Picture Time!

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Birthday Girl

Jane is a birthday girl because she loves her birthday (I wonder where that comes from?). A couple months ago she had an idea of having a cheerleader birthday party. I thought it was probably just a random idea that would be replaced by another random party idea the next week. Then I started looking at Oriental Trading and found cheerleader party supplies on sale, so I told Jane we were doing the cheerleader party! Then I just kept reminding her over and over that she still wanted a cheerleader party.

We had her party yesterday and it was so much fun for Jane and most of the little ones. Her party didn't start till 3:30 so Jane was asking constantly if it was time yet. So I went ahead and let her open her presents from Ryan and Alex before the party.

I asked 2 girls (who are also Jane's dance teachers/babysitters/best friends if you ask Jane) if they would come as the guest cheerleaders. They did such a great job! They taught the girls some cheers and played some games with them. If anyone is interested I'm sure they would come do a cheer party for you!

Here's the best group shot I could get. With 11 kids there I was lucky to get one with almost everyone in it (we're just missing Ryan in this one). This was taken at the end when a lot of the kids were done. I should have taken one at the beginning when they're all still kinda shy!

i love summer

and this is why:

bike rides

hikes to waterfalls

picnics

carnivals

summer nights

I love love love being outdoors, so can it please stay summer forever????

King's Ball and swimming lessons

Last night Jane and Jeff went to the King's Daddy Daughter Ball. It was part of the princess festival that was going on all week at Hatfieldadelphia park in Lindon. From the pictures, it looked amazing. Maybe someday I can go to a ball too!

Princess Jane

Ready for the Ball

At the Ball

They had an entertainer

Cinderella showed up to dance with her prince and then read the princesses the Cinderella story

Jane with Cinderella

So Jealous of my little Princess

They learned a dance and had some refreshments

Jane took pictures in all of the cutouts, but this one looked a little real

They played at the park afterwards

Jane in the carraige

Jane by the water fountain

Jane and Ryan just finished swimming lessons. They took them at the Scera pool again. This was my first time in 4 years that I got to chill on the lounge chairs while the kids were in classes! I'll be back in the water again next year with Alex in the parent/child class. Jane and Ryan had a lot of fun and they learned a little ;) I don't know if I will ever be used to seeing swimming pictures with mountains in the background. It just seems wrong somehow.

Jane playing Alligator, Alligator, What time is it?

Jane loved the sticks part

Ryan loved jumping in

He sometimes loved bubbles, but he always loved his teacher, Miss Courtney! He had a little crush on her and told me he liked her because she was so cute!

Bug Bites

Yesterday Ryan had to go to the dentist to get a crown and a filling. We were in the waiting room and the anesthesiologist came to give him the shot to make him a little loopy. His method is to distract the kids and do it while they're not looking. I'm not sure if this really works better than the up front, I'm going to give you a shot and it's going to hurt a little approach. So anyways, Ryan was picking out prizes and then the anesthesiologist was on the side of him and said, "it's just a little bug bite" and then gave him the shot. Ryan was a little surprised and didn't cry at all. Within 2 minutes he was staring off into space and not really there. It was kinda creepy. They took him back ad did all the dental work, everything was fine. When he woke up he told me, "there was a bee on me and the guy shot it!" So I'm thinking it's not really better to think that there are bees in the dentist office and they shoot them. Whatever, it was pretty funny! It was also funny to watch him try to walk when he was still a little dizzy! I'm hoping he doesn't have to be put under again for more dental work.