Turkey Weekend

Our Thanksgiving was spent in St. George with Devin's parents and little brother Andrew. The kids love nothing more than being with family. Finley crushed on her uncle the whole time, Devin and I were able to go on a date and Crew fished the weekend away with his new fishing pole.

Crew's birthday was on Monday. Although we had already celebrated it twice in the previous week, we thought he still needed a cake on his special day. This big boy brings so much joy and excitement into our lives. He's a wonderful big bother and has the biggest heart. We feel so blessed.

The Whale Spout

Finally, I can put Finley's hair in a pony tail.

And of course, she hates it. She hates bows but she loves her hats.

Tactical Operations

Crew turns 4 at the end of the month and had been begging for a big celebration. The little boy got his big wish. We threw him his first birthday party this weekend. Unfortunately the weather didn't cooperate. Because of the rain we had to move the party from the park to our place. We were crammed but made it work.

My mom surprised us and came into town the day before. Eliza and Jason also came down to help us celebrate. We were thankful for the extra hands otherwise Devin and I would have been greatly outnumbered.

Crew picked the Army theme

I wish you could see these better, they're gummy soldiers. So cute!

Everyone got personalized dog tags when they arrived then we did a roll call with salutes.

Tug of War. At one point Devin tried to take on all the kids. He lost.

Then we used grenade water balloons to bomb Devin.

He was the perfect target. The kids loved it.

Injured soldier. The kids had to find the injured soldier, bring him to safety and fix his wounds.

They also played pin the tank on the battle field. (No pictures)

And of course a pinata. I think every party needs one of these. They are always a huge hit.

Red Chapstick

I was getting ready to go out for the night with Devin and Crew comes into me and says,

"Mom, when someone is going on a date with their boyfriend that they married, they are suppose to wear red chapstick. You should do that cause you're going to have a long date with dad."

Too Early?

I don't care! My tree's going up tonight too!

Captured by Accident

We went to the beach today and as usual, I took my camera with every intention of shooting over 100 picture of my kids frolicking in the sand-for the millionth time. But for some reason the only picture that got taken was of Devin and I. And it was taken by Crew.