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Happy Birthday 5 Year Old

We celebrated Cori's birthday this past week!! She is now five years old, which sure sounds a lot older than four. Five is no longer a toddler, she is now so grown up and just waiting for kindergarten. All she wanted for her birthday was a party and a Little Mermaid dress-up. So here she is as Ariel right before her princess party.

Of course we had dainty, little cupcakes for a birthday cake. Tad and I got to take Cori out to dinner just the three of us that night. It was so fun to have her alone. Although when we were out, she insisted that she wanted ribs to eat. I kept telling her that she might not like to eat meat off of bones, but she could have whatever she wanted. Needless to say, she only had fries and dessert for dinner.

A new swimming suit.

I know some of you might recognize the princess that came to the party! It's okay Cori recognized her too, but no one else did.

Princesses have to walk, eat, talk, and drink feminine.

This was much calmer than our Jedi party we had in the fall. Such cute princesses!

The day before Cori's birthday, I got to go to her school to talk about her and read her favorite stories to her class.

Jamie and her kids were in town a few days before Cori's birthday so we had another party with her favorite cousins. Here is Cori and Oliver.

When I was younger I knew that I always wanted to be a mom. I couldn't even think of what I wanted to be when I grew up, I wanted to be a mom. But, when I pictured motherhood, I always thought I would have all boys. I was completely shocked when i had a girl. I am so happy and grateful to be Cori's mom. She and I love to paint fingernails, go shopping, eat brownies, play barbies, and cuddle with dolls. I am so happy we are best friends, and that Heavenly Father knew that this house needed a girl. happy Birthday Miss Cori!

We escaped the cold weather for the weekend! It was so nice in St. George. We are talking like 55 degrees. Notice a couple of my boys are just in t-shirts. It is funny how warm 55 feels when we are living in 25 degree weather. We spent the day at Snow Canyon just playing in the sand and hiking. It did the kids a world of good to get some freah air.

Look at what little stinkers I have on my hands....good thing they are cute! Our great friends and neighbors invited us down and were the best hosts. We are so lucky that we have kids the exact same ages as each other. And every one of them got along so great all weekend long even the two year olds.

I don't know, do you think any of them look like me?

Now here are the two that look alike.

Cori with her BFF Bailey.

Look What Just Came...

Just got delivered!! I'm sure Kamden will soon be playing masterpieces!

The Toughest Boy I Know

Kamden has been complaining since Christmas Eve of a toothache...and I didn't do anything about it until today! But, just a disclaimer, he only complains at night of this toothache, so you know kids, this was just an excuse to stay up at night. Well, I finally took him to the dentist today, and we left with two less teeth than we walked in with. The teeth had become abscessed. I feel so bad...like a terrible mother. The crazy thing is when we left the dentist I told him he didn't have to go back to school, and he cried that he wanted to. So, he is still at school with gauze in his mouth and no lunch in his stomach. But, he is pain free. What a tough kid, much tougher than his mom and dad.