Spiderman Party!!!

We decided...kind of last minute...to celebrate Micah's birthday with his friends. Yes, his birthday was a month ago, but with the craziness of December, and the start of a new year, we thought this was the perfect time! Micah decided he wanted a "Spiderman Party"! I was super surprised when he came downstairs dressed like Spiderman! So cute!

When Micah's friends came in, we had them all decorate their own pizzas! It was cute to see what they came up with!

After decorating pizza, we had a contest with silly string...to see who could hit the middle of the web first! I'm sure the kids would've played this all day if we hadn't run out of silly string! It was a lot of fun! Then, we let the kids have a go at a pinata. Unfortunately, Micah wanted to be "very last" and didn't have a chance to hit the pinata before Braden busted it open, but they all had a fun time grabbing at the candy!

Lucky for me, Micah was easily convinced to have spider web cupcakes. Sure saved me a lot of time!

Micah started to open his presents...and there was a knock at the door.

It was Spiderman himself:0) He took pictures with the kids (that weren't afraid of him), and was a fun guest to have for this special day! At the end of the party, Micah said, "Spiderman was AWESOME!" That just made the entire party worth it for me!!! THANKS ANDREW!!!

Yes...there's another birthday!!!

Happy Birthday to...

My little sister...STACIA!!!

Hope you have a great day and enjoy your vacation in New Hampshire! We love you!

Guess Who Turned 4???

YEP...IT'S MICAH!!!

I personally don't like my birthday being between Christmas and New Years, because growing up...either "everyone forgot" my birthday, or all my friends were on vacation. So, we tried for a January baby! Micah's due date was January 29th...and he arrived almost 5 weeks early, ON my birthday!!! What are the odds??? When he was born, Micah was having a hard time breathing. He was actually grunting, so the doctors took him away from me. Watching a video about a year later (that Damon filmed), I saw the doctors saying, "come on BREATHE!" and were pumping oxygen into his blue face. Had I heard or seen that in the delivery room, I think I may have LOST it!

Micah was taken in the middle of the night to UVRMC in Provo, and was admitted to the NICU. He stayed there for about a week and a half, and came home on heart/apnea monitors and oxygen. He was taken off all monitors and oxygen about a month after coming home...and is now such a healthy boy!!! Micah is such a fun boy and we are sooooo glad he's in our family!!!

We had a really fun time celebrating our birthdays! For dinner we went with some of the family up to Olive Garden. Here's Jon, Tanya and cute little Noah.

Here's our family.

Here are...Papa Cass, Grandma Carmen, Grandma Jenny and Uncle Jon.

Micah was so happy to get out of the house after a week of having croup!

Me and Colton. I love his "smile"...and his Mohawk!!!

There were other pictures I could've put on here with the cakes, but...I love Micah's expression in this one!!! So excited!

The birthday Prince and his birthday Mommy:0)

When we returned home, I remembered a gift I hadn't yet given to Micah. He was so excited for the mini drum set!

Micah and Bria made sure the drum made the loudest noises. Imagine that...no fighting???


THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO CAME TO CELEBRATE...OR CALLED TO WISH US A HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!! WE APPRECIATE IT!!!

Micah's party with his friends will be in January, so look for that post. As for my party...

Damon took me up to the Daniels Summit Lodge on Thursday night. Thank you Mom & Dad C. for watching the kids!!!

We had a very entertaining dinner at "Snake Creek Grill" in Heber. Long story short...We went to this restaurant one month ago for Diane's birthday. I ordered the "Roasted Lemon Rosemary Chicken"...and I was in heaven!!! It was so good! So, I ordered the same thing this time. Only, it looked like battered and fried KFC on my plate. No rosemary, no lemon flavor. It made for a very funny night. I felt bad because the chef came out to apologize...and I said something like, "why did you change it? It was SO good before". Which, now looking back, maybe wasn't the nicest (or smartest) thing to say. Well, we found out that 2 weeks ago, that chef bought the restaurant from the previous owners, and changed that item on the menu to make it "his own signature dish". OOPS! Great laughs all night though...and...free dessert, compliments of the chef:0)

The next morning, Damon went snowmobiling with a NINJA! Seriously...it was FREEZING!!! 4 BELOW ZERO to be exact!!! We were the only 2 people CRAZY enough to hit the trails at 8:30am! We didn't see anyone else out there for atleast 2 hours! Even though I was completely covered, I was still unable to feel my fingers, toes, or anything inbetween!!! I seriously thought my eyeballs were going to freeze, so I could only look in one direction:0) Damon felt the same way! We went out for a good 4 hours, and didn't get stuck ONCE! Last year, Damon told me that I should get insurance on the snowmobile...and who got stuck TWICE??? Hmmmmmm...could it have been DAMON???

