Gwen Turns 4

Gwen turned 4 today.

Sometimes I wonder if I should celebrate the day BEFORE their birthday. Yesterday was her LAST day EVER of being 3! I'm not sure I like celebrating the day that changes how old my kids are.

I remember the day she was born. I remember feeling like I barely made it to the hospital . . . she was born 50 or so minutes after getting there! And I was not sitting at home trying to be super-woman or anything . . . (in case anyone actually thought that was even possible) . . . super scary.

I actually do really like this age. She doesn't have any inhibitions. I love that she likes to go out in costumes and sing while shopping in stores.

She had her first birthday party today . . . well at least one where we invited friends. She only wanted girls to come . . . and they had to want to be a princess.

I made a cake! A princess castle cake. It may have been a little much . . . and didn't look quite as good as a store-bought cake. But my girls thought it was AWESOME!

Her birthday was so fun, and I think her party met all of her expectations.

For dinner she chose grilled ham and cheese sandwiches, grapes, apples, and bananas. (Thank you Gwen . . . that is sooo easy)!

Happy Birthday Gwen!

Fall Frolick

Back so Soon?

Football season is here again. Ben looks forward to this all year long! My girls actually look forward to their individual "daddy-daughter dates" to a game too!

Me? I don't really think about football much during the year . . . or even during the season. But since I like Ben so much . . . I'll go to games with him! Go Cougars!

Toothbrushes

First of all, isn't this little guy SO handsome? I sure think so. Check out his white blonde hair and his blue eyes and . . . okay, but back to the topic of this post . . . toothbrushes. Along with going to the dentist, toothbrushes are a huge deal at our house. Getting a new one is like getting exactly what you wanted for Christmas.

I guess Austin has caught on! He got his first toothbrush last weekend (I know . . . he's had a lot of teeth for awhile . . . it just took me this long for it to click in my mind that I need to start brushing all those babies)! He let me brush his teeth. And he REALLY enjoyed having his own turn to brush! He played this teeth brushing game for . . . I don't know how long. I finally had to PRY the toothbrush out of his tight-gripped hand so I could put him to bed!

The Dentist

I am pretty sure that I have NEVER been EXCITED to go the dentist. I wasn't scared of it . . . it just wasn't up there on the "fun thing to do" list.

My girls LOVE going to the dentist! They look forward to their appointments for MONTHS. Gwen could not contain her excitement last night when I told her she had an appointment along with her sisters in the morning. You would think Christmas is coming! Thanks goodness for great pediatric dentists!

We see Dr. Bret Sorensen in Spanish Fork. We have been going to him for a few years now . . . so if anyone is looking around for one . . . we highly recommend him!

Soccer + Fall = One Happy Mom!

I love it when soccer season starts! I love that Halle REALLY likes to play . . . and she's pretty good too! Abby wanted to give it a try this year also . . . some good pics of her playing coming soon.

And They're Off!

Abby and Halle are off to 4th and 1st grade! They both had a hard time sleeping last night, and it seems like I heard them talking before 6am this morning. They are both so excited and nervous!




I had to follow them to school this morning so that I would know for SURE that they made it okay. Now I am off to figure out what our new routine will be! (routines are my sanity!)