Cade wanted a jungle birthday party because he LOVES monkeys, tigers, cheetahs, etc. He has such a great imagination, sometimes I think he IS part monkey! We transformed our basement into a jungle with trees, vines, a waterfall, and croaking frog noises. Cade insisted on inviting his ENTIRE 1st grade class over to play, and we shot bow and arrows, jumped over the quicksand, went on a safari, and ate zebra cakes. It felt like we had a house full of wild animals! It was a birthday I don't think Cade will ever forget!
Bailey loves holidays (just like her mom) and wanted to invite her friends over to decorate cookies. Bailey ended up getting the flu on Valentines and missing all the fun at school. She was sooooo upset, but I picked up her valentines from her classmates so she could read them in bed!
Avery said "Look mom, its a hat" as she put her diaper on her head. She is always making us smile!
This is one of those embarrassing childhood pictures that will definitely be on Cade's wedding video someday, heh heh! After his jungle birthday party, Cade and his friend were pretending to be "jungle boys" and made these outfits entirely out of recycled bags (????) I don't ask, I just take pictures!
Here we are in Moab- Would you believe Nessa just ran 13.1 miles? Yep she did, and she looks great! I was just there to cheer her on! (and to help her eat a big pasta dinner the night before!) 
