Cameron and Elisabeth

Saturday, June 02, 2012

A Birthday Party in June

You may not know this about our family but we don't have any kids born in June... or May for that matter. but Dallin was born in April, the first week of April in fact. Unfortunately that was right smack in the middle of soccer season and we had 3 players this year which made for very busy Saturdays and even busier week day evening so we kept putting it off until we hoped he would forget, but that's the thing about Dallin, he NEVER forgets ever! so in June, long after soccer was over and we didn't have any more excuses we threw the most amazing Angry Bird party.

We started off a week early creating paper Mache pig and red bird... it was much trickier, messier and in general harder then I thought it would be. The last time I had done paper Mache was over 10 years ago when I was a sophomore at BYU. Still trying to figure out why my roommates and I were doing it then.

We put the red bird on display... not sure why we didn't take a picture of it, the photographer should be fired. and the Pig we filled with candy the kids got to throw bean bags at it until it broke... I think... I can't really remember what happened, I know bean bags were in the plan but it doesn't seem like that ended up working out for us... that's the problem with blogging months after the fact.

Of course we don't know how to have small parties, there are just too many people we love it's hard to not invite them all, so the night before I made 4 dozen cupcakes. They were much easier to make then I thought. and Dallin LOVED them.

Lilly and Peter loved the party, especially because their daddy was happy to play in the water with them. What lucky babies.

another shot of the pig... because you can't get enough of that guy.

I was busy doing birthday party thing, Thankfully Robyn is always willing to help with one of the babies.

Katelyn thought it was an awesome party, how could you not?

Sunday, April 15, 2012

Dallin's birthday and our special Easter.

This year we wrote the Easter Bunny and explained that we wanted to do our own special Easter on Saturday and we wouldn't need him this year. and We had an amazing Easter. It also happened to be Dallin's birthday and that was super fun too.

Saturday morning the kids woke up, super excited and ready to find Easter eggs, and gifts. Each child got the same amount of eggs they each had a color that they found which made it more fair for everyone. Last week Target had a sale on their toys and I made the mistake of taking the kids with me to go see what they had, of course the kids found some toys they couldn't live without and they were a good deal so we got them and decided to give the toys as Easter presents. so that morning I hid their toys, the eggs and their Easter baskets which mostly had random things I found on clearance after the summer. The kids LOVED it. and I loved it. I loved having this part of Easter be on Saturday, I loved getting credit for everything the kids got and I loved having 3 special eggs that didn't have candy or a prize but had a slip of paper explaining that the child got to choose a red box movie for the family to watch, and someone else got to pick a date to get donuts or ice cream as a family and the last one got to do a family swim at the indoor pool that we happen to have passes for. Also because it was Dallin's birthday he got to choose a special cereal to eat for breakfast, He choose Cookie Krisp

Lilly and Peter didn't get anything for Easter, I know, mean mom, but they didn't seem to mind.

after our special Easter, we went down to Cameron's work Easter party. in the past they've had bounce houses, and train tractor rides and all sorts of fun, this year they didn't have any of that but they did have live bunnies, hey we'll take what we can get.

Cameron makes this twin thing look pretty easy.

The kids had fun with the snow cones and the egg hunt. I'm pretty sure that was their favorite part.

unfortunately they got banana and bubblegum flavored snow cones... really?? that's just gross.

Lilly got a bit hungry and tired as we waited for the egg hunt to start.

Peter was a bit concerned about the whole thing.

Everyone looks better with a fire truck on their head.

the kids have decided to try their hand at photography, so we've been getting a lot of pictures that look like this... it may be hard to tell in these pictures but Peter is usually all smiles.

after the egg hunt we went to the baby blessing the Brough's baby, of one of our dear friends. The kids had fun running around outside with their friends after the blessing.

I know you're Jealous

Easter pictures

I really wanted to take pictures with the blue bonnets on Easter but I was out voted by 3 unhappy children and 2 fussy babies and a husband who would have gone along with my plan but was so relieved that I decided the back yard would do.

The kids were very cooperative.

We got an all boys picture. Don't they look amazing!

Dallin got a new suit for his birthday, I would say that was the present he was LEAST excited for. He sure looks handsome, although you probably shouldn't tell him that because I think it's one of his goals to not look handsome, at least when I tell him that he always messes up his hair or changes his clothes... so we'll keep that our little secret.

I love this picture of Katelyn and Dallin

and of course we had yo get a picture of the girls.

And of course we can't forget the babies. Growing way too fast!

Sunday, April 08, 2012

Easter

And this is what I get for accommodating their demands.

This year we tried doing the egg hunt on Saturday and having Sunday be more Christ centered. It was wonderful! It made Sunday more spiritual I think we'll have to do it this way every year.

I Love my handsome boys

Dallin's birthday was the day before Easter, so after our family egg hunt we celebrated this cute boy. he got a new suit, he doesn't love it, but that's life sometimes.

sibling love

beautiful girls

Cute baby girl.

Sweet baby boy

Double Trouble