Danny's Birthday.

 I know this is from almost two months ago, but Danny had his 35th birthday. We had a lot of fun wrapping and giving him this really big present. The funniest part being that the kids and I were not at home when he got home from work and he wondered if we were inside of the box. It was a new outdoor grill.

 Alyssa really wanted to make him this ice cream caramel cake that she came up with on her own.

 I made him some Mt. Dew cupcakes that I have been wanting to make for him for a year. He said they were good, but they were still cake-not a favorite treat in our household.

We sure love this Daddy of ours and had so much fun celebrating his birthday.

The Big Outdoors Expo

 We went to a Big Outdoors Expo a few weeks ago. The girls learned how to shoot a bow and arrow.

 They got to ride on a little train(we decided this would be so fun to have at home).

The kids also got to see some animals from the scales and tails group (snakes, alligators, birds, etc) This was a white parrot looking bird. There was also a magician doing balloon animals that you can see both girls holding in this picture.

 And here are some cute pictures of Camden from the last couple of months. We love this water table at the Children's Museum.

 Trying out the red car. I think I took this one at the beginning of Feb, when he was just learning how to crawl.

Alyssa

Alyssa made this rainbow fruit platter for dinner one night and it was so pretty, and delicious.

She had her devotional at school a few weeks ago where her grade had the opportunity to share some of the things they've been learning in school. They were all supposed to dress in pioneer clothing for the devotional, so I made this dress and bonnet for her. She was so nervous about saying her one line and being in front of people, but she did great. She was so glad to have it over with.

Heidi Celebration

Ashley's class finished reading the book "Heidi" a few weeks ago and they had a celebration in honor of the book. She got to dress up like one of the characters from the book so she chose Heidi. They spent the morning watching the movie and then in the afternoon they got to do some different activities. One of the activities was a wheelchair race.

Another activity was an obstacle course that they got to lead their goats through. I didn't see Ashley do it, but here she is with her little goat.

 

They concluded their celebration with some food inspired from the book, including goat cheese. Ashley was not a fan of the goat cheese, but she liked the other food. It was fun to be there and help with it.

Ashley's Special Day

Ashley was baptized on the morning of Feb. 6. Because her cousin, Kyree, was getting baptized on the same day, we decided to do the baptisms together. We decided to do it in Kyree's Stake, where the two girls would be the only one's getting baptized and where we would be allowed to plan the whole program. We felt very blessed to be able to have a more personal baptism for Ashley, but it was a lot more stressful planning it than it was for Alyssa. Here are my favorite pictures.

 Ashley and Danny before the baptism.

Ashley and Kyree. They were both glowing with excitement that morning and loved sharing their special day.

The girls with their dads.

And here are the family shots that we got after the baptism.

 Alyssa gave the baptism talk and was so nervous beforehand. She did a wonderful job and got numerous compliments afterwards. We are so happy that Ashley chose to be baptized. She is such a special girl with a heart of gold and we look forward to watching her grow into a young woman.

Indian Day

 This happened a few weeks ago, but Ashley had an Indian Celebration at school. They got to dress up as Indians that day which is pretty exciting for a girl who wears uniforms every day. I was able to go and help out for it. The first thing they got to do was watch some Indian dancers. Here is a picture of her class with the dancers.

Next, they got to go and play some games. This game was throwing a spear at the moving animal(a rolling hula hoop).

The next thing they did was make this key chain design out of beads and strings. They also got their faces painted. Here is Ashley with her best friend at school.

 The last thing they did was eat some yummy Indian themed food. It was a lot of fun to be there for it.

Ashley's 8th Birthday

 We celebrated Ashley's Birthday last weekend. On Friday, I took a birthday treat in for her to share with her class. They sang to her and another boy whose birthday happens to be the same day as hers.

Then on Saturday we opened our home up for another friend party (two parties in two weeks was a little much- We hope we don't have to do that again). It was a dog themed party as anyone that knows Ashley could probably guess. We served "dog bones..."

"Fetch Sticks..."

 and "Pup cakes."

 These were my favorite. I loved how they turned out.

 The kids got to make dog ears, dog collars, and dog noses. Then we played a bunch of doggie games. Besides the noise level, the girls playing on the stairs(apparently that was their doggie hideout), and the wrestling boys, it was a lot of fun. Here are the cute guests.

Then on Sunday we celebrated as a family. I barely got the cake frosted before eating it, so it wasn't fancy.

Ashley is such a sweet girl. She is very kind hearted and full of energy. She loves dogs and her family. We are so lucky to have her as part of our family

Because he is Cute

 I guess Tyler wanted to disguise himself a few times.