Daddy Turns 35!

Last Tuesday, Daddy turned 35! On Sunday, we went to Ma and Pa' house for a little party and then on Tuesday, Mommy and Daddy went out to dinner. It was kind of a low key birthday.

 The kids made him laugh, so he didn't quite get all 35 candles. 

On Saturday, Mommy and Daddy got to run away for the day-sort of an extended birthday celebration day. Aunt Katy was nice enough to take the kids for the whole day. They didn't miss us at all. In fact, the next morning when they all woke up, their first question was, "When is Aunt Katy coming back?" They played games and went to the park, and got ice cream, and had a fun dinner. It was a good day for these kiddos. Mommy and Daddy also had a wonderful day! It was so nice to run away together and have some time off from life and actually see and talk to each other. We went to brunch, saw a movie, ran errands, did some shopping, had a nice dinner, and saw The Pirate Queen at the Hale Center Theater. This might have to be our new birthday tradition. 

Caleb's First Haircut

Yesterday, we finally took the plunge and cut Caleb's hair. We were lucky enough to have Jodi do it for us. Caleb was less than thrilled with the whole ordeal, but we brought his Star Wars toys to keep him happy. Mommy had to hold him and Adam was on picture duty. 

 For whatever reason, keeping C3PO in his mouth kept him happy and still for a few minutes. 

 After a few minutes, he was over it and it took some extra holding to keep him still.

 All done and so handsome!

 He wasn't too sure about what was going on, but we love his new look. His little buzz cut totally fits his personality and he looks just like his Daddy now!

 He was happy to stop at the Library afterwards for some games and reading. My baby suddenly looks like a big boy! Why do they grow up so fast?

Hold to the Rod

We had a fun FHE this week. We talked about Lehi's vision of the Tree of Life. I was glad to hear how much my kids already knew and understood about this scripture story. After our discussion, we blindfolded everyone and had then hold on to our iron rod. Daddy did a great job of rigging up an iron rod throughout the house and the yard. We tried to distract them and tempt them to see if they would let go of their rod, but each of them worked hard on staying on the path.

 Outside they found that the rod led them to our Tree of Life. We had our tree lit up with lights and chocolate chip cookies hanging from the branches. That's our kind of precious fruit!

They were pleasantly surprised to find the tree and their treats. It was a great activity and one I hope they will always remember!

Happy Birthday, Dr. Seuss!

Wednesday, we got to celebrate one of our favorite authors-Dr. Seuss. We started off our day by the kids waking up to the house being decorated for a party! They were so surprised. Mommy made Cat in the Hat pancakes for breakfast and we got Adam and Tessa off to school. 

Later in the morning, we had a special preschool party for Gwennie and some of her friends.

We sorted goldfish, made Cat in the Hat masks, played Pin the Heart on the Grinch, painted Thing 1 and Thing 2, made Goo Goo Goggles, made Cat in the Hat pizza for lunch and Cat in the Hat cupcakes for dessert. 

We had a Seussical dinner too! Mommy made Green Eggs and Ham, Who Hash, Grinchy green bean casserole, and Cat in the Hat Jell-o cups. They also made their own Cat in the Hat cupcakes after dinner. We finished up our day by watching The Lorax and reading some Dr. Seuss books before bed. It was a busy day, but a lot of fun!