It's party time with Batman and friends....

Dylan had his big 5 year old party last Saturday. Since we were able to get a deal on a Batman bounce house, the party theme was changed from Transformers to Batman.
Daddy, Dylan and Tate in the bounce house. It also became a wrestling cage.

After going to multiple stores in search of a Batman cake, I found that the only store that had the "Batman cake set up, " was the Smith's near our home. Why I didn't go there first? I was sure they would not have that in their small bakery.

We had a great time and are grateful that all of our little friends and family were able to come. There were many little Batmans and Robins who made it a blast! Dylan was so excited and when we were taking the bounce house back he asked, "can I have a Batman party like this again next year." You only turn 5 once, right? We were also excited to have a suprise visit by Grandma Rowley, who showed up on Dylan's birthday with two fish (thanks Grandma..now we hope the fish live). Dylan had a great birthday and we enjoyed making it a memorable day for our "Bubba."

Happy Anniversary

We just celebrated our 11th anniversary on the 21st. I can't believe it has been 11 years already! Since Dylan's birthday is on the 20th we celebrated the weekend before our anniversary. We were able to get away and share time together at the Little America. A big thanks to Grandma and Grandpa Green for staying with the kids. It was a nice getaway and we enjoyed spending time together. These are a few things I love about being married to Mike. He is a great listener. He works hard to support our family. He is very attractive. He has a great personality. He loves being a dad and it shows. He has a strong testimony of the gospel. I am grateful for all he does! Happy Anniversary and many more happy years to come!!

Happy Birthday to BUBBA!

Our little guy is officially a 5 year old today! Where has the time gone? Dylan told his Grandma that today was his "grand birthday." He will be having his birthday party on Saturday and he is constantly asking, "is it Saturday yet." These are a few things that we love about Dylan and why we are blessed to have him in our family.

1. He is always open for a new adventure and enjoys playing with his brother and his friends.


2. Dylan is very independent. He gets his own bowl of cereal, complete with milk, and he is not afraid to schedule his own play dates.


3. Dylan loves to cuddle and is very affectionate. He will come and give me a kiss spontaneously(I hope this will never change).


4. Dylan enjoys building things and he has a great imagination. He loves Lego's and is very good at figuring out video games. His favorite place to be is outside and he is always displaying the many small insects that he has collected.
   
5. Dylan has a great sense of humor and is always making us laugh.
6. His prayers are well beyond his age. He is very thoughtful, wise, and concise, when he says his prayers. We love to hear his little prayers.

WE LOVE YOU DYLAN AND WISH YOU A HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

Thanksgiving point.............

• Yesterday we spent the day with our close friends at Thanksgiving Point.
• The kids loved Noah's Ark and enjoyed "getting sprayed by the elephants."
• It was a gorgeous day for a picnic near the waterfalls.
• Tate enjoyed walking the 1 1/2-2 mile distance (why bring the stroller).
• The best part was getting to share the day with awesome friends.

Were back .....

Okay, it has been a little rough around our home lately. The H1N1, or otherwise known as the swine flu, came to our home for a visit. I have never been so ill in my whole life. Mike and I both had it and we were non-functional. Thank heavens that Grandma Green took Dylan for a few days while we somewhat recovered. Tate was also on the Tamiflu and he had a brief spell of the junk, but Dylan never did get ill. I also got strep - just to boot. We stayed in for nearly a week and then the boys and I went to Parowan to see family. Were thankful for our family and friends and appreciate all their suppport during this time.