We had a great time!

Unfortunately...this is the only picture we were able to take...because OUR CAMERA FROZE! Really it did...it was that cold!!!

After getting back, we had lunch at the cafe, and I started to feel really sick. No...I'm not pregnant, but I did come down with a 24 hour bug, which luckily went away over night, so I could enjoy my day of celebrating with Micah...and the rest of the family!!! What a great time!

Thanks everyone for a great day!!!

Another birthday...and Our Crazy Neighborhood!!!

Today is...

Damon's sister MAILE'S birthday! The last time we saw Maile was at Tanya's wedding... September 2006! She lives out in Hawaii, and we miss her a lot! Happy Birthday Maile!!! We love you!

And...I have told some of you about the neighborhood we live in. Christmas is so fun here! Practically every single day this month, we have had surprises on our doorstep! Here are some of the gifts we've received...





Some of my favorite gift ideas... Snowman kit, Manger scene etched in glass, basket of Christmas goodies, and all the yummy treats! It's so fun because this neighborhood just gives and gives!!! Bria and Micah have so much fun delivering gifts, even in the freezing cold, cuz they know (at least I think they know) what the season is all about! What a wonderful time of year:0)

Happy Birthday to...

At this time of year, we have many family birthdays to Celebrate!!! So, today we're sending out a

Very Special "HAPPY BIRTHDAY" TO...

MY BROTHER...JOEY!!!

Hope you have a great day! Love you!

Early Birthday Celebration!

What a fun afternoon! The Young Women leaders from church came and picked me up for lunch, to celebrate my birthday before all the craziness of Christmas! What a great group of women!!! Here's a picture of Diana, Renae, Summer, Monica, Linda, Lorrie, Me and Karen at Cafe Rio.

So, when Karen came to get me, there was this HUGE sombrero on her front seat with some velvet sunglasses. Karen, Monica and Diana were trying to convince me that it was a tradition to wear it during lunch. And...that they would bring in "shakers", say "Eye Yei Yei" super loud, and sing to me. You know...be all loud and crazy. I completely bought it until they got out of the car without their "shakers". I was ready to totally humiliate myself and at what cost????? I did have them take a picture of me with the sombrero and velvet sunglasses for a good laugh! Monica kept telling me to "make a funny face". Don't cha think I look funny enough?!? That thing was Enormous!

Highlights:

*Almost being tricked into wearing the sombrero! ALMOST! You crazy girls!

*Finding out that I unknowingly od on medicine for my cold sores.

*The guy sitting across from us, who apparently had an imaginary friend. He was first staring, then fell asleep for a bit. Then, he was talking and laughing...to NO ONE! Then, a long stretch and a roll of his head, and he was off! So funny!

*Seeing Renae's X, and remembering some of Monica's stories.

*Summer and her 8 tortillas!

*Karen's driving!!!!!

*Laughing for 2 hours straight!!!

Thank you Thank you Thank you!!! I had so much fun! Kirsten...we missed you! Monica, thanks for the key lime pie, and Lorrie, thanks for lunch! You guys are so much fun and I'm so glad I get to work with all of you!!! You're the greatest!

