Happy Birthday Eliza!

Well it finally came after a long 30 day count-down, Eliza turned 6 years old. Eliza had decided what she wanted for her birthday months ago and we got those presents so she could not change her mind. She wanted Webkinz and mighty beans. She also wanted a new 2 wheel bike, she still has to learn how to ride without the training wheels. Her old bike was so tiny compared to this big one.



She wanted to have a party with her friends. We had it the Saturday before her birthday because Grandma and Grandpa were visiting. It was fun to have them at the party to celebrate with us and help with the boys. We had a great weekend with them.



We had the typical party with games, a pinata, presents, and goody bags. Eliza loved decorating for the party and she is very creative with her ideas. She also requested chocolate pie for her cake. I had never made it before but it turned out yummy.



Eliza got fun presents from her friends and grandparents and she was very grateful for all of them. She is such a sweetheart!



Today on her birthday she took chocolate donuts to school and her class sang to her. She got to wear a birthday sticker and crown. She helped me make pizza for dinner tonight and then we watched Tangled and ate cupcakes and played with her new toys. What a fun day!



Eliza is such a wonderful daughter. She is smart, funny, creative, kind, helpful, and beautiful. We love her so much and are glad she is part of our family!

Weekends Away

I have been lucky to go visit Salt Lake for the last 2 weekends. I forgot to take my camera the first weekend. Just Eliza and I came and stayed at the Cook's home. We walked to the park and went to a Utah Utes basketball game. The girls got pom poms and tried hard to get on the jumbo-tron dancing and cheering. I am glad we had the chance to go to a Utah game because it allowed Eliza to turn back into a Utah fan. Then we went to church with them and saw some of our old neighbors, it seems like forever ago when we lived there. Thanks Cam and Emily for the fun visit and being great hosts.

Then the next weekend Mike was out of town and I drove to SLC with the kiddos. We went to Chuck E. Cheese with most of the cousins, we were quite the crew. My kids have wanted to go for months. They all had a blast.



We spent that night with the Nigburs. It was an official sleepover because the kids stayed up late and slept in the rooms with their cousins.



Then we went to a fun park and the kids had a great time. JJ was so brave on all the slides. He went down on his tummy and on his bum. He also loved the swings.



JJ and Jack are 2 peas in a pod, they speak the same language.



They love getting to play outside, it was a nice spring day.





We also got to visit Grandma and Grandpa, the Stocks, and Great-Grandma Ruth. It was fun-filled day. We spent the night at Nana and Papa's house and the kids actually got to bed at a decent hour, they were exhausted. Thanks Nana and Papa for letting us stay and having fun with us. My kids love to play garbage can basketball with Papa and reading and playing games with Nana. It was a wonderful visit. We are so lucky we have such a great family!

Bye-Bye Baby Hair!

Jameson has such blond beautiful hair, it has been cute at least 5 times. If he were a girl he would have hair down to his shoulders. But he is a boy and I am constantly trimming it. I knew that I would have to eventually give him a big boy haircut and use the buzzers to go way short, but I did not have the heart to do it yet. So my brave and kind husband did it for me. It actually turned out great. I was out of town, otherwise I might never have let it happen. He also had to deal with the clean-up and bath afterward. Plus JJ was probably better behaved for his dad than he would have been for me. Here is the lucusious locks I had grown to love.



It was so long a few weeks before the haircut that I could put into 2 ponytails.



So here is our big boy JJ after his haircut! Doesn't he look so grown-up?