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Jun 12 2012

Another Birthday

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geek cake

A couple of days ago Corey turned…. sorry don’t think I should tell you.  If you don’t already know then you can ask him.  I’m sure he is fine divulging that information but it’s really not my place.  Anyway he had a birthday and he is getting old.  I asked him what kind of cake he wanted meaning along the lines of flavor and frosting.  He started spouting off geeky things he wanted me to shape his cake as.  So I compromised and made him a cake with a few of his favorite geeky things.  I’m not a professional cake maker and I’m sorry if it doesn’t look up to scale.  Corey is also a very hard person to shop for.  He wanted some very specific things and after going to 6 different stores lugging around 3 kids I decided to order online.  One of the specific things was a certain chef knife.  I think you will all appreciate the picture with his precious.

making a wish

Blowing out the candles

 

 

 

 

 

Crazy Corey

May 16 2012

Happy Birthday Sophia

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Today is my youngest 4th birthday.  We had a small party in our backyard with a couple of her friends.  It was so fun to listen to these kids.  Half the time Corey and I were trying to understand their conversations and other times they were cracking us up.  Oaklen couldn’t believe that my husband likes to melt marshmallows and put them on rice krispys.  He just kept saying “Seriously”.  I couldn’t stop laughing.  Sophia had fun playing around with her friends and not having to share things with her older brothers.  Tonight when the boys get home we will open family gifts so they can also join in the celebration.  Sophia wanted a flower cake so I opted to go the cupcake route.  I found a great idea with marshmallows on pintrest and the cupcakes turned out really cute.

Sophia and her goofy smile

Sweet Candice

Oaklen "seriously?!"

Oaklen's favorite thing to do

Candice on her way to the swings

Opening Presents

Flower cupcakes

Better light

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

When Sophia came into our lives she was three weeks early.  She was the hardest pregnancy but the easiest to have. Once I got to the hospital she was here in a little less than an hour.  Her and I have had a special bond ever since.  I was worried about having a girl but I’m so thankful I have her in my life.  She is such a sweetheart and I couldn’t imagine life with out her.

Me and my sweet baby girl. HAPPY BIRTHDAY SOPHIA!

May 10 2012

My oldest turned 10

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I can’t believe that my little Preston is now 10!  His birthday was April 23rd.  I’m just so slow on getting things posted.  I have so many things I want to blog about but can’t seem to get them on here fast enough.  This year he wanted to go bowling.  The Saturday before his birthday we had a bowling party for him.  This was one of the easiest parties I’ve done so far.  He invited 5 friends and we had a blast.  Preston wanted a Tardis birthday cake.  You may ask “what is a Tardis?”  If you’re a fan of Doctor Who you’ll know what we are referring to.  Otherwise it’s a time travelling machine.  So Corey made the cake.  I was actually surprised how many kids that he invited knew what a Tardis was.  Along with cake the kids loved bowling.  To make it more interesting they had to draw out of a hat and do what the paper said.  For example bowl blindfolded. bowl laying down, do a silly dance, or bowl backwards.  For Preston’s actual birthday we opened presents from family.  This was a really special birthday for Preston because his grandma Tiffany was able to be here for it.  We don’t get to see grandma very often so he was so excited to have her join us.  I love Preston he is such a sweet and silly boy.  I was watching him walk away and go to class the other day and for a small moment I was able to picture him as that small 2 year old that was my little buddy.  It’s tough for me to believe that he is growing.   He is still my buddy just not little anymore. He is always there to try and cheer me up when I’m sad or help out when I need it.  I think the Lord really knew exactly what I needed when he sent this blessing to me.  I’m so grateful for him and I’m excited to see where the future takes him.  Now, If only I had a Tardis.

Getting ready for cake

Blowing out candles

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tardis Cake

Preston Bowling

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Opening presents at home

Jun 27 2011

Levi’s Birthday

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Today was Levi’s 6th birthday.  I can’t believe he is already six.  He is the kid that keeps me on my toes.  Always has and I believe he always will.  Just a couple of weeks ago while at play group we lost him.  Yes that’s what I said lost him.  It was time to go home and we gathered all the kids only to find out that Levi was missing.  We search and called and looked and he was nowhere to be found.  My girlfriend Amy called Corey to see if maybe Levi headed home.  Sure enough there he was at home.  Later I asked him why he left.  He said he wanted to ride his bike so he went home.  That’s the way it is with him.  Once he has made up his mind to do something he sticks to it and does it.