Halloween Bloopers

So...here's the story...Bria wanted to be Hannah Montana for Halloween this year. So, I went to a costume store and found a great wig that didn't cost me very much. When I took it out of the package, the bangs were sticking straight out. Something HAD to be done right? I mean, the kids had a Halloween party to go to in about 2 hours, so I better style it right? I know (well, I know NOW), you're not supposed to "style" wigs...unless of course they are made from "real" hair. So, I turned on the curling iron, put on the wig, and started to curl the bangs...I mean...SINGE the bangs. Then I thought, 'Maybe the curling iron was too hot', so I turned down the heat, and tried again. The bangs just shrivled! Duh!!! There was a girl in our home giving Bria a violin lesson, and she told me to just cut off the "under layer" of bangs, so I did. They stuck out even more. We were really trying to get the wig to work by tucking and pinning...with no luck. Bria took the wig off, threw it down on the counter and said, "this wig is UGLY, I just want to go as Maile Cyrus"!!! Quick thinkin! But, that doesn't really count as a costume, so Bria decided to go as a princess to the party. Really that experience was hilarious! I'm glad I learned a little somethin' that day:0)
This morning, I sent Damon on an errand. I needed him to find another Hannah Montana wig, because today we were to celebrate Bria's birthday...Halloween style. Lucky for me (and the wig), the only wig Damon could find was a little more expensive than the original one I bought...so...it came out of the package very nicely. No curling needed:0) Her party was really fun! We had about 20 girls over to help her celebrate. We played the "giant spider web" game, Halloween 4 corners, ate lunch (mummies in a blanket, witch's finger sandwiches and chocolate dipped pretzels), opened presents and had cake and ice cream. I don't know why...but all of the parties we have for the kids are very mello! It makes for a nice party!!! I have to give props to Kami who gave me the idea for Bria's cake. It's a huge cupcake, and I love it! Kami decorated hers perfectly...mine...not so much. (Kami, what is your frosting secret?) When I finished frosting it, Damon came down stairs and said, "Now, all you need to do...is to put a couple Smurfs next to it." I just looked at him a little ticked off because I had been frosting the darn thing for an hour...hand piping and re-doing. Then he added, "Come on...You don't think that looks like a Smurf Hut?" Yeah, he was right.













It was so funny because Bria's bangs kept coming out from under her her wig. She was crackin me up!














Here are some of the girls playing "4 Corners". Basically it's a little dance party, until the music stops...kind of like musical chairs. The girls LOVED this and wanted to play the entire party!!! Thank goodness for "time-fillers"!














Singing to Bria.














We just returned home for our ward "Trunk-or-Treat" and dinner. We got there about 30 minutes late and all the food was gone! I couldn't believe how many people showed up! Anyways, the kids had so much fun going from car to car, collecting as many goodies as possible! What a fun and crazy day! Isn't Colton just the CUTEST cowboy you've ever seen??? Colton got what was left of the soup...and he loved it!













The kids "trunk-or-treating" with Emi, Eliza and Sharon. They had so much fun! Isn't Micah's costume awesome?! He won't take it off, he loves it so much.













There's Bria's wig again. I need a little more time before Halloween to fix that hair!

It's Bria's Birthday!!!

Can you believe that my little girl is 6??? She is growing up right before our eyes!
We had a very fun-filled day for Bria! We started with a photoshoot in our backyard. That girl LOVES the camera and is so fun to take pictures of! We had a lot of fun and the pictures turned out great!
After our photoshoot, we were off to Macys...which is a grocery store here in Utah. Bria chose doughnuts as her "class treat" to celebrate her birthday. As soon as the bus came, I was off with the boys to get a present for Bria. Yes...last minute...but I knew exactly what to get her! Bria has been talking to me about a violin for about 7 months now. I found a girl at church that teaches violin, and also found the cutest little violin you've ever seen! You should have seen Bria when I gave her the violin! Her eyes just lit up! She was so excited and immediately wondered about her lessons. She is very anxious to start her lessons, so we'll let you know how it goes! After the boys were done at That Music Store, banging on all the drums and playing the piano ...seriously, they would stay there forever...we went home for a much needed nap! As soon as they woke up, we were off to pick up Bria's friend Chloe Burton. Bria and Chloe have been friends since they were born, and it's always fun to get the two of them together! We went to California Pizza Kitchen for dinner, and Bria was nice enough to share her sundae with Chloe and her brothers. Colton was eating ice cream right over Bria's head. In some pictures we took, he's chowin' down on the sundae, and Bria has ice cream dripping down the side of her head. It was so funny! After dinner, we headed over to Build-A-Bear Workshop where the kids all chose an animal. Micah chose Shrek, and named him Max. After Max was "stuffed" Micah took him over for a bath. Right next to the bath was a bin full of tiny panties. Micah picked up a pair, held them up to "Shrek" and said, "hey guys, Shrek's wearing panties!" He was dancing all over the store. They all had a great time, and I got to have Damon home from work a little earlier than normal! What a fun night we had! Bria is still hoping for a "Tea Party" party next weekend. We'll see what happens!