Her 1st Birthday Party

September 14, 2012

We of course threw A her first birthday.  I did everything Tiny Themed.  Luckily they do a lot now tiny!  We had mini waters, mini hamburgers, mini pasta salad, mini bags of chips, mini goodie bags with mini goodies inside, mini cupcakes and mini fruit salad.  I didn't get pics of it all, which always saddens me after, but oh well I just wanted to enjoy the party with my family and our dearest friends!  The party was a big success, we all had a blast and hung out will it was far too dark to see anything.  The kids and adults had fun just talking and running around.  Thank goodness for the tramp to keep the kids entertained!

Brady was trying to look handsome like daddy before the party and went and got his daddy's hair stuff and put a little too much on!

Joc gave add her first experience of cheetos and she was in Heaven.  Addi now is Joc's best friend.

We did the party on Joc's real birthday so she needed a cake and some singing too!

 

Neither one of my kiddos have ever been interested in their cake.  She took a few small bites and just wanted back to her bag of Cheetos and she was a happy girl!!!

Seriously, words cannot express how much I love these wonderful ladies...they are truly amazing!

trying on one of her presents!

Happy Birthday to Me

September 9, 2012

I was spoiled by my family and friends this year.  I can't believe I am at 29!!!  It's a little crazy and sickening to think about.  James was actually super sick on my birthday, so I ordered takeout from Cheesecake Factory for myself!  He more than made up for it when he finally got better.  My girlfriends took me out to Lynns Paradise Cafe, and it was a lot of fun just hanging out and chatting most of the night away!  Here's to another year getting older.  Good thing in this top pic I look like a teen mom...sorry I posted this pic of myself.

Lake Powell

August 2012

Oh Lake Powell.  You make my heart flutter.  seriously, it's always so much fun and so relaxing!  We go out on the boat all day and then eat, shop, watch movies and play games all night.  Plus you get a rockin tan.  That's my kind of vacation!  

Addi spent a lot of time just naked.  It was easier that way and she seemed to love it that way.  She just slept and swam, slept and swam all week long.

Brady got to wakeboard, jump off everything and anything (boat, rocks, tubes), he also got to pee off all those things too.  What is it that makes it so cool to pee in all these places?  Boys, I'll never understand it!  He loved the jet-skis and the faster we would go and spin the more he liked it.  We even let him drive and he was CRAZY!  Even I was getting nervous with him!  He would jump off the boat without a life jacket and just swim around with everyone.  I can't believe how big he is getting and I have decided I will bring all my kids to Lake Powell to become true fish and really learn how to swim on their own.  There is something about brady having my Uncle Greg, cousin Jeremy, cousin Sean and Rawlin there...all these grown ups doing crazy stuff that made Brady willing to try everything and anything!  It was so fun just to watch him have such a blast!  He still talks about the Lake and Uncle Greg and Aunt Lucies boat.

This is truly my favorite vacation every year.  I love the location and what we are doing and I REALLY love my family that I get to go with every year!  We always have so much fun!  It was fun to catch up with Sean (he got home from his mission a couple months before).  seriously,  I love my family!