Today we celebrated Levi’s birthday by throwing him a little party.  We tie dyed shirts and hit a pinata.  Then we opened presents had pizza and then ate cupcakes.  It was a beautiful day and the kids loved playing together.  It did get a little hot but luckily our neighbors tree provided enough shade for them to sit and eat.

My little boy is growing up.  I can’t believe he is going to be in 1st grade come this fall.  He is always quick to forgive and very loving.  He is always ready for a hug and isn’t grossed out by mommy’s kisses yet.  I love him so much.  Happy birthday Levi.

gathering the kids for the activity

showing the kids how to tie their shirts

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Levi pouring the bleach solution over his shirt

Broken Pinata

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Levi opening presents

Levi blowing out his candle on his cupcake

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Front view of the tie dyed shirts

Back view of shirts

May 27 2011

Big Girl Sophia

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Sophia had a birthday last week.  She turned 3 years old.  This was a really fun birthday because it is the first birthday that she really knew what was going on.  I woke her up and sang happy birthday to her and she was so excited.  All day I would spontaneously sing happy birthday to her.  Eventually it got to the point that she would also spontaneously sing happy birthday to herself.  In the evening we had her open presents.  This is also the first year that she really didn’t need help opening the gifts.  She was so excited about everything.  Then it was time for cake.  Don’t look too closely at it.  I had Corey make the cake and frosting and I decorated it.  He used butter in the frosting that wasn’t completely softened and it wouldn’t come out of the tips very well.  At some point one of the tips exploded on the cake and made a big pink mess.  So then I just gave up on making it look decent.  Sophia loved blowing out the candles it took a few tries and a little spit spray but eventually she got them out.  We cut into the cake and something was very wrong.  I asked Corey if he followed the directions and he said “yes”.  We used a boxed cake but I used half of it for Preston’s cake a couple of weeks before.  So we were using the other half for this one.  Corey remembered to follow the directions but forgot to half the recipe.  So we had too much egg, oil, and water.  I didn’t care for the texture and taste of the cake but the kids still liked it so it wasn’t a total disaster.   All in all she had a wonderful birthday and we had fun celebrating it with her.  I can’t believe she is 3, what a big girl.

Money from Grandma and Grandpa Tiffany

Hat and Purse made by Nami Edwards. The cuitest things in the world.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

She loves to dress up

It's my birthday raw raw raw.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Blowing out the candles

 


Cool new cup from Nami and Nampa Edwards

 

Apr 29 2011

Preston’s Birthday

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I can’t believe it but my oldest is now nine.  Last Saturday we spent a fun day celebrating.  Every other year we let the kids have a big party.  Preston had one last year so this years birthday was spent just with the family.  Saturday happened to be the nicest day in the week.  We were able to take the family to the green belt and look at the falls and chase the birds.  Preston said that it was his favorite non-party year ever.  We spent most of the day outside.  I had asked Preston what he wanted to do for his birthday and he said he wanted to go to IHOP.  Preston’s favorite thing to eat is pancakes.  He’ll eat them anytime of day.  I think his record is 11 four inch pancakes.  So IHOP is fitting for his birthday.  We opened presents at the restaurant.  Preston really wanted a real tie (no clip ons or zippers).  He also got a journal from his Nammi and Nampa.  He has written in it everyday since.  He also got some money from Grandma and Grandpa T.  So we took him to Toys R Us to pick out a gift.  We walked through the whole store only to find out that he wanted the first thing he saw in the store.  He got a penguin pillow pet.  We then went home and had cake and ice cream.  I find it odd that Preston didn’t ask for a video game or some awesome toys but that he was very practical with what he wanted.  I guess that proves he is growing up.  He is such a sweet boy with a sweet spirit.  We are so blessed to have him in our lives.

 

 

 

 

 

This is Preston's design. He made a drawing for me to show me how he wanted his cake.