Happy 4th Birthday Gavin!

My sweet little guy turned 4 yesterday!  He has seemed much older than 3 for a long time - so it is nice to finally be able to say he is actually 4.  

I was feeling so bad that I wasn't giving him a party with a few of his friends - I just couldn't do it this year - but I think his birthday turned out okay.  I did manage to buy him a few presents and make him a Yoshi birthday cake.  At first, he wanted a Bowser cake but luckily, he changed his mind and wanted a Yoshi cake (for those who don't have little boys, they are both characters in Super Mario Brothers).  After Church, we opened presents and had cupcakes.  That night, we had some friends over for cake and ice cream so in his mind, he did have a party.  Happy Birthday Gavin!  We love you!

He was so funny all day.  He had been asking for weeks if he was 4 yet so when we asked him on his birthday if he was 4 yet, he said, "No, not until I eat birthday cake."  What a silly boy!  So, finally, after we ate Yoshi cake, he said he was 4!

Happy Birthday Big D!

Dallin turned 7 yesterday!  I can hardly believe my oldest is 7!  We had a fabulous day.  The day started with swimming lessons, which Dallin LOVES!  Dallin & Matthew now say they want to be "swimming lesson teachers" when they grow up.  After swimming lessons, we went home and finished getting ready for Dallin's birthday party with his friends.  The party started at 2:00.  A little after 2, when most of his friends were here, the doorbell rang.  What a great surprise!  My brother's wife and their 3 kids were at our door.  It was such a surprise because they live in North Carolina and came to Utah for a visit without us knowing.  It was so much fun to have them come over - and just in time for the party!

At the party, we decorated water bottles, played on the blow-up waterslide, played water balloon volleyball (which the kids loved and didn't want to stop playing), and had a water gun battle.  It was a very hot day, but luckily, some clouds came out and a little breeze came - it turned out to be a great day for a party.

For dinner, Ed met us at Chili's - Dallin's favorite restuarant.  The kids were all so good and loved eating out.  The Chili's "surfers" (as Gavin calls them) even sang to Dallin and gave him a milkshake for his birthday.  During dinner, out of no where, Dallin said, 

"I am so spoiled on my birthday.  Mom & Dad, you spoil me so much on my birthday!"  

That right there made it all worth it.  What a sweet boy!

After dinner, we went home and opened Dallin's presents.  He got the Scooby-Doo Mystery Machine, Scooby-Doo characters, markers (he LOVES to color), and the one thing he really wanted - Super Mario Galaxy for the Wii (Matthew was very excited too).  

A little later, some of our friends came over and we sang Happy Birthday and had some of the really cool cake (and by cake I mean 4 box cake mixes and one of my really yummy chocolate cake from scratch - and 3 hours of just decorating the cake - I really like making fun cakes for my kids) that I stayed up until almost 2am making (not complaining - totally my choice and it was worth it).  Dallin was very happy with his monkey surfing on a banana cake.  He even said again, "I am so spoiled on my birthday" and that "This is the best day ever!".  It really was a great day!