Ashtyn's 7th Birthday!

We had a pajama party for Ashtyn's birthday. It turned out to be a LOT of fun! First, each kid got to color on a pillowcase to take home. They all seemed to LOVE it. A couple girls worked on theirs the entire party. Next, we played pass the socks (similar to musical chairs.) We play Charades after that. They were surprisingly good at it, too! Only 2 kids didn't want a turn to act out the words. I kinda worried that more kids would be too shy, so I was relieved at how much they all participated. Then, we sang karaoke and danced! It was super loud, crazy, and fun! Once again, I wondered how many kids would be too shy. To my surprise, every single kid was crazy and singing and having fun! I actually had to put the microphone up because everyone was fighting over who got to hold the microphone. They all sang and danced for a while until cake and presents. Ashtyn was spoiled rotten by all her nice friends. She got lots of coloring, beading,make-up, girly stuff.

On her "real" birthday we went to pasta factory for dinner and opened presents. She pulls the BEST faces when she is super excited! She got an ipod and a jump rope from us.

I made a pajama pants cake. It turned out super ugly but Ashtyn was excited about it, so that's all the matters.

Adisyn's First Birthday!

Adisyn had her first birthday and I just can't believe it! She is the sweetest, lovable, happy, silly, squishy baby. For her birthday we first opened presents. Then we went to dinner at Pasta Factory, which came with free cheesecake for her birthday! After that we came home and ate cake. She dug right into her cake and made a mess. I didn't really want to make a special cake since we weren't having an official party (with guests.) Since I made all the other kids a special cake for their first birthdays, I decided I better. I chose this cute fish cake that was SUPER easy, but perfect for a first birthday.

Halloween

This year's Halloween was a lot of fun. Ashtyn was a sorceress, Camden was SpiderMan, Collin was a dinosaur, and Adisyn was a watermelon. First, the kids and I walked in the elementary school parade with Ashtyn's class. We ate pizza before going to the ward Trunk-or-treat. The kids got more than enough candy and had a lot of fun trick-or-treating. Collin seemed to be really impressed that all he had to do was say "trick-or-treat" and people would give him candy!

Adisyn was caught playing in the bathroom:

Instead of carving pumpkins, we decided to paint them:

Collins is the one on the left. He painted to longest and I think he got every inch of it covered! Camden's is next, then Ashtyn's. They all did a great job!