Lily's 2 Birthday

We really didn't do much for Lily this year. It was too hard with moving back and being pregnant and making another Utah trip. Sorry Lily! We still love you! Bryson was gone all day, so we didn't do much. We went to our Music Makers class and then brought kids meals home. Grandma and Grandpa sent Lily a Mickey Mouse fruit boutique. She LOVED this and devoured it all. Slowly she got closer and closer until she ended up on the table finishing it off. We ended the night at a Relief Society activity! Awesome day! The next morning we were able to celebrate a little more with Bryson. We made sprinkle pancakes and gave her a present. She seemed to really like the doll house.

Some things about Lily at 2:
- Lily is my little cuddle buddy. She is such a momma's girl. She will always cuddle with me. She has a dramatic side and loves to scream really loud but she is a cutie. I'm so glad she is mine. Even when she is dramatic. She will make a great big sister!
-Lily started saying "myself do it" on her birthday and hasn't stopped. :)
-Potty trained
-forms words into little sentences.
-Still takes 1 nap
-Loves all ipads and iphones
-Mickey Mouse is still her favorite show
-Loves all fruit snacks. I think she could eat them all day if I let her.
-Loves to cuddle
-Loves to carry her babies around the house
-Still VERY attached to her blankets.
-Every morning she yells "Mom!" until I come in. then says "Im awake!"
-36 in tall
-26 lbs
-Loves playing/annoying her older brother

Akoy is 4!

I can't believe it has been 4 years since Akoy joined our family! He is such a good kid and I am so glad he is mine. He is such a sweetheart and almost always willing to help me with things. 

Here is an interview I did with him:

Who is your favorite person in whole world?

daddy- because he is my best dad ever. 

What is your favorite color?

-blue (All he wanted for his birthday was a blue watch.)

What is your favorite TV show? 

-Max and Ruby (?? Rarely watches- likes Jake and the neverland pirates, octanots, mickey, doc mcstuffins)

What is your favorite outfit?

-lego shirt

What sport do you like best?

-riding bike (I think he would ride his bike all day if he could. He had a hard time using the breaks at first. We have walked the 1.6 miles from Bryson's parents to my parents a couple times. Akoy finally mastered the breaks during these walks. Now he cruises everywhere.)

What song do you love best?

-taylor swift (totally his dad)

What is your favorite kind of cereal?

the marshmellow kind

Who is your best friend? 

Cole

What do you want to do when you grow up?

a baseball player

What is your favorite book?

-My small book of mormon

What are you really good at?

- riding my bike

Where do you wish you could go on vacation?

-Disneyland (which we are leaving tomorrow!) 

What is your best memory?

- riding my bike

What would you buy if you had $1,000?

-Lots of stuff. Like toys and stuff

What vegetable do you love the most?

-corn but loves most all of them

Who is your biggest hero?

-Captain American because he throws his shield?

What is your favorite flavor of ice cream?

-Chocolate 

What do you like to do with your friends?

-Play with the swingset

 

What do you want to do before your next birthday?

-Go to Disneyland! 

My sister in law, Amanda, showed me how to use my camera and photoshop. I took these ones all by myself. I was so happy! Akoy was being a terd during the session but oh well! 

Akoy's Lego 4th Birthday Party!

Since we are heading out to Disneyland this week, we celebrated Akoy's birthday a little early. This year he wanted to have a Lego birthday party. I think it all came together well. I think I have too much fun putting together parties. I used Pinterest for a few ideas then did things how I wanted to. I love having my cricut to help decorate for birthday parties. I really enjoy it and it helps my stress levels! You know, until the actual party then it comes back full force. This was my first time making my own shapes with the Cricut and it ended up working awesome! 

Akoy loved seeing things as I worked on things. I bought lego molds off Amazon and made all the different chocolate guys and legos with different colors. Bryson's family was nice enough to help me finish some of the things the night before. 

We started the party off with some Bingo. The kids all seemed to love it. Akoy got a bum card and it didn't have any of the things I was calling out. After Bingo the kids colored Lego guys while we watched Akoy's 4th Birthday Video. I love making videos for the kids to watch themselves grow. We played pin the head of the Lego Guy and then sang Happy Birthday. Akoy got lots of fun new toys to play with. We headed outside to break the piñata and then play on the play set. By the end of the night I was exausted. 

Akoy didn't get close to the lego guy.... 

Bryson's 27th Birthday

Bryson is a hard person to buy presents for. He always says he doesn't want anything! Plus, he'd rather me not spend any money. I was at a loss of what to get him this year. 

I asked Akoy what he thought we should get Bryson for his birthday  His response: "a bike with one wheel. Wouldn't that be silly?" Say what?! I have no idea where he got this idea from, but I liked it! I started searching on KSL for a used and one. I finally found one after lots of calls. Akoy was so excited to go pick it up. He even told Bryson about a surprise that was in the back of the car. 

We didn't get to do anything extra special for his birthday because he studied for the Bar all day. Happy Birthday Bryson, we sure love you! 

*On a side note, I think he liked the unicyle. He is getting the hang of things pretty well!

Mickelle's 26th Birthday!

My birthday was pretty low key. My friend Amber asked me if I had any fun plans. Lunch with Bryson and cooking club at night. She said I must be getting old if I didn't have any fun plans.

I had been so excited to go to Texas Roadhouse for my Birthday. I had been craving steak and ribs. We pulled up to find out they were closed! Bummer!!! I was so sad and starving. We ended up going to Macaronii Grill. It was okay, but wasn't what I was craving.

Bryson got me a new jar for the blender. It is bigger and I can fit more things in it. We always over pack the original jar for smoothies and it would take forever to get it to blend. My new one instantly does it! I love it! We have already used it countless times. My sweet in laws got me some new charms for my Pandora bracelet. A castle that resembles a Disneyland castle and a pair of scissors for my love of sewing. My sister Brittany sent me flowers and it was such a sweet surprise. She is always so thoughtful. Sadly I didn't get a lot of pictures!

A Busy Saturday!

Last Saturday I took the kids to Lowe's Build and Grow workshop. It was so cute. Akoy got to build his own little firetruck. We met a few friends there as well. It is definately something I want to do again with Akoy! The best part, it was free!

After Lowe's, Akoy's friend, Parker had a birthday party. They had superhero training. They had to do lots of things outside, it was so cute! I helped (possibly slightly forced Torrie) to sew all the capes. They turned out so cute! It was cute to see all the kids running around out side. Each kid had to go in the bat cave and get kryptonite. It was cute to see all the kids go into the cave.