BIRD SANCTUARY

After our great night out for my birthday we met my in-laws at the Bird Sanctuary the next day to pick up the kids.  My father in law has been volunteering there.  It was fun to see all the work he has put in to make is a nicer and safer place for all the animals.  The kids love to go see all the birds.

30 on the 30th

Birthday's are ALWAYS very important to me, but this year was my Golden Birthday 30 on the 30th! Not to mention a BIG birthday so I wanted to make sure it was fun.  Fun doesn't even describe my day! My good friend Rachel went above and beyond for my birthday.  She started by surprising me with a lunch with friends from the ward.  Being that my birthday is during the holidays their were only a few ladies but I still had a great time.  She also managed to get all three of my sisters there too! 

After lunch we went shopping "Charming Charlies"

Once we got home from that I took the kids over to my mother-in-laws for a sleep over.  When I came home these beautiful flowers were waiting for me.

One of my favorite restaurants is Benihana's in the Hilton so that's were I chose for dinner.

 Kes and Emmit sliding ice across the hot grill

 There is always a show when we eat there and this time the chef made Jordan catch an egg on a spachela.  Needless to say the egg cracked everywhere.

 I love you out of the fried rice

 The chef told me I needed to trust him, he was going to throw the bowl of rice in my hands.

 Luckily he tossed it up and then caught it and set it in my hands

 Kes & Rachel Anderson

 Adrienne & Emmit Hanchett

 The group for my birthday dinner

This is a statue in the restaurant and I felt it needed to be covered!

LAZY DAYS

The last few days we have (I have) been recooperating from all the Christmas fun.  It has been play with toys and do nothing around the house.  It has been great!

 Axtan loves Daddy's hat

CHRISTMAS

 Cookies for Santa

 The beautiful tree before the tornado hit

 the stockings

 I just love these cute boys! They are not so patiently waiting for Grandma and Grandpa

I could only hold them off for so long

 Checking to make sure Santa liked his cookies

 Axtan was so much fun, he got so excited over everything

 Sneaking in to check out what brother got

 

Through all the morning excitement we forgot to open our stockings

We all absolutely loved having GGma & GGpa in our home for Christmas

   After the morning fun and church we went to my moms

The kids each got ipod touches for Christmas

 Katilyn isn't to sure why she was getting a box of diapers 

the kids got her a hippo pillow pet

we stuffed Cody's present in a box of shredded paper

 I made each of the girls a blanket from their favorite book Brown Bear

Rylan & Grandma with all of Rylan's Squinkies

 We then went over to Jordan's parents