Happy Birthday!

Happy Birthday Dan! For Dan's birthday I surprised him with a round of golf with Mitch. Dan and Mitch have always been super close. Now that Mitch works graveyards for SLCPD it is hard to get together. So Mitch was sweet enough to go straight from work to golf with Dan. They had a blast partially due to all the caffeine in Mitch's system. We went to dinner at Benihanas. That has become a birthday tradition around here. After we came home for cake and ice cream. After Dan saw the cake I made Addie, he decided he wanted a BMW cake. He was totally joking but I thought it was a great idea. I figured out a plan and went to work. It turned out so cool and yummy. The birthday boy was way impressed.

Waitress & Firefly

The theme of Addie's recital was Princess and the Frog. Her tap number was so cute. They were all dressed up like little waitresses. Her ballet number was the Song of the firefly. They had the cutest little tutu! It was only on the backside. They put a little light in so they glowed. Addie did so good dancing. She was way into showing everyone her light up bum.

Addie's Ladybug Party

For her 3rd birthday, it was all about ladybugs. About a month ago, she saw a ladybug cake at the store and decided she wanted a ladybug party. So I made her a ladybug cake and we played ladybug games (place the spots on the ladybug and a bean bag toss on leaves with ladybugs). Last but not least, we gave out live ladybugs. Unfortunately the bag we purchased had a lot of dead ones in it. At least every kid was able to get one. The party was a ton of fun. Addie loved playing, opening her presents, her cake, and playing with the ladybug crawling up her arm. It is hard to believe our little girl is 3!

Seattle

Two weeks ago we took a very quick trip up to Seattle. Dan found an awesome deal on a car. He told me he was going to fly up there and drive it home. I told him there was no way he was going to Seattle without us! There are so many things to do up there. We went and hung out at the pier. We went on a boat ride which is where Dan took the awesome photo of the skyline. On Monday we went to the zoo. They have the best zoo up there! They have so many exhibits where you get close to the animals. The kids liked all the things to climb on and pose in front of. On Tuesday before we started our drive home, we headed down to Pike Place Market. We even got to see a fish thrown. I bought way too much fruit! It was quick but a really fun trip. I was excited to get away seeing how I am soon to be in the home bound stage of pregnancy.