Happy Birthday Kaya

Today we celebrated Kaya's 5th Birthday!! What a fun filled day we had. Kaya got to open 2 presents first thing in the morning before Daddy left for work. She then went to get her birthday pictures taken. After coming home for lunch we went swimming at the Lehi Aquatic Center. They have a fun swim area for kids with slides other neat things. After swimming we dropped the other kids off at home with Dad and then I took Kaya to get her nails and toenails painted at the salon. (This was one of her birthday requests!) After Kaya got pampered at the salon we headed over to Chili's with the rest of the family for dinner. They even sang to Kaya and gave her a root beer float! What a lucky girl!! Kaya's favorite part about having a birthday is the presents, of course!We lit the trick candles Grammie Serr sent and Kaya was NOT amused. She didn't like them one bit. We'll remember that for next time. We didn't even end up eating cake since we were all full from dinner and Kaya's root beer float. I think Kaya had a GREAT birthday. Everyone was tuckered out by the end of the day. What a special day to celebrate. It's hard to believe how quickly the past 5 years have gone. She'll be starting Kindergarden next month and I hear the time flies even faster once they get in school. Kaya is such a joy and we love her so. Happy Birthday Princess!!!

Look Who's Walking!!!!!

Emily is officially walking. She is almost 11 months old now. She can stand up on her own without pulling herself up and she can stand for long periods of time. She's getting better every day. Here's a cute video of her. Sorry it's so dark. I didn't realize it at the time and I don't know how to adjust it. You get the general idea!

Happy Father's Day!!!!!

We had a good time celebrating the fathers in our lives today. We made Aaron french toast for breakfast and the kids gave him his gift as soon as he woke up. We had a nice day at church where Aaron got to have snack time in the nursery with Logan. What a treat!! The nursery leaders made nice little cards for each of the dads with pictures of the kids. Kaya decorated a hankerchief with her footprint at church and brought home a can of Dad's Rootbeer for a gift. I cooked up yummy Cafe Rio style salads for dinner and we made homemade mint chip ice cream for dessert. The kids even decorated a cake all by themselves!! (Except for the writing - Mom had to do that) We talked to our dads and Aaron's grandpa on the phone and are now enjoying a relaxing evening. We hope your families had a nice day honoring your fathers!

Bridget Family Reunion

Here are a few fun pictures from my family reunion today. This would be for my mom's mom's family. Other than getting rained on, we had a good time visiting, playing Bingo, and eating yummy food. Emily had her first piece of licorice. BLACK licorice!! She LOVED it. Blah! Heather & Great Aunt Doe Heather & Great Aunt Sue

Let's get together....yeah...yeah...yeah!!

On Memorial Day this year we hosted a Ventura County transplants in Utah reunion. We reserved a pavilion at a nice park and BBQ'd up some burgers and dogs. Aaron and I are both from Ventura County and moved to Utah about 4.5 years ago. We have several friends from CA that have also moved to Utah and decided to host a reunion party. We had a good turn out and had lots of fun getting reacquainted with old friends. We hope to do this on a yearly basis from here on out. Here's a fun picture of everyone who attended. (Minus some kids who were playing at the park). Not too shabby for a timer and a trashcan!

Getting Reacquainted

This past weekend I had the opportunity to visit with my grandfather from Florida. I haven't seen him in almost 15 years. My grandpa and his wife flew to Utah for a visit. My parents were able to come up and we had a nice BBQ at my aunt's house. It was nice to see him after all these years. This was the first time he met Aaron and our kids. I'm not sure if I'll get to see him again any time soon but it was good to be able to document our visit with pictures. My Mom, My Grandpa John, and Me

I also had the opportunity to see my mom's half brother. He's my uncle even though he's only a year and a half older than me. The last time I saw him, I was about 2 or 3 years old. It's been a long time and it's been good to get to know more of my extended family. He drove down from Idaho to visit with my grandfather. My Mom, Her half brother Joel, and Me

10 Months Old

Emily is officially 10 months old. She is such a good baby and is so happy most of the time. Emily has a high pitch squeal to let you know when she needs something. Of course, she's a mommy's girl but she LOVES her brother and sister and hanging out with Daddy. Emily is standing on her own and has taken a few steps. She's not walking yet but I'm sure she's pretty close. She prefers crawling. Emily says Mama, Dada, and something that sounds like cracker. She has a favorite "silky" she likes to sleep with and she is so much fun. She doesn't have any teeth yet but she's eating mostly people food now. We love her to pieces and she's been such a joy to have in our home!