Cameron's Bday

Cameron is 9!!  We had a family party and he also had a friend "get-together." I was trying to avoid calling it a party because I didn't feel I had the energy to pull something like that together.  Yet it still felt very much like a party, funny how that happens!

 

Cameron with his friends playing in the backyard.  I was worried that I didn't have any planned activities until they started an impromptu game of football using an empty 2 liter bottle.  See they are just so creative on their own!!

Funniest part of the night was when the boys decided to watch Napoleon Dynamite and then all stood up to dance with Napoleon at the end.  It was SO funny!

Cutest pumpkin at Cinderella's ball

Kate's BIG dance performance was last week.  She has been practicing her pumpkin dance  for months with her adorable dance class.  There is nothing like watching a bunch of 3-4 year old girls trying to learn a dance.  Over the last several months there has been crying, laughing, teasing, falling over, picking noses, pulling pigtails, etc.  It was so neat to see it all culminate onstage at Kingsbury Hall in front of hundreds of people.  And I was so proud of Kate!  There was no stage fright or fear, she went up there and did the entire dance perfectly (as perfectly as a four year old can do a dance!) 


I don't think that was her favorite part however.  She LOVED getting her hair and make-up done and getting all dressed up and being the center of attention and having her grandparents come to her performance and getting flowers from her dad.  I really think it was magical for Kate to have an evening all about her.  She was all smiles when I tucked her into bed that night and couldn't stop talking about everything that had happened that evening.  At that moment all I could think is I AM SO GLAD I HAVE A GIRL :)

( These pics were taken before the performance because they didn't allow pictures there)