Bella's 2nd Birthday

 We had a Mickey Mouse themed birthday party for Bella this year.
Mickey is her absolute all-time favorite, so I just had to.
I made a Mickey pinata, Mickey cupcakes, and had a Mickey coloring station for the kids.
(That top picture makes me laugh because Bella seriously loved those water bottles. She kept saying "baby water bottle!" and would hand them to people throughout the party.)
We had Mickey Mouse clubhouse music playing that the kids danced to in the living room.
Bella was beyond excited to see all the Mickey stuff. She kept screaming, "Mickey!!" to everything in a high-pitched, happy voice.
I also loved that all the other kids were so excited for everything Mickey too. I knew Bella would enjoy everything, but it made me so happy to see each one of the kids light up.
(I mean, what kid doesn't love Mickey?!)

All the kids were so excited there was a huge Mickey there. I wish I got a picture of each one of them with him-- they all would randomly go up to him and hug him, sit on his lap, kiss him, etc. It was so cute to see.
The real Mickey Mouse even called Bella to wish her a Happy Birthday!
I loved that the kids really thought they were talking to Mickey. So fun.

The pull-string pinata was perfect for this age group.
We all sang Happy Birthday to Bella and then each kid got to pull a string to release the candy. You can hear Bella's excitement in the video as she screams, "Mickey!!" when all the candy comes out. It took the kids a minute to realize they could take more than one piece of candy-- they each just took one at first, started eating it, and were content.
(I kinda liked that the pinata didn't get ruined too, especially since it took me 5x the amount of time to make than the tutorial said it would.)

 It was a great time with great people.
Love that our family and friends can join us for these fun memories.

Wheeler Farm

We went to Wheeler Farm while Lessley and the kiddos were visiting.

The kids ran around saying hi to all the animals, and we all had a picnic in the park.

There are tons of ducks and chickens roaming free around the farm, and Bella had a blast chasing them all around. That top picture with the rooster-- she actually caught it! Poor thing was just stunned and ran out of her arms as quick as it could. And that bottom picture.. she's totally sneaking up on the duck! Haha

 Oakley was so cute taking pictures of all the animals with her little camera

 (That's Bella saying "Mooooo!")

It was a fun little outing with the family.

Father's Day

Spent the day in Herriman together, grilling burgers and having fun like we always do. 

Happy Father's Day to the best Dads out there.

Memorial Day

We spent Memorial Day with the fam-- first at the Sanfords for a steak BBQ feast, then at the Norman's house for lots of playtime and dessert.
(When we got to Grandpa and Baba's house, Bella assumed that Oakley would be there, so she ran in the house all excited saying "Oak-ee! Oak-ee!" and when we broke the news to her that she wasn't going to be there, she cried her hardest cry.. the kind when she doesn't breathe for a minute. It was so heartbreaking, but so cute at the same time because she loves her cousin so much. So of course we took her to see Oakley afterwards, and then she didn't want to leave her side.)

(Bella painting my nails with chalk, and painting her toenails. She also painted Daddy's toenails, Grandpa's and even Max's.)

(Bella brought that placemat to us and said "Fort!" so Baba happily played in the little fort with her, and said it was the longest Bella has ever sat in her lap since she was a newborn.)

It was nice that everyone had the day off so that we could be together. 

We're unbelievably grateful for those who serve our country so that we can enjoy the freedoms that we do.

Mother's Day

We spent Mother's Day together in Herriman.

We had a BBQ outside and enjoyed the warm weather (teriyaki chicken burgers, broccoli salad, and fruit pizza were on the menu).