HAPPY BIRTHDAY YOU YOU!

Last week, we celebrated Eli's 3rd birthday. WOW! Feels like a lot longer than 3 years. Kidding! We had his little family party on Tuesday because Kyle had to work on his actual birthday which was Friday. It was fun...he was happy...life is good. This blog entry is titled properly...Eli calls birthdays in general: Happy Birthday You You! We think it stems from what he thinks the words to the song, "Happy Birthday", are, but we aren't sure. "Happy Birthday to you...." Loosely translated by a toddler: "Happy Birthday You You"...




Eli got some good presents, but nothing compared to his favorite present in the next picture...





We decided to get Eli a "big bike" for his birthday, so we took him to Walmart to pick one out. We were sure that he would want a 2-wheeler like the other kids, but when his saw this tricycle he went crazy! We let him sit on it to see if he fit and the next thing we knew, he was riding up and down the aisles at full speed!! After making apologies to people in the store that he nearly mowed over, we decided this was the bike for him. He loves it!



All the kids eating birthday cake and watermelon sherbert (Kyle is the worst ice cream picker-outer ever!!!)



Funny picture of Ansley and Claire. I told Ansley to pull a funny face and I didn't realize until I looked at the picture that Claire was pulling one too!



And last, but not least, on Eli's actual birthday (Friday, June 22nd) he was helping me make cookies. The stool he was standing on tipped over and he caught his chin on the edge of the counter, splitting it open. Living in a small town, we have few options when such things happen. The doctor was out of the office and we decided not to bother him at home and we didn't want to make the 35 min. drive to the hospital in Mesquite, so we used a butterfly bandage to close the cut. It worked fine, but he will have a nice scar to remember his 3rd birthday by. *Notice the blood mixed with chocolate on his shirt and the yummy cookie in his hand. You can tell by the look on his face that the pain was worth that cookie.

Toothless Wonder!!

Josh has been working on losing his 2 front teeth for months!! He finally did it. They both came out with a lot of work. Kyle pulled the first one (it was barely hanging on by a thread) and Josh pulled the second one himself. With the missing teeth and mohawk, he is quite a sight!



Just for fun...the next picture is one of the 3 boys with their "Annual Beginning of Summer Mohawks" (don't worry, we shave them off before church). This was taken just days before Josh pulled his second front tooth. Please notice how it had migrated to the middle of his mouth...like one big milk tooth. It was really weird. I was so glad when it was gone. (If you can't see it well enough, click on the picture and it will enlarge)

"GIRLS ONLY"

Last weekend, Ansley, Claire and I went to Utah for a visit. We got to spend time together, visit family and friends, and shop at the new Ikea store in Draper. It was a lot of fun. We were able to squeeze a lot into 3 days. Can't wait to do it again next year!


We couldn't wait for Grandma Irene Lucille to meet her namesake, Claire Lucille. It was a sweet moment. The day before we got there, Grandma fell at the grocery store and broke her tailbone. She wasn't feeling very good, but she was so happy to cuddle with Claire.

We stayed at a hotel in Bountiful. One evening, Kris, Kody, Kathy, Jill and Joni came over to the hotel to swim in the pool with Ansley. They all had a good time. Kody was the center of attention and the girls couldn't get enough of him.

This was the first time that Kris had seen Claire. He was holding her and you can tell by the look on Kody's face that he wasn't a big fan of that idea. I thought it was cute.

My good friend, Lisa, brought her kids to hotel to enjoy the pool, too. They had a good time and we wished that they could have swam longer. Ansley loves spending time with all those girls! In the picture is Ansley holding Stella, Caroline, Hannah, and Elise.

The trip was a lot of fun. We sure miss everyone. We wish we were able to see everyone more often.

In the beginning....

Welcome all. We are excited to have this blog so that we can journal what is happening in our lives. Live passes by so quickly...I am happy to have a way to look back a remember what has happened in our family.