We're Gonna Party Like It's Ya Birfday...

Addie turns 5 on October 5th and we will be in Utah so I decided to do her little friend party before we left. We went with a "Baking" themed party this year. I had to talk her into it but she ended up loving it. So much better than the barbie party she wanted. What kind of mom am I, talking my child out of what she really wants...rude huh. Maybe next year I'll give her what she wants :) I thought it turned out cute. I made chef hats for each friend, all 15 of them.

They each made their own pizza, then we decorated cupcakes, made miniature pies, hit a pinata and opened presents. They each took home a bakery box filled with their goodies that they had made. At the end of it all I realized we never even sang happy birthday to her. Oops. We sang after and let her blow her candles out.

(My cupcake for "Pin the Cherry on the Cupcake.")

It was crazy having 15 kids under 5 there decorating things and being crazy but they were well behaved and there were no major messes surprisingly.
Tonight we are taking her bowling and out to dinner and then to open even more presents. Me and the kids will be in Utah so we have to celebrate with Tan tonight. I'm sure she will have another little party while in Utah on her real birthday. Spoiled.
I can't believe I have a 5 year old. Most of the time I feel like I just graduated high school a few years ago. I keep thinking I'm still 22. Too bad I'm coming up on 28. Yikes. Can't wait to get Utah and feel some nice fall weather!! Excited is an under statement. It's been 105 here STILL. Jeans and cardigans here I come!

More Utah

Some day I'll blog about things other than all our trips to Utah. We've been so often this past year and I'm terrible at blogging so I don't have much else to blog about. I'll get better...maybe. The kids just love it there. They can run around all day everyday even if it is 95 degrees outside because that is still 20 degrees cooler than where we live. Heaven I tell ya. The weeks before the wedding were spent cooking and preparing but the week after the wedding we spent at the pool literally every day. Here's the view from the pool in my parents neighborhood. Love the mountains and all the green. Ahhhh.

They also loved going on walks to the river and loved to throw rocks in with Papa and Nana.

Wasn't quite sure if Papa was going to be able to pull off having both of them on the scooter but they did it with no injuries. Coopman LOVES "cycles" (motorcycles) and this is kind of close to one so he thought riding it was so fun.

Addie became obsessed with Nana's glasses one day and seriously wore them all day long. Then the next day she got Coop hooked too.

What a goof.
We go back to Utah next week for Erin's wedding, so yes I will have more Utah posts and more wedding posts! But maybe I'll throw in a post about Addie's birthday party before we go to add some variety. We'll see!

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August 11 my little sister Jordyn got married. Her wedding was amazing. Her "lawn party" was even more amazing! She definitely had a vision for it and it turned out perfectly. She, my mom and aunt did it all. From the flowers to the sewing to the food, to every single detail. So fun. Pictures don't do it justice, especially mine :) She was a beautiful bride and had a handsome groom. I was so fun to spend a few weeks in Utah for this special occasion.
Now my older sister Erin gets married in 3 weeks! Craziness but so very exciting.
P.S. Does anyone even read this thing anymore? I feel like blogging has kind of lost its umph!