Tuesday, July 14

Misty's 1st Birthday


What a difference a year makes.


So, I know this post took a long time for me to do. (Her birthday was on the 11th) I've been trying to upload this video of her playing in her cake for like a week, and I've had no such luck. So I'll try to get it on here sometime.
Before I go into the fun birthday party, I just wanna talk about my little princess for a minute. Our little Misty Mae is such a little sweetheart. She brings so much joy into our lives in many ways. If she hears music, she is dancing; either swaying or bobbing up and down. She'll also clap her hands and yell throughout it. She has the brightest smiling blue eyes. I can say, "Misty, come give me kisses", and she'll crawl over to me and half-open her mouth close to mine. Her favorite thing to do is either play peek-a-boo or tackle her daddy. She says "mom" and "uh-oh" and "bay" (baby). She hasn't mastered walking yet, but when she does, we're sure it will be a RUN! She is so lively and full of energy. We love our little firecracker.


We had a pizza party and a lot of Misty's cousins were able to be there. They had so much fun watching her open her presents. She actually pulled at the paper and was opening them! It was so fun. She got lots of summer outfits, two baby dolls, and a toy to help her walk that converts into a ride-on toy. She really got into opening that one because it was bigger and she could stand up and pull on the paper.



I was so sure she would be all over in her cake. Well, she might have, if it hadn't scared mom when she grabbed the candle and put out the flame. I quickly pulled her away, and I think that made her uneasy about really playing in it. So she just poked it, and licked the frosting and ate the candy off of it. It was cute, and there was still cake to serve, even though I had an extra. After her cake and ice cream, she was ready for bed.

Tuesday, July 7

Our King Cowboy


Ross' dad, Alan, was asked to be the King Cowboy of Sanpete County this year--what an honor! He gets to ride in two parades, and he got a pair of chaps. They will also write an article about him and all of his accomplishments. So he rode in the Moroni City parade on the 4th of July. He had the team of gray mares pulling the wagon with some of his grandkids on there throwing candy. It was a great way to start out our 4th of July! P.S. Sorry I don't have very good pics of him. All the closeups I took of just him didn't turn out. It was very sunny.

Okay, this is not the King Cowboy (obviously), but maybe in the future huh? What a cutie!
Waiting for the parade to start.

Wyatt and cousins, Audrey, Alan and Sarah throwing candy. They had a blast!

Alan wanted Ross to ride with him. He was a little worried about taking the team around so many people. He wanted to be prepared. Ross worked the night before, and hadn't slept for a long time, but he was game.

After the parade, we gathered up our food for a picnic up at the springs. We usually go somewhere to cool off on the 4th and this was the perfect spot. We all rode up on the wagon, had lunch, relaxed, and also sang happy birthday to Ross' mom, Brenda.

Wyatt finishing someone else's soda.

Cousin Autumn sporting a cowboy hat.

Misty being a cutie patootie with her crinkle-nosed face.

Later on that night, we went over to Holly's with the intent to do some home fireworks. Our town doesn't do fireworks on the 4th, they wait a few weeks until Lamb Day. As soon as it started to get dark, the wind picked up real bad, so we decided to wait. Pretty soon we were watching someone real fireworks from an awesome lightning storm. It was cool! And it rained a little, and the kids enjoyed it. It was a fun and eventful day.

Friday, July 3

Team Prayer

Wyatt said the prayer at breakfast this morning. I helped him although he obviously knew what to say. This is how it went.

Me: Heavenly Father
Wyatt: bless
M: the food
W: the food
M: Thank Thee
W: for it
M: Name of Jesus
W: Christ...AMEN!