Happy 7th . . . I Guess

Halle celebrated her birthday last week. I don't know what is going on with me . . . but I am NOT excited about her turning one year older. In fact, I have told all my kids that we will not be celebrating ANY more birthdays! No one is allowed to grow any more! I am on the lookout for something that will freeze time . . . so our family can just stay exactly the way we are forever.

My kids however, don't believe it for a second. I keep telling them that it isn't that great to be all grown up . . . but they just laugh and think I am joking.

Halle had a birthday breakfast of stuffed french toast (thanks Liz!), eggs and bacon. She got several mechanical pets. One day I am probably going to have to break down and let her have a real one!

In the past, since Halle's birthday is so close to Halloween, she has always had dress-up or costume parties at home. Not this time though. She has been thinking about how to have a "different" party than that for months.

Chuck E. Cheese was the kind of different party she wanted. I drove 7 VERY giggly 1st grade girls to Chuck E. Cheese. They had so much fun, and once we were there, I wished I had scheduled an extra half hour!

Happy Birthday Halle! I am happy you had a happy birthday . . . I'm just sad that you are growing up!

Fall Break

Fall break. I always love it! This year it was so warm though . . .

This year we spent time at Jolley's Ranch (no pics unfortunately), Trafalga in Lehi (formerly Liberty Land), and the Red Barn. I also tried to be a responsible parent by making the girls do jobs and practice the piano too. It happened sometimes.

Here is our first visit to the Lehi Trafalga. The girls had a GREAT afternoon! It was actually kind of hot! They rode a few rides, drove bumper boats, bumper cars, took a pony ride, and climbed a rock wall.

Every fall break we head to a pumpkin patch to pick out our pumpkins. For the last couple of years, the Red Barn has been that pumpkin patch. We took a hayride, picked out pumpkins, and had ice cream in the Red Barn afterwards.

Oh I LOVE fall! This is by far my favorite season. It is already moving by too quickly!