Its my party

Well, we survived another birthday party. Ellie shared a party with her good friend Jonathan today. They both turn 4 in the same week, Ruth and I decided it would be fun the combine their party. We had a great turn out, over 20 kids! There are 30 kids her age in the neighborhood, so we actually didn't invite everyone we could have. We held the party at a gymnasium in Springville. They had two coaches that did lots of fun activities with the kids. The kids had so much fun!! Then we opened presents and had cake. Ellie didn't know what to do with all the gifts. We have such great friends and neighbors! The kids were so cute and I am so glad we were able to celebrate Ellie and Jonathan today. The best part was, I didn't have to clean up!
Ellie at home, with all the loot! Do you like her new smile? This is the face she makes when we ask her to smile, so funny!

Ellie and her my little pony cake. She loved it! It was really cute, I can say that because I didn't make it!

Here is one of all the kids! They were so good, and we had lots of extra help.

Noah had a great time too. They had a little gym area, with lots of stuff for him to play on. He especially loved the trampolines!

Joslyn waiting for her cake, what a cutie pie!

More party pics

Play- dough

Here are some fun pictures of the kids playing with their play dough. They have lots of fun creating things, playing with the fun factory, and making a huge mess. Sometimes you just have to let kids be creative and not worry about it. Taylor made her name all by herself. The other girls made "spaghetti" and Noah wasn't allowed to play in it. So, I posted a picture of him trying to eat a plastic container to get the cotton candy inside, enjoy!

ZOO

So I am playing catch up with my blog posts, please bare with me. We decided to go to the zoo a couple of weeks ago. My mom, sister and niece, and my friend Ruth and her kids made the trip to Salt Lake to see all the baby animals. It was a lot of fun. We saw a baby elephant, tiger and lots of monkeys. It was a fun time, and the weather wasn't too bad. And like always, we ended the trip with a ride on the train.

Kittens

I just wanted to write a quick post about our poor cats. They have been really great, the hardest thing is keeping the kids from killing them. Joslyn is especially dangerous. Last night for example, Justin and I went to bed and didn't think much about the fact that the cats weren't around. They often hide from the kids and fall asleep. But, we didn't hear them all night long, and usually they come in our room to sleep. Around five I was really nervous about it and we decided to look for them. We searched all over and couldn't find them. I had already looked in Joslyn's room and felt like I should check again. I noticed that her closet door was all the way shut, I opened it, and out came a scared little kitty. But, only one, so I continued looking. I had already searched in Josyln's play kitchen, except for the tiny freezer space, the cat couldn't be in there. To my horror I found the poor thing, the little girl kitten was scrunched up into that tiny space all night long. I felt so bad! They were fine, but I can't believe the girls had done this. Needless to say, the girls got a long lecture in the morning, but Joslyn didn't seem to really get it. So, Justin and I will make sure the kittens are safe before we go to bed!!

Happy birthday!

Our little Ellie Bellie turned 4 yesterday! It was such a fun day and I can't believe time has gone by so quickly. Ellie was excited all day, she had preschool yesterday and her teacher helped us celebrate. We made a poster of all her favorite things, they read her favorite book, and we brought ice cream to share with her class. Later after Justin got home, we sang and had cake. Ellie also opened her presents. She is having a big friend party on Saturday. Her boyfriend, Jonathan, is also turning 4 this week, so his mom and I decided to combine their birthdays. We have rented a gymnastics place and a few coaches are going to give the kids (all 20 of them) a gymnastics lesson. It is Superhero/ My little pony themed! Anyway, Ellie has grown up so much and I can't believe she is already in preschool. When I look at her baby pictures, it seems like it was yesterday! She is so fun to have around and always keeps us laughing. She is also such a good sister and friend. We love you so much Ellie!