November Happenings

Over the last two weeks we've been to a few different celebrations I thought I would recap quickly.

Up first was Skylee's Birthday party. Skylee is Reed's best friend at school and totally new territory for us since up until now Reed's friends have been our friends' kids and therefore we know all of the parents really well. In the small world that is Kingsburg, Skylee is actually related to one of the ladies that works at HMC but she and Reed have genuinely forged a friendship all on their own. Anyway, her Mom was sweet enough to invite us to her Birthday party at Chuck e Cheese. Jon had a work event late into the afternoon and I wasn't about to take two kids on my own, so just Reed and I went and we had a great time. He loved all of the games he played and of course the fact that there was a "Frozen" theme was a huge bonus. Before we left the house I had him sign her card and instead of just an "R" which has been his signature for the last month or two he wrote out his whole name!!!

That Saturday was Russell and Laurie's daughter Bailey's first Birthday. There were a ton of kids and they all got along really well - even holding hands on the tennis court spontaneously and piling into the ball pit until there was no room to move. Bailey was her usual sweet self and Laurie made really cute decorations and had tons of pictures up of the Birthday Girl over the last year. It was a lot sunnier than any of us expected so a bunch of the kids (boys included) ended up wearing some of Bailey's extra hats.

Reed, Lyla, and Clara

Birthday Girl Bailey

Carver in his sun bonnet

Squished much guys?

Birthday cupcake with Mom and Dad

Clara and the boys eating their cupcakes

We didn't attend the next celebration but I can't skip over such a big event, Auntie M and Hunky Kevin welcomed their Baby Boy, Benjamin Thomas. I'm so excited for them and am at the same time totally bummed because our house has been plagued with sickness for the last eight days and so we've yet to meet him in person (sob, sob, sob). The other exciting part is that I guessed his name and have it documented in a text to Grandma while Melissa was in labor, I'm pretty proud of myself for this!!!

This past weekend we thought we were attending a wedding reception for Jon's cousin Greg and his new wife Deborah who were planning on getting married at the Courthouse earlier in the week. We were bundled up in jackets and ready to hang by the bonfire all night, instead an hour into the party they stood up in the middle of everyone along with Deborah's son and had Greg's best friend marry them. It was so cool to be part of and also marked the first wedding either of the boys have attended.

Nonna with Lyla, Reed, and the groom to be

Lyla and Kieran could not be kept away from the wheelbarrow full of ice

Surprise Wedding!!!

Juggling three kids - Reed's face about sums things up!

C and Lyla

Kieran with Dad

Pepe roasted the most perfect marshmallow for Reed

On Sunday Aunt Di Di came over for Sunday dinner and it was like Christmas for our family because we hadn't seen her over the last six weeks which meant she had Birthday presents for all four of us!! It was sweet of her to make the trek over from the coast and the boys, especially Reed, loved playing with her after dinner.