2 Children, a Dad, and 2 Doggs

Sunday, July 5, 2009

Fun with Friends

Our good friends from AZ are here again. They have been here over a month and with them being sick and us being sick we finally got together last week.

Angelica set up a killer backyard paradise for the kids. There was a slip n slide, blow up kids house, a tipi, a kiddie pool, and a way fun tire swing. Plus the yummy food and drinks. There were 4 other little girls to play with besides Etta's best friend Layla so Etta was in heaven playing will all the girls. Gibby tried to squirt the girls with his squirt gun and ended up playing by himself down st slip n slide. Once Weston gets a bit older Gibby will have him to help reak havoc on the girls.

Squirting Layla on the head

Off to find the girls and get them wet

Run away from Gibby

Etta and her BFF Layla

Water fight

Cute Weston

Etta taking a break to swing

Clapping for "Detta" for swinging so well

Gibby loving the tire swing

The silly girls laughing and swinging

It was so relaxing watching the kids play and chatting with new friends. I love seeing Angelica, Layla and Weston they are such a fun family and great friends!(and the Aho family too!)

Angelica, Layla, their nephew, Weston and Rebecca Aho

Thursday, July 2, 2009

Gibby's Birthday Party and evening Festivities

I love throwing Birthday parties. We had a fun "Bounce House" party for Gibson last Saturday. Cleaning, planing, shopping and decorating is a bit stressful but always worth it.

Saturday morning we spent the morning mowing the lawn and decorating getting ready for the Bounce House. Nope, they didn't show up at the expected time they were suppose to. Our fun party guests arrived and we entertained them with bubbles, balls and the swing set. Finally 35 min later they came and set up the bounce house (I talked them down $5 for being late-yeah need to work on my negotiation skills). Everyone went in and bounced except Gibby. For some reason, terrible two's, he wouldn't even go in. The kids had fun bouncing, more bubbles, eating hot dogs and then out came the cupcakes. I loved watching all the little kids pick off the sprinkles to eat them, just darling.

Bounce house up and bouncing, Addi waiting to go in

Elyse enjoying the swing

Sofie wanting bubbles instead of her hot dog

Gibby couldn't get the hot dog in quick enough

Ashton, Makenna and Etta eating in the shade,

My beautiful cupcakes!

Cupcake time

very patient kids

Gibby blowing out his candle

Elyse with a chocolate mustache

Elyse and Addi cupcakes yummy, yummy

Sofie picking off the sprinkles, cute

Owen and Jon enjoying their cupcake

Gibby picking off all the sprinkles

Etta even eating the wrapper

darling bite Ashton

It was getting a bit hot so out came the hose. We filled up the pool and sprayed the bounce house till it puddles. Addi, Etta and Elyse got soaked and where slipping and sliding everywhere. Gibby tried out the pool, and when Lake and Libby showed up swim suites where a must. We had a few naked kids running around around for a bit. Hope it was a great party for
all. I always take so many pictures of everything but missed the water strip party:(
After nap time, all of us took a nap! We tried to get Gibby in the bounce house again. Nope, Daddy and Etta had fun bouncing. Andy enjoyed being the dinosaur or monster taking down the house. Just maybe we got our money's worth.

Daddy and Etta bouncing in the house

Falling down and having fun

Jump, my little Etta, Jump

Monster daddy taking the bounce house down

Gibby decided to play in the pool and try and get the balls...

he fell in face first. (Yes, I did laugh)

Relaxing after a busy crazy day

It was time to head to the Salt Lake City Art's Festival. We love going and have so much fun in the Children's activity zone, looking at all the fun art booths, playing in the fountain and dancing to the music from the concerts. Looking forward to next year already.

Making Art to add to the art sculpture