Afton's Ballerina Birthday

Afton wanted a ballerina party for her 5th birthday. I can't believe she's already 5! Anyway, these are not in any particular order...

cute little friends wearing tiny crowns we made

we had the barbies out which was great for between activities!

the decorations...we made streamers out of plastic tablecloths. Thank you pinterest!


we had a "real ballerina" come to teach some ballet moves. (video below)

sally's baby shower

I'm horrible at taking photos, but here they are. Maci came out and we hosted a baby shower for our friend Sally.

Pear tart. Mmm...

Thanks for popping by!

we had a ball!

mia wanted a soccer party for her 9th birthday.

the invites.

the friends.




the favors.

the food.

gotta have balloons...


and a bunting.


soccer trophies actually came in handy! we're calling my cake wreck "whimsical."

spray painted a soccer field on our front lawn.

overexcited about a slinky.

tuck got her a jump rope.

happy birthday bug!

happy easter!

p.s. I know there is an unbalanced amount of photos of Tuck, but look at him!!

video footage

It's been awhile...but I have a good excuse...I'm

taking 12 credits at BYU (that's full-time people). Any spare moment I have is devoted to getting ahead in my schoolwork, catching up on my housework, or giving the kids and Tim a little attention. It's a balancing act, but it's worth it and I feel so lucky to be able to go back to school.

So I've emptied my camera, and here are some highlights...

We didn't realize little Tuck knew his letters. Thanks "Signing Time!"

Afton and Mia got to do a little gymnastics session through the parks and rec. Needless to say, Afton loved "nash-sticks" and we loved how tired she was afterwards.

Mia was quite the little gymnast too.

I can't leave Annie out...she performed in a little choir Christmas show. The video won't upload, but here is a snapshot of her on the big night. She did a great job!