for Zoe and a turtle for Sonia. I'm still not quite happy with the octopus, though. I think his tentacles need to be more spread apart.
She also wanted fried shrimp, a dish I rarely make because deep-frying is just not my favorite thing to do. But on birthdays, I don't mind.
I fried two pounds of shrimp and I was very glad that Joshua and Lisey wanted to peel them.
Lisey got lots of crafty stuff for her birthday, including the Origami Zoo book she wanted.
We also gave her a pogo stick. Mr. FG did not actually beam this into her lap, despite what you see below.
She's a bit on the low side of the weight limit for this one, which means it's kind of hard for her to make it bounce. Oops.
So then I tried it and discovered that my pogo-stick skills are abysmal.
Mr. FG bounced on it some too, and it seemed to loosen up after that. And Lisey IS going to get heavier too.
I made Lisey a fuzzy blanket since Sonia and Zoe got one this year, so our fuzzy blanket count is up to three.
For her cake this year, Lisey decided on an Ice Cream Crunch Cake, which was more than fine by me. It's way easier than baking and frosting a layer cake!
We stuck 11 candles in the cake and Mr. FG lit them.
All 11 were trick candles, the sort that relight themselves, and by the time Lisey got them all out for sure, it was awfully smoky.
In fact, the topmost bit of the cake actually tasted smoky.
Note to self: 100% trick candle usage is better for children who require fewer candles.\
Happy Birthday, Beans! We love you lots.
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maybe she can get some anke weights! 😉 Happy Birthday Lisey! she looks a lot like you in some of the pictures!
And eat some more ice cream cake. Hee.
Happy birthday Lisey! Hope you had a great day!
You said you made lisey something, do we get to see?
Ack! I did! I just added a little snippet about that.
your family is too cute! hope lisey had a great birthday!
Happy Birthday Lisey!
I was surprised at her similarities with Zoe, particularly when aged 2/3. Now she definitely looks more like you.
Yes. When Zoe was a baby/toddler, she and Lisey were virtually indistinguishable. It was some serious deja vu for me, especially when Zoe wore baby clothes Lisey wore.
Happy Birthday Lisey! What a lovely young lady you are becoming.
Darn about the Mr. FG beaming skills - I thought a future post might be showing us how to develop StarTrek skills!!
Happy birthday to a beautiful, happy girl!!
Happy, happy day sweet pea!
Looks like good fun was had by all!! Can you post a "how-to" link for your fuzzy blankets? I'd love to see how you make them.
Yup, that's coming up, actually. It's super-duper easy.
Wow, she looks just like Zoe when she was her age! It's incredible. Happy birthday Lisey!
Happy birthday Lisey! What a special way to celebrate!
Happy birthday!!! I love the blanket.
Wonderful pictures, and what a wonderful keepsake this post will be for Lisey in the years to come.
Re: Pogo-ing... don't give up, Mom... try wearing good shoes next time. That'll help a lot 🙂
What?? You mean bare feet and a knee-length skirt aren't the best pogo-stick-ing attire? 😉
Oh man! I'd totally pick the same dinner that Lisey did! That sounds great 😀
I am in awe of how mature Lisey looks. There's a visible difference between age 10 and 11. Something in her eyes, and how she holds her chin. She's turning into a woman before my eyes! Yeow! 🙂
I hope her birthday was fantastic! Happy Bday, Lisey! 🙂
I know...I was looking at these pictures when I posted them and thought the same thing. How have I not noticed this big change in just the last year???
Happy Birthday Lisey!
Kristen- Lisey is growing up so fast. She's so beautiful. Thanks for sharing the pics. Lisey's birthday dinner sure looks yummy! Pogo sticks remind me of those ankle things we had as kids. One end looped around your ankle and attached was a plastic string/rope thingy w/ a ball on the end. The object was to swing the ball with one foot and hop over it with the other. What fun!
I had a lemon t wist or twister or something like that - one end went around the ankle and the other end had a plastic lemon - never quite got the hang of it and that lemon hurt after a while LOL!
Happy Birthday Lisey---I am also a March baby. I hope you had a great day. And my son is rolling up on 11 here pretty soon, and I also can't believe how much he has changed in this 10th year on the planet. It's so amazing!
Happy Birthday! Great post - loved the pictures and so fun to see what a young woman she is becoming. 🙂
I love seeing the through-the-years pictures of your children. The young pictures of Lisey look so much like Zoe!
Happy birthday, Lisey!
11 is a fantastic age to be, so it should be super easy to have a great year.
Katy
For some reason this post just made me choke up...seeing her through the years...so lovingly sweet. My "baby" will graduate from college this year and I am having all sorts of mixed feelings about time gone by. Thanks for posting Lisey's timeline.
Is your skirt from Gap and reversable? It looks like it is lime green on the inside. I think I might have a skirt just like that from Gap.
I got mine from Goodwill, but it is indeed reversible! It's probably the same skirt. Super comfy and flattering...don't you just love it?
Just found your blog today, love it! I know this post is two years old, but I had to comment scrolling through I saw this link what a sweet beautiful child you have. Looks like your doing a great job momma!