Even More Birthday!

Today was Aidan's actual birthday and he started off the day with breakfast on the Red Plate. Since he had MDO today, I took some leftover party cupcakes up to school for his class to enjoy. It was also Field Day, so it was an extra fun day for Aidan! After MDO, we went out for ice cream with Kaelyn and Tracey. Then we went out for dinner at Cafe Roma with Uncle Cody, Aunt Amy, Sage, Logan, Aunt Lindsay, and Lindsay's boyfriend Jason. What a day...I'm BEAT!

Happy Birthday Aidan!!!

We celebrated Aidan's 4th birthday at Pump It Up Jr. (same place we had it last year!). The kids were having so much fun running around that it was hard to get pictures of them, but here are some of the good ones (some are from Aunt Amy's camera). It was a pirate theme and Daniel made tons of yummy cupcakes for everyone to enjoy. Thanks Rhett, Wyatt, Kaelyn, Chase, Tate, Aitor, Jake, Ryan, Chad, Bryce, Jamison, Kella, Amaia, and Cousin Sage as well as Baby Logan, Baby Reagan, and Baby Brisa for helping us celebrate!!

Mother/Son Round-Up

Our city hosted a Mother/Son round-up which was a lot of fun. Our neighbors/church friends Jessica and Chad joined us, and so did my friend Susan and her son Eric. There was a hayride, dancing, hot dogs, and games. It was a fun date with my little buckaroo!

Aidan and Chad on the hayride:

Getting ready for the sack race:

Aidan and Eric listening to the banjo player:

Kickin' up his heels!

'80s Night!

It's been a while since I've posted but we haven't really done anything exciting lately. But last night I hosted an '80s party for my fellow dorks MOMS Club friends! I stepped it up a notch by ordering a 1989 Tiger Beat magazine off Ebay which had pin-ups I used for decor (my friend Tammy brought some of her old pin-ups as well). It seriously looked like my room way back when. We listened to '80s tunes, played MASH, mad libs, and I made the paper fortune teller that we used to play as a kid (you'll remember when you see the picture). So much fun! By the way, if you're looking for cheap accessories for an '80s party, go to Claire's! It's like walking back in time. I bought my lacy headband, jelly bracelets, belt (which I ended up not wearing because it was too big), and dangle earrings there. They also had slap bracelets. The '80s are back!!

Great Wolf Lodge

Daniel worked late a lot last month so we decided to have some family time and take a mini-vacation at Great Wolf Lodge in Grapevine! We'd never been but a lot of my friends have. We booked a Sunday-Tuesday stay which was great because it was a little cheaper and not crowded at all after Sunday. We checked in a little early on Sunday and got to swim at the huge indoor waterpark before our room was ready. It had a little kids' area with slides (which Aidan and Avery LOVED), a giant fort with bigger slides which Aidan did a few times, a wave pool, and a lazy river. So much fun!!! Although I will say that Daniel and I thought time went by very slowly while we were there. Avery is extremely independent, and is not afraid of ANYTHING...so keeping up with her to make sure she didn't wander off or do any death-defying stunts was a full-time job. We swam Sunday afternoon, Monday morning, and Tuesday morning after we checked out. Our room was so cool...there was a mini-suite area with bunk beds that was decked out to look like a tent. The kids loved sleeping in there, and it was great because Daniel and I could stay up and watch TV without keeping them awake (I brought a sound machine to help). Our whole family took a long nap Monday, and went to the arcade and Cub Club (play area for kids) after getting a snack from the Sweet Shop. There was also a pajama storytime in the main lobby at bedtime. Aidan's MDO friend Tate and his family who are friends of ours from church were there the first day too so Aidan loved having a buddy to play with. We loved every minute of our stay there and plan to go back someday!