Surprise Pam!

We had a surprise baby shower for Pam while Trish & Jen were visiting from Utah for Thanksgiving. We had been planning her surprise baby shower for a few months. Our original plan was to have it at our favorite sushi place Gina’s; but we found out the week before that they would be closing for good and we couldn’t have it there. We decided to have it at Las Palmas instead and it was so much fun and really nice and a lot closer. Pam thought we were just having a Girls dinner with mom so she wasn’t suspicious at all. Since it is her 3rd girl she didn’t really feel like she needed a shower but it is always fun to celebrate a new baby!

We kept it small with close friends and family, there wasn’t room for anyone else.

She was very surprised and it was so much fun! Totally the way to host a shower-at a restaurant so you don’t have to spend all day cleaning and cooking.

Kristin, Pam & Clare

Me & Trish

Pam & JP-they wanted heads only since they are both big and pregnant.

The Bailey Women (Allison is holding the yummy rolo cupcakes that I made. I can’t believe I forgot to get pictures of them! They were sooo good and I made cute little tags for them!)

The DeVaux Girls

It was a fun shower, I am so glad we surprised her. We are all so excited to meet Miss Ellie Harper!

Halloween

The Bailey’s have a Halloween party that we go to every year. There is lots of good food and lots of friends and family there.  We were running behind so I didn’t get good pictures of all the kids.

Kaylee was a ballerina

Averi was Minnie Mouse (Kaylee’s old costume from a few years ago)

Thomas was Batman

Kaylee showing off her costume

Ready to go get CANDY!

Matthew was an Army Man- it was nice having Grandma DeVaux there to help us trick or treat. It was the perfect night for trick or treating, not very cold and not too hot.

We had a fun Halloween. It was nice to be with our friends and family.Thanks for the fun party Pam & Micha!

Octoberfest

Sorry for my lack of posts in October, I need to get out of my not blogging rut! I thought I would have more time with Kaylee & Matthew in school 2 days a week, but it goes so fast!

Our friends the Henderson’s have 2 big parties a year that they invite everyone to on July 4th and Octoberfest. The kids LOVE going to the Henderson Compound. It is so much fun and there is always lots of yummy food

The kids all had about 3 snow cones.

The pavilion where we sit and visit with friends and eat yummy food.

Matthew running from place to place

Kaylee and Matthew trying to decide if they should get in the bounce house with the big kids.

Kaylee & Kennedy enjoying the cotton candy

Averi with another snow cone

Matthew and Grayson, sometime best friends

Thomas stays so busy the whole time we are there, this is the only picture of him-waiting in line to get a snow cone!

It took us about 30 minutes to leave because the kids kept going back for one last cotton candy or one last snow cone. They had great food for the adults as well: brisket, fall of the bone ribs, hot dogs and hamburgers. Thanks Henderson’s for a perfect party!

 

3rd of July Fun!

A family in our Ward has a huge party to celebrate the 4th. They had it on the 3rd since the 4th fell on Sunday. It was so much fun. They have all this amazing stuff on their property. I didn't get a good shot of the property without the kids so checkout the one below. There is a huge pavilion, a pond, playground, bathrooms, just amazing! There was tons of good food, fall off the bones ribs, fried catfish, burgers & dogs, and DELICIOUS homemade ice cream in 3 yummy flavors. We had so much fun even though it rained for part of it.

Here's the kids enjoying the teeter-totter and some cotton candy. I loved teeter-totters when I was a kids and they loved them too!

The only downside to the place was this great big slide...it had water hooked up to it and a pool at the bottom. The kids were DYING to try it so after we ate, they changed into their swimsuits.  Thomas went first and it scared him to death!

We tried to tell Kaylee & Matthew that it was too scary and not to do it, but they are a tad stubborn and had to figure it out on their own!

Kaylee went so quick after Matthew I didn't even get a picture of her on the slide.  Luckily Jim was there to pull them out of the pool. They were both crying, luckily there was cotton candy that cheered them right up!