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. 

4 Year Old Mary

Mary had her fourth birthday this last week and she loved it!  For her party she requested we play at the park and then eat at the grape restaurant (Olive Garden).  So that is exactly what we did!  The Saturday before Mary's birthday we went to Whittier Park and met up with some family to play.  Mary ran and climbed around and had so much fun!

We then headed to the grape restaurant where she ate none of her dinner, but we paid $8 for it anyway. After the restaurant we met up at our house for cake and ice cream.  Mary wanted a blueberry cake with pink frosting this year.

After her party on Saturday Mary was convinced that she was now four years old.  Even though she knew her birthday was on Thursday the 22nd.  Then when she woke up on her birthday I and told her happy birthday and that she was four, she denied it!  I am not four!  That is until she saw her presents downstairs, then she got excited and said it was her birthday!

Later in the afternoon she got to go on her birthday date with Louis!  She wanted to go to Disneyland for her birthday date, but sadly we couldn't make that happen!  Instead they went to eat at Chick-Fil-A where she got to play at their play place. After Chick-Fil-A they tried going to the Jump Zone, but it didn't open for another couple of hours.  Mary was very devastated and cried for a good 10 minutes over that while they headed to Macey's to get ice cream instead.  Overall she had a fun date and came home happy!

That night Nana and Papa, Great Grandma Nola, Tifannee, and Kamila came over and had dinner and a doughnut cake with us.  After dinner she got taken to see the play The Little Mermaid with her aunts.  She liked seeing Ariel, but from what I heard didn't sit patiently during the play and kept making loud funny comments during it!  Over the last few days she keeps asking when she can go to a play with Kami again.  Kami said she has to wait awhile before she'll take Mary again!  

That was the end of Mary's birthday celebrations, she had a fun week!

We love our Mary, she is sweet and funny and loves to cuddle.

We are glad everyday that she is a part of our family.

Birthday Fun

On Avery's actual birthday we set up a fun surprise for her for when she woke up!  

Of course the day I wake up at 7 so I can record her reaction is the day that Avery sleeps in past 7:30.  We tried waking her up by knocking on the door calling her name and telling her that it was morning, but nothing worked.  Finally just after 8 I went in and woke her up!
After the balloon fun we went downstairs to open presents!  Each birthday has been more fun than the last!  Avery was very excited and thankful for all of her presents.  She gave Louis and me a hug after each present she opened.

After presents we had waffles for breakfast.  Since the day before at her party was NOT her birthday we had to have birthday cake.  With candles and a round of Happy Birthday of course.  Then Avery spent the rest of the morning playing with her new toys.  Her favorite present of the day was her new play food.  She spent quite a bit of time "shopping" and having a tea party with her princesses.  Just before lunch time Avery and Louis headed out on a birthday date!  It's a tradition we started last year.  Click here to read about last years birthday date.  

This year Louis and Avery went to see the movie Big Hero 6.  When they left the movie they headed out to have ice cream.  That was their date!  Avery was so happy when she got home.  She loved her one on one time with Louis.
That was pretty much the end of her birthday celebrations.  She did get rice krispies for dinner just so everyone knows.  Avery is very excited to be four years old and we are so excited to see what the next year brings!

I'm 25

This Easter Sunday happened to also be my 25th birthday!  Louis spoiled me the whole weekend!  He was so sweet and thoughtful.  We had a Easter egg hunt at the Pugmire's that evening.  We went for a little bit and watched the hunt then left our sweet children there and went out on a date.  We started out by going to eat at Mandarin Garden.  A Chinese restaurant here in Logan and their food is delicious.  After we had our Chinese food we decided we needed something a little sweet so we headed over to Zeppe's in Providence for some Italian Ice.  It was here that I used my wonderful detective skills to figure out that the girls were going to be spending the night at Louis' parent's house.  Such a fun surprise!  Although I was a little sad for Mary because she had not been feeling well and was very sad.  I felt bad that I wouldn't be there to cuddle her and make her happy.  

After Zeppe's I said we should get a redbox.  Louis for some reason was hesitant, but I didn't really pick up on it and insisted.  So we went and rented White House Down.  Right before we started the movie Louis gave me my present.  It was a diamond candle (if you don't know what that is click here) and a brochure he made for a spa night!  It was so nice!  Louis had bought a shallow bin and filled it with water and some Epsom salt so I could soak my feet then he massaged them and finished by doing a salt scrub which he had made himself.  Then he did the same for my hands and after gave me a facial!  To finish the night there was another surprise included in the spa night.  Louis had bought a massage table and we finished the night with a back massage.  He had even read up on some different massage techniques.  It was the most relaxing night I've had in a very long time.  

The next morning we headed down to Ogden to meet up with the Brandley's and our cute kids for church.  Louis ended up taking Mary home early so she could go down for a nap.  When Avery and I got back to his parent's after church we walked in to a decorated house and family yelling "Surprise!"  A surprise party!  We started by doing a Easter egg hunt Louis had set up outside.  There were 25 eggs for each of the 25 years I've been alive!  In the eggs there was an event from each year and we had to put them into the right order.  Then we ate a delicious ham and potato dinner made by Joel and had cake.  After cake we opened presents.  My family left and the rest of the day we just sat around talking.  

I am so thankful for Louis and the wonderful and thoughtful person he is.  He put so much love and thought into my birthday for me.  This was my best birthday yet and it was all thanks to Louis and our wonderful family.  Thank you everyone!  

Date Night

Louis took Avery on her very first birthday date last week.  We plan on doing this with our kids starting at age three.  Louis gets to take the girls on dates every birthday and if we have boys I'll get to take them on dates!  I think that three is the perfect age to start this, Avery was so excited to go on a date with her daddy!  We told her about it before her birthday because Louis was planning on taking her out on her actual birthday.  He ended up having to work the entire weekend so they didn't get to go until the next week.  After Avery's birthday Avery said to me, "Oh no!  We forgot my date!"  I told her she would get to go the next week.  She replied by saying, "Okay, and I'll wear my date pants and my date shirt!"  Okay Avery!  Her date shirt ended up being just a plain black shirt and her date pants were jeans.
Louis let Avery pick what they were going to do on their date.  She decided on bowling and basketball.  Avery loves bowling!  She's been three times now and has loved every single time!  After their bowling and basketball they went to dinner at Chick-Fil-A.  Avery came home so happy from her date!  I think it is going to be a great tradition!

Avery all ready for her date

Louis and Avery heading out