Wednesday, March 21, 2012

Harry Potter Party

When It came time for Taylor's birthday he decided he wanted to have a Harry Potter Birthday Party fit for a nine year old! First off we headed down to Pizza Pie Cafe for dinner at Taylor's fav!
When we got home we headed to platform nine and three quarters to catch the Hogwart's Express!
Then we were in Harry Potter World! With Harry Potter himself!
The Great Hall
Stuff for Quidditch
We even had delicious Butter Beer
upon Taylor's request this was our dessert feast
Candy Cart filled with Licorice wands, droobles best blowing gum, witch warts, sour bats, Fizzing Whizbie Sticks, Chocolate Frogs and more!
the gifts and brooms
Grandpa showing Blake how to eat a rat!
fun witch and wizardry guests!
Taylor's Candy Bar Poster from Auntie Tiff!
To start the festivities we had a sorting ceremony!
everyone had a blast finding out which house they were in
After sorting into houses we played a few games like... find Scabbers and catch the snitch! We even practiced some spells and then had duels! It was a great success! Taylor had a blast and so did the family!
After all the fun and games it was time to open presents and Harry Potter was in heaven with all the love he got!
he was very grateful and gave loves all around before everyone headed home!
It was a magical birthday for my sweet nine year boy! I love this kid SO much, he is such a good example to his siblings and such a big help to me! I can't get enough of his cute face! Happy Birthday Taylor Boy!

Thursday, February 23, 2012

"Fall"in For Fun!

We sure do have fun all year long and the fall is no exception! Here are some of the fun times had this fall...
what better place to start than The Fall Festival!
It was a blast out on the range this year. We had Chili and J-Dawgs and met lots of fun animals and played a lot of fun games!
Daddy even kissed a pig!
Yum-O a little pie in the face! It was face lickin good!
No pie for this girl... she was all about the face paint, nail polish and hair do's!
What a fun family night!
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What to do on a warm fall evening? Enjoy it up the canyon with friends!
Starting the night off with a little outdoor yoga!
the men folk looking for fish
The kiddos looking for fish
time to roast some good ol' hot dogs!
Lisa and Fin watching
S'mores? Why yes please!
Hayleigh and Sawyer playing on the park
Buddy Boys ready to fish
Conli and Easton playing a little jump rope
Lilly joined in and the rules changed a little
Baby Blake all bundled up as the sun was setting
trying to catch a fish
Max being incognito!
daddy helping Hayleigh to make a s'more
the girlies warming up by the fire!
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Hayleigh had a big exciting day... she talked daddy into letting her get hers ears pierced! She had been wearing sticker earrings everyday for three weeks straight, when one would fall off she's cry and say " I want holes in my ears like mommy has! After wrapping daddy around her finger for a couple of days he gave in and said yes! She was thrilled to get real holes in her ears and real earrings!
All ready in the big chair
she picked her pink flower studs and was ready to go!
She looked and looked at the studs and couldn't make her mind up! She finally decided and said "Okay, I want the pink flowers... Now where'd that lady go?!" She was ready to go!
They even used a purple marker to mark her ears, she couldn't have been happier!
She was a trooper! They did both ears at the same time and she only cried for a second while they stung, until they put the antiseptic on them. She loved to show them off to everyone, she would tell everyone "it hurt for a minute and I cried just a little... I was brave!"
When it came time that she could switch them it took a little convincing that it wouldn't hurt like it did the first time they put them in. But she loves to trade them out now and has a few pairs that she loves to wear!
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Of course there are many days spent at home cuddling our Blakey Boo Boo!
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A Pretty hair do and new headband for preschool!
Not so pretty hair do's!
CrAzY HaIr DaY
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Look what I can do!
Blakey learned a new trick, he can grab his little piggies!
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I'm a big girl now!
Hayleigh decided all by herself that she was getting too big to sleep with her binki. So we took it to the store and she traded it in for a new toy!
She got one of Tinkerbell's fairy friends and her pretty rose bed! She only asked for her binki that night and that was the end of it! It's SO nice when the decide all by themselves!
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Big Brother
Taylor loves laying around with Blake and talking to him!
Grandpa loves to hold Blake too.
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Daddy wasn't feeling well So grandma and Tiffy brought him a Jamba Juice! They love all their boys so they all got one!
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On a cooler fall afternoon what better to do than meet up with friends for a movie!
and after the movie who doesn't love to fake Harry Potter duel?!
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Uncle Pookie comes over to love on Blakey once and a while too!
he's just a little bit loved!
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Ugly tie day at school
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Of course playing games with cousins is fun in the fall... or anytime of year for that matter!
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SO much "Fall Fun" can make on very tired!