Eleven! Oh my!

Ethan decorated his own cake Pokemon style! Everyone skating together!

I can not believe my Ethan is eleven! Doesn't that sound so old? It has taken me a while to get used to the idea. For Ethan's birthday celebration we went to USA skate. Ethan's cousins have had a few parties there and they are always a blast, so he really wanted to have a skate party too. It was so fun for everyone; It was a lot of the kids first time but they picked it up really fast and became quick experts, Hayden did a really good job, and Shawn and I even got to push the stroller around the rink. I would totally recommend a party here. You know how I like my home made parties, but this one was fabulous, and by far the easiest!

Ethan is:

Eleven years old

loves to hang out with his friends

loves to build Lego's creations

the most creative kid I know

(for example: last week he figured out how to make a paper gun that actually shoots)

loves his baby sister and begs everyday to let her sleep with him

loves to be the one to get Libby out of her crib every morning

still cuddles with Mommy every morning

(and better still when he is 12!)

loves to read at night

loves to draw

idolized by lil' brother

loved to death by Mom

I love you, more then you can know! Happy Birthday Ethan! Thanks for being you!

A family Weekend

This last weekend my sister Amberly picked up my Mom and my other sister Taryn and drove out to my house in their huge RV. We had the best weekend. It was so special that we could spend the whole weekend together! Sadly it doesn't happen nearly enough, but we just live so far apart. We did a lot of just hanging out at my house. The kids had a blast walking to the park next to our house, playing Lego's and jumping on the tramp. The weather was perfect so we also went to the community park and played kick ball and ultimate Frisbee. We celebrated the babies birthday in the afternoon on Saturday then Saturday night Amberly and my Mom made me a delicious birthday dinner and dessert.

It was a perfect weekend! Thanks so much for coming out guys! We love you tons!!!

The Birthday Party

Make a wish! Libby loved her cupcake and didn't waste any time polishing it off! Elle on the other hand wasn't crazy about it, or maybe she didn't like that we were all watching her!

Opening presents! These two girls got all kinds of good loot! Thanks guys!

The cousins eating their mini hamburgers and chips.

Since Elle and Libby's Birthday's are only two weeks apart we thought it would be fun to have a big double party! So lucky me, my Mom and both my sisters came out for the weekend to celebrate. The party was so much fun, even Shawn's parents were able to be there for the party.

A little birdie party

For Elle (my neice) and Libby's first Birthday party I wanted to do something really soft and lovely. After all a first birthday is really more for the family, right?...although Libby did LOVE her birthday cake! So I choose a bird theme and decorated with lots of paper garlands and doilies. My favorite decoration was the photo garland of the first year of the two birthday girls, its amazing how much they change over a year.