goodnight boys

I went to kiss the boys goodnight, and this is what I found. Awwww! Makes me believe they DO love each other, even though they fight a lot!

dress like a pirate day!

Today  is dress like a pirate day for Bronson's first grade class. Doesn't he look great? I used puff paint to make him some tattoos and scars that I then stuck on with eyelash glue. Love it!

First Day of School (1st and 3rd)

Logan's Baptism

Finally getting around to blogging a very important event in our household. Our dear Logan got baptized this summer on July 27th. We are so proud of the decision he made to join the church. He is such a great kid, he is so sensitive and kind hearted. He is a wonderful big brother and a great example to our whole family. We love you Logan!

Logan's 8th Birthday (skylanders)

My sweet Logan has turned 8! He chose a Skylanders theme, and I ran with it. There were 9 games in total, one for each element and one to defeat Kaos. I only have a few pictures of the games, as it is hard to take pictures while running a party (I need to start hiring a photographer for my parties, I think. I miss so much of the action!)

 

 

 We also took Logan out to dinner that night. He was a GREAT sport about the sombrero! We love you Logan! We are so proud of the wonderful boy you are. You are so thoughtful and kind. You are so smart and active. I am kinda sad to see your two front teeth growing in, I have really loved your toothless smile. We are so blessed to have you as part of our family!

 

Bronson's "Despicable Me" 6th Birthday Party!

 



minion goggles



Dr. Nefario's Anti-Gravity Syrum

Yesterday was Bronson's 6th birthday! we had a despicable me party. It was a ton of fun! a lot of work too of course, but a lot of fun. We had a family party. JUST family. around 50 people there. seriously. it was a madhouse. total chaos. but i think everyone had a nice time. we started out by watching despicable me while we were waiting for everyone to arrive. once everyone was there i hid the gifts- and then the party really got started! i asked all the kids to come downstairs to open the gifts, only to find they were missing! in their place was a note telling them that their"minion training" had begun!

 their first task was target practice. we set up some UFOs- like the carnival game in the movie- and they shot at them with dart guns.

 

 

the next clue sent them to choose their weapons. i had made a punch board with squirt guns and the next clue inside.

 

 

 

 

 

Once they were armed we went on to the next task. sneaking passed Kyle (you know, Gru's monster/dog). we had a beanbag toss.

 

 

 

this clue sent them to "disarm bombs". we had filled the sun room with balloons to pop, one of which held our next clue!

 

 

 

after this we were sent to "gather the minions!" I had made minion eggs with each child's name on them. this game took the longest.

 

 

our final task was to defeat the decoy minion. so we went out front to destroy the minion pinata!

 

 

 

 he was filled with glow sticks! the kids were very surprised!

 

inside the pinata was their final clue, simply telling them that the gifts had been returned. we sang happy birthday, opened presents, had some cake and the kids all chose some candy to take home.

 

phew! it was fun, but i am glad it is over! Bronson is already planning his party for next year. sigh.....