Minute to Win It Birthday Party!

What a day! We started off getting Dallas' birthday cake and then we decided to head up to the mall to see Santa Claus since we haven't seem him yet this year. Better tell him what the kids want before Christmas. The kids loved it and ran right up to him and gave him a hug and told him what they wanted. Afterwards we came home and began to get ready for Dallas' birthday. Last year some friends in our ward had a minute to win it party and ever since then I have wanted to do it as well because it was a blast. So a couple of days I thought this would be the perfect time. I got lots of games to play and got all the supplies ready. We had some friends come over and ate goodies and away we went with the party games! Kenzley still wasn't feeling amazing though so that was sad. This is a picture of them getting a quick nap before people started arriving.
We started off with chocolate unicorn.

Here is Cohen doing the noodle game. He was so cute he would try almost all of the games after we did.
Devin and Cassidy tearing it up with the tissue boxes.

Dallas and Marty doing the back flip with the pencils.
Devin and Josh doing cookie face. There is a video of this one.
Candice doing the balancing the dice.
Teressa and Cassidy dizzy mummy.
Cohen got a blue mouth from the popsicle stick!
Ben and Dallas going the distance

Devin shaking his booty and getting a work out!
Candice shaking her booty and I killed it I might add!
Ben celebrating because he got the quarter in the fork.


Rebound
Stacking pop cans


Balancing game

Yes I am that good. No one though I could do it and I sure did and no one else dared tried!
Happy 31st Birthday Dallas! We love you so very much and I am so glad you are my husband and the father of my kiddos! Here's to many many more years! Love you babe!
Enjoy the videos from the night of festivities!

Temple Square and more

Here is my cute little family eating lunch in their new clubhouse. We helped Dallas' sister move a few weekends ago and she wasn't going to take this playground to her new house so we are lucky enough to have it! Me and the kids were thrilled I have been wanting one for them for years but never got it. They have loved it. Even though it isn't all put together they still will go out there and play in it in the freezing cold weather. I also think there will be lots of lunches out there now too! Cohen thought that was such a fun thing! I can thank Stacy enough for letting us have it!
This is after church. Kenzley comes home and passes out. She didn't even make it to her bed and this was within 10 minutes of being home from church. I guess I wear her out in Nursery. This I think will be my last week in Nursery and then who knows what my next adventure will be. I have loved Nursery alot but have done it for a long time so it will be exciting to switch it up a bit! It will be interesting to see if Kenz does ok without me though.
The other night Dallas' friend Ben invited us to go up to Temple Square with them and I jumped at the offer. Dallas doesn't love to drive all the way up there and freeze our butts off in a huge crowd but it's one of those things you just do for Christmas. The weather really wasn't that bad at all. We had a great time. While we were there we went and saw the Christus and and showed the nail prints on Jesus' feet and hands. Ever since then Kenzley asks everyday to go back to the temple and touch Jesus' feet. She is always talking about his hands and feet and how she wants a hug from him. I think that is so sweet!










For our anniversary Dallas took me to the Circue de la symphonie. It was a great night! We dropped the kiddos off at Jaymies house for the night and headed up to go to the Cheesecake Factory. We were worrying about time because we didn't have time for the 55 minute wait that they had. Luckily within 3 minutes I grabbed a hightop table in the bar which was perfect we were out of there within an hour! How lucky were we! And the dinner was superb as always. Then we headed up to Salt Lake to find parking. After looking for a few minutes we found parking and headed to Abravanal Hall. We got in there and both were laughing because the majority of people there were older people. There was seriously one other younger couple. I thought it was funny. Then the show started and of course the symphony sounds amazing but they brought out all these acts. Juggling, Ribbon dancing, strongmen, contortionist, the hoop dancer. They were all amazing and I mean amazing. I had so much fun it was nice to dress up and go out for an evening instead of getting dirty and gross at the sand dunes! I forget how much I love to go to those type of shows! We headed home and rented a movie to watch and hung out and best part we could sleep through the whole night without hearing any whimpering or kids talking in their sleep or hearing them get up to go potty and we got to sleep in. It sure made me realize how much my life has changed since having kids. We didn't get too much time to ourselves before having kids so it was nice to have one night where it was all about me and Dallas! The next morning we went and got Kenzley because the day before she started running a fever and it kept getting worse. Dallas went and picked her up and brought her home and she seriously slept on the couch and watched movies all day. I felt so bad for her she was so lifeless today which is so not like her. She finally perked up tonight but it was a long day for her! Poor thing. Cohen stayed with Grandma all day and had a blast with her. However I did miss him! I love having time alone but I sure do worry about my kids the whole time and miss them. It's amazing how much you can love them! What a great week it's been! Now for Dallas' birthday next week and Christmas!

Kenzley's 2nd Birthday

I cannot believe my baby girl is 2 years old! I have been having such a hard time with my baby growing up! I wish they both could stay little forever! I have absolutely loved having my little girl and even with all of her spunk and personality she is so much fun. She talks so much and says the funniest things. She gives the funniest looks and also the best hugs and kisses. Kenzley has been a joy to have. I decorated the house with all Minnie Mouse stuff so when she first woke up she thought it was Minnie Mouse's birthday so I had to keep saying no it's Kenzley's birthday. We got ready and went and got her birthday balloons and then we went out to lunch with Uncle Cory. He was in town for work so we did lunch since him and his family were unable to come to the party that night. We ate at San Francisco's Sour Dough pizza and had fun. Right afterwards Cohen had a field trip to a candy story right next door so we walked over there. They were able to make snowmen out of marshmellows and chocolate. They had alot of fun doing so. Kenzley was trying to eat the candy the whole time.
As soon as we got the snowmen made they said you could eat your snowman but then Kenzley wouldn't eat him!
Cohen having no problem eating his snowman!

Then we went and picked up her birthday cake and came home and took a nap before the party! We had some family and friends come over to celebrate Kenzley's birthday that night and we ate some potato soup and taco soup. It was fun getting together with everyone. Here Kenzley is playing with her cousin Jackson.
The gang eating their dinner.
Cohen and CJ having a balloon fight.


Kenzley opening up her presents she could not figure out what this feather boa was and did not like having it around her neck. It was so funny.

She loved the Minnie Mouse card where Minnie say happy birthday to her. She has been carrying it around for a couple of days showing everyone.

Playing with her new toys.




She Loves her toy story figurines they literally have gone everywhere we go! All of them!





Thank you so much to everyone that came that night we really appreciate it! She loves you all very much! And she is also a very loved little girl!
The next day Grandma Jackman and her cousins Tristyn and Brooklyn came down to wish Kenzley a happy birthday.

She got a Minnie Mouse back pack and was so excited. She put it on and immediately went to daddy and said come on preschool. She loves picking Cohen up from preschool. I have to put her down for her nap before I drop him off because if she comes with me she crys and crys that she doesn't get to stay. So she thought the back pack was pretty cool and is ready to go to preschool with her big brother.


She also got a Minnie Mouse bow boutique. She took all the bows out and put all of her friends in there to give them a ride. Funny girl!
Here Cohen is showing his grandma and cousins his video from Santa Claus he is still very excited about it!