Birthday Mania!!

So with Jayanne and Jackson's birthdays only being 3 days apart, we decided to just have a huge party and celebrate them together. Jayanne was ok with this as long as she was able to have her purple princess party. So we did a princess and knight themed party. It turned out to be a lot of fun and the kids had a blast. We had the huge party at my in-laws. And then we had a little party for each of them on their birthday at home.

Jayanne turned 4 this year. And I can't even believe it. She is so good to play with Jackson and always has been since he turned up. She is super smart and is starting to learn to spell some words. She loves primary, so much that she usually ends up in front dancing to all the songs. She can't wait to go to preschool again and is very excited to start dance. Her favorite color is purple and pink but mostly purple. She loves princesses and Minnie Mouse and being a ballerina. She is so much fun to be around. She is really good at getting Jackson to laugh. Most days she is a really good helper. We love having her in our family!

Jackson turned 1!! And holy cow did time fly! First off it was hard to believe that I had a 4 year old but its way hard to believe that my little man is 1. He is such a funny little guy. He loves his sister to pieces, much to her dismay sometimes. He just follows her wherever she goes. He loves to just play and read books, especially the ones that have flaps to lift. He loves to walk and he has almost figured out running. He loves to throw things. He actually has a really good arm. His favorite place to throw things are in the bathtub. He loves to look at the pictures on mommy's phone. He laughs anytime that anyone else laughs. He is such a joy to have as part of our family!!

Thanks to everyone who came to help celebrate our little one's birthdays!!

I made each of them a cake. Neither one turned out how I envisioned but oh well.

Very excited about the presents.

He has got no clue about what is going on.

Love her!

Why sit on a chair when you can stand on a chair?

He's getting it now.

A ballerina outfit!!

Happy Birthday cake!

So I was a lame mom and I just fed Jackson the cake instead of letting him at it. But he likes it!

Ready for the birthday games. Each girl got a crown and a wand and the boys got shields.

We played Kiss the Frog, like pin the tail on the donkey. And then we throw beanbags at a tower of cans that had pictures of dragons and evil stepmothers on them so they could "vanquish" them.

Even Uncle Dan got in on the fun.

Then we had an epic balloon sword fight.

It was quite entertaining.

Milly was the winner!!

Having fun.

Here are some pictures from our little parties at home.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY LITTLE ONES!!

Team Frantic Is Back!!

After 6 years of not playing at all basically, Team Frantic is back!! And I love it! When Brian and I started dating he was on a semi-pro paintball team. They had played at tons of different places and had made a name for themselves. For a number of reasons they weren't able to continue playing after that year, until this summer. They were able to get most of the original team back together, which included Brian's brothers, and then some others that have played before. They played at a paintball tournament that gave all the money made to charity. They ended up 4th in the rookie division! That is super good considering they hadn't played in 6 years!! They had so much fun and are looking forward to playing again! And I can't wait either!! Jayanne is excited because when she gets older she will be able to play paintball with daddy and Milly.

The chaos of getting ready for a game.

Just chillin

Jayanne and Milly were so excited to cheer on their daddys.

Ok- so this guy is not on the team but you can see us in the background waiting for the game to start. So- I posted it.

Brian

Off the break

Get Ready. So for those of you who don't know, you have to have the gun pointed towards the box before the game starts. If you don't and the game starts you get a penalty and have to sit the game out.

Brian

Brett and Dustin

Chris

Brian

Brian

He's been hit!

Brian

The Coach! Ryan was a member of the team back when they first started playing but because of a back injury he wasn't able to play this time.

We love paintball!!

Brian also played at another tournament this summer with a different team (which was put together by one of the guys that played on Team Frantic at this tournament) and they ended up 4th at that tournament too!

6 Years!

On May 30, Brian and I celebrated 6 years of marriage! HOLY COW! Six years doesn't seem like a way long time at all but that's still pretty impressive considering the kind of world we live in. At least to me anyways. We didn't do anything major but thanks to my parents we were able to be kid free. We did go to breakfast with the little ones before we dropped them off at my parents. We spent the day hiking up Adams Canyon, shopping and dinner at City Creek, and then we were able to catch the movie Iron Man 3 the next day before we picked up the little ones. It was a lot fun. I love being able to spend time with Brian. I love that he still makes me laugh and that he still puts up with me. He is such an amazing guy. He is so good with the kids and they love him to pieces. I still learn things about him all the time and he still teaches me so many things.  I am so lucky to be able to spend eternity with him. I couldn't ask for anyone better to be mine! Love you Brian!!