sour {four}

Tommy had a birthday.  The day happened to fall on our playdate day, so what better time then to have a party?  I dropped the kids off at school, rushed home and threw dollar store decorations all over the living room.  I honestly don't think I actually looked at myself in the mirror til after 2:00 that day.  It was crazy, but lots of fun.  Tommy had been asking to decorate with balloons for his birthday and I just said, "no, not this year".  When he returned home from preschool with all his little buddies, this is what he saw!

and this was just the table.

He was so surprised and the kids all loved it!  We had McD's for lunch,

opened presents,

played some games,

sang happy birthday,

 ate cupcakes,

threw a few temper tantrums {no four year old birthday party is complete without it!},

went on a balloon walk.

and even took a nap in the middle of it all!

We had a blast.  Happy Birthday Thomas, you are one of a kind!

I have cool friends, period.

Miss Molly turned the {not so big anymore} THIRTY!  Of course we had to celebrate.  Thanks for the great party Tangie, love the house!!!


The yummy food and darling display!

The Host{tangie}, Birthday Girl{molly} and their Mom{becky}

Some of the guests getting down to "just dance" on the Wii.  Cicily and James won the couples contest.  Tyler and I came in second.

The Gang {minus a few, insert sad face}
Jill, Cicily, Ashley, Molly, Me, Kizzy, Marlo, Lindsay and Lenor
{Missing: Ashley, Sheri, Sarah and sometimes Darcy}

We really are cool, funny how we're the ones that think that.  Wonder what everyone else thinks of us?  Hmmm?

Fake Spend The Night

During the summertime it's inevitable that all of the cousin's will be spending a lot of night's over at each other's homes.  These cousins are all very close and love hanging out, ALL the time!  Anyway, like any other Sunday evening the little girls were begging their mom's to be able to spend the night at someone's house.  After asking ten times and being ignored finally Tyler chimed in and said "Spend the Night at our house on Tuesday night!" knowing very well that they all had school starting the next morning, therefore could not spend the night anywhere but in their own beds.  Every one laughed and went along their ways, of course the little girlies kept asking "can we? Can WE?".  Anyway, ha, ha funny Tyler.  End of story.

Well, here we were. 

Tuesday night. 

8:00 p.m. 

12 kids knocking on the door.  

jammies on. 

pillows in hand.  

Funny!

so we had our 1st annual 

"fake spend the night back to school doughnut party"

The funniest part was that I had been prepped that everyone was coming, so I was working tirelessly trying to get the kids bathed, dishes done, house picked up and bottles ready before 8.  When the kids showed up Tyler had just gone into the bathroom in the back bedroom.  They all came running in screaming "spend the night!" but he heard nothing.  So I went to go and find him to tell him he needed to come out into the family room to see something.  He, a little annoyed, said "well, I'll be just a minute",  not knowing of anything that had been going on inside the house.  

So I gathered all the kids in one room and had them all pretend like they were sleeping.  Pillows and blankets were everywhere with kids scattered underneath them.  They were all keeping really quite {even lola} waiting patiently for Tyler to come out.  Finally, I got Tyler out and said you have to go and see what our kids are doing in the family room.  He thought nothing of it and went walking in to a big surprise.  He was shocked at how all of a sudden his house was full of rug rats, it was one for the books {or blogs}.

Thanks to all the sisters for making such fun memories and teasing Tyler so much.  

Lots of fun times with this crazy family!

Lola's Birthday

I've been doing a lot of online surfing trying to find the perfect theme for Lola's 1st Birthday party.  I can't believe she's almost one, time flies!!!  Anyway, here are a few fun things I've found that may or may not be included in the festivities.  Just lots of cute ideas!  Let me know your thoughts.

First what a darling little candle for her to blow out.  Also available in pink.

How about a "cute as a button" theme?  These are made of chocolate.  Duh-arling!

I could even make suckers to go along with the theme.

Some cute paper baking cups for cupcakes 

Some fine sanding sugar to top it, with of course a little chocolate button!

or maybe some edible disco dust?

I could also throw some sugar buttons on the top

Some cute treat bags for the favors

Some retro party hats, love all these brights colors!

