The Fate of the Cake

We loved Addie's birthday cake so much that I didn't want to cut into it.  My parents were coming over a few nights after the party and I wanted them to see the cake.  The morning before they were coming, I came downstairs to see Izze on top of the table with a big chunk out of the cake!  She had scooted the chairs to the table (they were not by the table because she likes to climb on the table) and climbed up on the table.  She was so proud of herself, I could only be slightly mad.

Dead Horse Point

For Addie's birthday weekend we decided to take out the Flying Dutchmen one last time this year.   Addie was excited to celebrate her birthday camping, she loves it!  We knew we had to go further south so we didn't freeze, so we headed to Moab.  We actually camped at Dead Horse Point State Park where we enjoyed electrical hook-ups, luckily so we could use our heater, it was a bit chilly at night. 
We let Addie choose where to eat for lunch and she thought the Moab Diner looked like fun.  The food was okay, the ice cream cones were huge, and Izze was a complete mess by the end.

Addie loved blowing her candles out in the tent trailer and eating our cupcakes.  She thought it was fun to open her presents outside on the rock too.

We went to Arches the next day where we drove around and took short hikes to the arches.  We really wanted to hike to the Delicate Arch, but both girls were up half of the night and were tired so we opted for the view hike instead of getting super close.  The weather was perfect and we had a lot of fun.

One of Addie's presents was nail polish and she loves to paint her nails all by herself.  I figured it was harmless outside on a rock.  She loved every minute of it and I was impressed with her skills :)

See ya next year Flying Dutchmen!

Special Agents

For Addie's party this year we did a special agent theme. Since party planning has never been my forte, my sister was kind enough to help me out :)  She did the invitations, thought of the games, and helped me execute the party.  I also have no cake decorating skills.  Lucky for me I have been blessed to have cake-making friends.  This year Addie's cake was made by my friend Janell. We absolutely loved it!  There is so much detail and the little figurine looks just like Addie, so fun!

We made decoder watches/bracelets, went on a treasure hunt, pinned the nose on the mystery face, played "special special agent" (duck duck goose), and had some special agent snacks.  We are so glad her friends could come over for a fun time! 

Happy Birthday!

Happy Birthday to my silly 4 year old!!!

A Witch, An Elephant, and a few Things

Addie's preschool parade ... I was trying to film, capture pictures, and keep Izze from running into the street, something had to suffer and it was the photos.

This is the best picture I could capture of her at preschool, we need to work on posing on command!

We went with our friends, the Harr's, to their ward's trunk or treat.  It was raining so hard they held it inside.  They went treating around to the different classrooms, it was fun!

Addie did not want to smile, she wanted to get some candy!

We had a spooky dinner/Halloween party at my sister's house on Halloween.  We ate some yummy food and played some fun games and of course dressed up in our costumes.

Izze, the Elephant

Addie, the Pinkalicious Witch

My friend and I ran the Halloween Half Marathon in Provo on Saturday morning.  It was such a fun run!  I cut six minutes off my previous record, I was so excited!  There were some crazy costumes, this is sure to be a tradition!

Anna, Thing 1

Gardner Village

We had a lot of fun visiting Gardner Village this past month.  We were lucky enough to go with Ben, then Oliver and Ruby, then Olivia and Mya!  Izze loved the witches and would point at them and would say "ooo", it was cute.  Addie's favorite witch ended up being the one in the outhouse going potty, she thought it was so funny.  It was also fun to stop at the candy store and pick out a little treat.

Cornbellys

Last week the girls and I met up with my friends, Jen and Heather and their boys at Cornbellys by Thanksgiving Point.  There were so many activities for the kids!  Addie loved every minute of it and cried her eyes out when I told her it was time to leave after four hours!  Izze was a trooper and by the end did not want to be in her stroller, but running around with the big kids.