David & Goliath

Mark and I were sick yesterday so we spent the day switching off who got to be in bed. When I was up, I made a birthday cake. When Mark was up, he made a movie with the kids. (I guess he was inspired by my cousin, Paige, and our friends, the Brobergs, who have both been making movies lately.) You'll notice that everyone but Sarah is still in their pajamas even though it was probably the middle of the afternoon. The kids had a blast and can't wait to make another one.

Sarah's Birthday Photos

I found the cord for the camera so I was able to get the photos we took yesterday. It was a low key day since Mark and I were both sick. The cake wasn't so fancy this time, but Sarah still couldn't resist dipping into the chocolate before I could light the candles. That's my girl!

Sarah Turns 3!

 Sarah turned three years old yesterday. A few weeks ago we had a party for her and her cousin, Addison, who turned three on the 15th. They are the best of friends (except for maybe when it comes to sharing princess shoes).

 Cohen gave me some cheesy grins for the camera. He loves tagging along after Sarah & Addie.

 Big hugs.

 Awesome princess shoe cake by Emily.

 Brent and Kim were in town to visit Grandpa John. We stuck the party in before they had to head back to Utah. The girls loved playing with Kim in the basement.

 Kim & Paxton

 The mayhem of present opening with such a big group.

 Matching teddy bears from Grandma & Grandpa.

 Paxton was very excited about the presents.

 She loved everything. Anything pink, purple and princess and she loves it.

 We better watch out!

 They each got a turn to blow out the candles on the cake.

We are so blessed to have so much family around us. It makes holidays and birthdays so special. We had a much smaller birthday celebration yesterday with a little chocolate cake and some presents from Nana. I have some cute pictures of that but I can't find the USB cord for the camera so I'll have to post them later. :)

We're Having A Baby!

Well, not us -- My sister, Amanda, who has been trying to have another baby for several years, is PREGNANT! We are so excited and thrilled. Like Natalie and myself, she had to go through the rigors of IVF in order to achieve this little miracle. But all the shots and hormones were worth it because there is a baby on the way (or maybe two -- we won't know for a couple more weeks!) We love you, Amanda! Congratulations!

Mark in SLC

Mark was in SLC last week for business. He was able to go to dinner with my sweet grandma. Then he was lucky enough to catch Brent and Kim dancing the Lindy Hop at the BYU Basketball Halftime Show. What fun! Brent & Kim are partners for this dance. Kim is in the pink pants.

Cute Boy

Cohen

Jonah

I know that I posted last week about how I have the cutest little boy in the world. But my nephews come in an extremely close second. Here are just two examples. Aren't they adorable?? The Williams came to visit this weekend. Doesn't Jonah look like a little Justin Bieber? He is so sticking cute. Saturday night the Friess clan came over to celebrate Cohen's second birthday. This was his smile for the camera. I'll post another picture of his incredible green eyes. The next best thing to hearing a little voice say "Mommy!" is one happily calling for "Aunt Genet."

Comatose kids vegging in front of Saturday morning TV.

Mark and Aaron took advantage of the lovely Saturday afternoon sun and put together the trampoline that we gave the kids for Christmas (that has been sitting in the garage for a month.) They did an amazingly quick job or so it seemed to me. Maybe it didn't feel that way to them.

It was put together in time for Cohen's birthday get together and the kids all loved jumping.

Cohen is just getting big enough to be excited about opening presents.

If he wasn't quick enough all the other kids were more than happy to jump in and help him open them.

Jonah does not like to keep his pants on. Good thing he's got pretty cute little legs!

Emily's cupcakes were a big hit. Lip-licking good!

Those are the eyes I was talking about. Amazing!

Indoor Gym

Today the sun was shining and it was in the 50's so we enjoyed our first day at the park in weeks. Last week we were not so lucky so we spent some time at the indoor gym at the community center -- what a great idea! You can tell by the second video it was totally wearing them out!