Some fun party straws, just because they are cute and what kid doesn't love drinking out of a straw?

How cute is this table saw for birthday cakes?  I am loving this!!!

Of course you could have some old fashioned candy buttons for more cuteness.

Of course another great idea would be a sesame street inspired party.

{Check out more photos HERE.  Darling stuff!}

How about a Dr. Seuss theme?  I love the idea of having a story time reading at the party for the kids.

A circus theme is always a fun way to go.

{Check out more photos of this one HERE.}

I am also in LOVE with this idea.  Milk & Cookies.

So many choices, so little time.  

Her b-day is March 13th.  

So I really need to figure this out and get my act together.  

Any suggestions? 

Help me narrow this down.

Party House

I love the way my house looks and feels right before a party. I'm throwing a baby shower tonight for THREE different girls in my ward, and my house is so nice and clean. I love a party house!

Here's a little cuteness to leave you with, and I need to get ready to host this thing!

{Miss Lola Rose, 4.5 months old}

Bohemian Bliss Soiree and Vintage Market

Alright people. The event is tonight and things are looking AMAZING! I've been setting up my booth this morning and can't wait to see everything come together. I've got lots of fun Blingy Jewelry and of course all my binky clips and key chains, so stop by & shop.

Tonight is the "Soiree" that costs $30. to get in. But it's gonna be a great party with over 200 people in attendance. If you wear a glamourous costume then it's only $15 to come in. They will be giving Home Tours of two of the most amazing homes I've ever seen, food, drinks, music and lots of fun goodness to buy!

So come on by and get first dibs on all the fun merchandise as well as a beautiful evening under the stars. Go HERE to see all the different vendors involved and get your tickets HERE or at the door.

So just a recap of all the info:

Friday, May 15th 7-10pm Bohemian Bliss Soiree~ TICKETS are $30 per person or $15 if dressed in your fancy schmancy bohemian attire. Evening Includes: Bohemian Light Fare & Libations, Preview Party, Live Music, Home Tour & Shopping Saturday, May 16th 7am- Noon: The vintage market is FREE & open to the public & Home Tours will be from 10-noon @ $5. per person.

Easy as that! Hope to see you there!!!!

Catching up

So here's some fun photo's {a little random} to help catch everyone up on everything we've been up to.  Most of the pictures have captions near them, so look on to get the update's.

I've had so many random projects to do, and I'm so glad they are all finished.  Now I get to take a few months break from that kind off work.

Again, a little random, but lots of fun and silly things this kid has been doing.

Mostly pics from this past weekend and week.  We've been busy at work to get this house in order.  I'm sure Tyler will be so glad once this baby comes and I relax a bit.  Because he's been working his tail off around the house for me.  Love you Babe!!!!

Then FINALLY, a new picture of the Nursery.  Again showing Tyler working on something.  This is just one more sneak peek.  The closet is basically done, that's why I decided to show that part of the room off.  I'm still working on the changing table area and above the crib.  But can I just say how much I love this room?!?!  ..............................I LOVE this room!

Tonight is my shower and I am so excited for it. It started off just being a 

friends shower put on by Molly & Ashley. Then my sister asked if our side 

of the family could be added to it. THEN... my MIL asked if we could just add 

their side of the family too. WOW! It's gonna be a little bit bigger then we 

had originally planned but hey, the more the merrier, right! I can't wait to get 

all the fun NEW girly things.  

Anyway, have a wonderful day and hopefully it won't be too much longer 

before I update again. But I can see me taking a bit of a break from here on 

out. We'll see.  

Later!

Weekend Review

This past weekend we had lots of fun plans.  On Friday night we hosted a dinner party with Tyler's friends from the MBA program.  We have become close to a few of these couple's and want to try and get closer to the others.  Here is a picture of the table setting.

Sadly I didn't get any pictures of the group, but we had a great evening with 

lots of laughs and great conversations.  Thank you to everyone for coming!  

It made the night so much fun, we need to get together more often!

Then on Saturday I was able to go to lunch with my mom & siblings 

for our annual Christmas lunch. We always have such a great time 

together with lots of laughing and fun. We are always the loudest 

bunch in the place, but that's what you get when you put four of the 

same loud laughs together in the same place.

