Logan is 1!

We have had sweet Logan in our home for one whole year now!  He has been a dream baby.  He sleeps great, he is almost always happy, he loves everything you feed him, he loves his siblings and they love him.  At the age of one Logan weighs just over 20 pounds and is 29 inches long.  He can take several steps by himself.  He has kept his blonde hair through out this first year.  He can wave hello.  Loves to play peek a boo.  And can say Mama and Dada. 

We had a dinosaur themed party to celebrate him yesterday.  There are still gathering restrictions in Wyoming so we didn't invite people over for his party.  We had dinner together and then my parents came from up the hill for cupcakes and presents.  Logan loved his cupcake, he went right in for it before the candle was even blown out!

Logan has been the best addition to our family.  He has brought so much love and happiness into our home.  I have loved watching the kids love on him and try to help teach him things.  We're so thankful to have Logan in our family!

31st Birthday

My birthday went different than we had originally planned.  In January I told Louis that I would love to spend the night at a hotel by myself, which he thought was weird, but I thought it sounded awesome to have a night all to myself!  Instead, because of COVID-19, I had a "hotel stay" in my bedroom for the night.  Which wasn't half bad.  Around dinner time the Friday before my birthday I headed into our room while Louis took over the kids for the rest of the night.  I spent the night working on a project, watching one of my favorite shows, and taking a bath.  Sure it wasn't the same as staying at a hotel, but it was a relaxing evening.  Plus, with everyone at home pretty much all the time right now, I have not had a whole lot of (as in not any) alone time.
My actual birthday was on a Monday, so it was pretty much a normal day.  I did laundry, helped the girls with their online schooling, etc.  Later in the day my parents, sister Sarah, and niece Abby came over to drop off some sweet surprises and sing Happy Birthday to me.  My Mom had prepared dinner for us, meatball sandwiches, grapes, and carrots.  Sarah and Abby made me a birthday cake and had also put together a sweet gift for me.  It was a top highlight of this year's birthday. 
Honestly, I am someone who was just fine with having a birthday during this self isolation phase the country is in.  I don't love a bunch of attention put on me like with a birthday party, I like spending time at home with my family, and I like getting time just to relax.  Overall, it was a good quarantine birthday!

Ethan's Birthday Pictures

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5 Year Old Ethan

Our little Ethan is getting big!  He is five!  He loves legos and is really good at putting his little sets together all by himself.  He can literally spend hours doing them.  He loves The Lion Guard.  His favorite color is green for about 2 years running now.  His favorite thing to eat, that he could eat for lunch every day if I'd let him, is macaroni and cheese.  He's just fun, he makes us happy and we love having him in our family.  We spent his birthday doing whatever he wanted, Nerf gun wars, watching The Lion Guard, pizza for dinner, and birthday cupcakes!

Avery's Birthday Pictures

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Avery Turns 9!

Avery is 9!  Here are some fun facts about Avery
-Avery is full of personality, and she always has been.
-Her friends are very important to her.  She is very loyal to them and tries to be thoughtful of them always.  (really she's thoughtful to everyone, but especially her friends) I'm grateful she's been blessed with good friends.
-Avery loves playing games and is good at coming up with ideas for new games.
-Avery has started playing the tin whistle at school and purchased her own whistle from the school.  That's been fun to have in the home.
-She loves math!  Especially multiplication.  She takes after her father on that.
-Avery is a fantastic big sister.  She helps her little brothers without being asked and she gets Ethan breakfast almost every morning.
We're very blessed to have Avery in our home!
For her birthday she got to have her two best friends, Niki and Jade, over to decorate cupcakes and play.  It was simple and s he had so much fun!  Avery, Mary, and I also went to see Frozen 2 in theaters which was a surprise for her!  She is always so excited about everything so it is so fun to celebrate her and see her excitement!

Louis is 32!

Just a few weeks after Mary's birthday we celebrate our favorite man, Louis!  We had a small celebration at home just with our family.  It was sweet and simple.  I spent the better part of my day preparing his big birthday dinner.  I surprised him with homemade Cafe Rio pulled pork burritos, homemade sauce and everything, cilantro lime rice, salsa black beans, and cilantro lime ranch dressing.  It was a lot of work, but so delicious!  I also made him his favorite cookies and cream cake.  The kids put together a scavenger hunt with his presents and they had a blast helping him find his gifts.  We all love Louis so much, he is silly, he is fun, he is smart, and he can fix anything we need him to.

Mary's Birthday Pictures

Mary's Birthday

Our sweet Mary turned 7 years old!  I think the highlight of her whole birthday was getting to go on her birthday date with Louis.  Louis surprised her with a day off of school and took her to the Adventure Park in Park City.  She had the best time!  Since they went during the week and when people are usually in school there were very few people there.  They got to ride the zip line something like 10 times in a row without even getting off in between.  Sadly, the mountain coaster was closed for repairs, but she did get to do a rock climbing wall and made it to the very top and rang the bell after several attempts! 

For Mary's birthday she wanted to go inside of McDonald's to play on the play place and eat, so I took her and Avery out for dinner there and they had a great time.  Mary's other request was an ice cream cake, I had never made one before so I opted to buy one instead.  We love our Mary, she is a peacemaker and likes people to be happy, she loves to read, and she loves to help with her little brothers.  We are blessed to have Mary in our home. 

Wyatt's Birthday

Wyatt is 3 years old!  I love Wyatt so much, he is such a Mama's boy!  It can be hard, because he's almost always right next to me, but he's so cute!  Wyatt is still obsessed with his little brother Logan.  He kisses him, hugs him, rubs his head, and asks to hold him endlessly.  A few months ago Wyatt was evaluated by a Child Development Center and was found to be behind in a few places.  Since then we've had two ladies come to our house once a week to work with him a child development specialist and an occupational therapist.  He has grown so much in the last few months!  It's been a lot of fun to watch him play with them each week.  He'll be starting preschool at the end of the month and it will be fun to see the growth that comes from that.  Wyatt loves to sit and figure things out and see how things work.  He loves STEM toys the most.  He loves learning new things and trying to see how he can help me around the house.  Like by putting all of the clean baby blankets into the washer for me!  I think this year will be fun with Wyatt.
I wasn't planning on doing a party, just dinner and a cake because of my family being in town.  So the girls took it into their own hands and planned a party for Wyatt!  Three of my sisters were able to come up and spend the evening with us.  We ate dinner, had cake, opened presents, and played a game.  It was simple and fun!