Sunday was a nice relaxing day filled with church and family. I spent most 

of the evening finishing up a scrapbook that I've been working on like crazy 

for a Christmas gift. {Note: It's finally done, yeah!} Then Monday evening 

was Tyler's extended family party @ The Wright House.  We get together, 

eat Mexican food, have a program and even Santa comes to visit and pass 

out some fun little gifts for the kiddos.

Toms usual reaction to the big guy!

He was pretty subdued for the rest of the evening just watching Santa 

making sure he knew where he was at all times.

Last night Tyler, Toms & I headed out to San Tan to do a little last minute 

shopping. We ended up buying each other both a pair of shoes to wrap under 

the tree. There was a great deal at Sketchers so I got a cute pair of slip on 

tennis shoes and Tyler got the brown shoes he wanted from his list.  

It was absolutely freezing walking around out there so we didn't stay for too 

long but got everything else we needed.

I should be working on a couple of unfinished projects I am giving as gifts 

tomorrow so I need to head off, but wanted to get a little update in before 

I have too much to report on. Have a wonderful Christmas and I hope it's 

filled with lots of friends, family & fun memories that will last a lifetime.  

Can't wait to see all the fun posts about everyone's Holiday!  

Merry Christmas!!!

Halloween Carnival

Last Wednesday our ward puts on a fun neighborhood carnival for Halloween.  It's one of the biggest productions you could imagine, pulling help from EVERY part of the ward.  {{Except nursery!  yes!}}  Anyway, we look forward to walking down to the church and playing all the games and seeing all the friends and the costumes the kids wear.  & the best part is that it is NOT on Halloween night!  I hate when the wards hold their events on the actual day.  So anyway, here are a few fun pics from the evening.  Of course most of our niece's and nephews come over to join us as well; hey why not, free snow cones, hot dogs, popcorn, candy, cotton candy and fun!

  

A. Walking through the cake walk w/ Clark

B. The fun crowd, not as busy this year as in the past, but still a good crowd.

C. Enjoying some cotton candy, EVERYWHERE!

D. Clark, Tessa, Toms, Jack, Griff, Seth, Kate, Tate & Lyric

E. Prize from the cake walk.

Thanks to everyone who put so much work into this evening, it was great fun for the kiddos!

Finally, The Party!!!

Alright, so many of you know that Molly & I threw a crazy fun Halloween party this past weekend.  We had such a great turnout with TONS of great costumes and lots of yummy food.  Thank you to everyone who brought something or donated some money to the cause.  It was lots of work but lots of fun in the end.  I was so sad because my camera was taken with Toms to the Babysitters house so I was unable to get any pics of the actual party.  That was very sad and frustrating.  So I'm looking for ward to all the blogs that will showcase some of the great pics from the party.

A. Some of my Halloween decor around the house.

B. Part of the haunted house room.

C. More EYE popping decorations.

D. The front door entrance this year.

E. More of the front porch display.

F. Halloween fun in my kitchen area.

A. First walking into the Haunted House.

B. Part of the Haunted House table setup.

C. More of the table.

D. More Haunted House.

E. My Spooky chandelier.

F. The front entry way table.

A. The back yard table setup.

B. Food and gathering area in the back yard.

C. The morning after, before taking everything down.

D. ALL THE TRASH!

E. The cute voting area for the costume contest.  {Thanks Tangie!!!}

F. Another view of the food table area in the morning light.

So since I was unable to take any pics from the party here are some fun links to other's blogs who were at the party and did take some fun pics.  Thanks to everyone who took so many fun pictures!  I love seeing them all to look back on the fun evening we had.

Sarah's Picture slideshow, thanks!!!  Jill's ONE picture of their costumes, so GREAT!!!

Andrea's Pics, so many thanks!!!  Alright, instead I'm just going to list everyone...

Crazy Mama, Sheri, Chrissy, Becky, Becky, Cicily, Kayleen, Mandy, & Wendi

Thanks everyone for all the fun pics and if I missed your post of the party leave me a comment so I can link you up!