Princess Party

Decorating tiaras

The barbie cake...I kind of think it deserves to be on cake wrecks (not my favorite cake I've ever made)

Pink princess table

My mom made Whitney's dress out of prom dress she got on clearance last fall!
My friend April's girls came dressed as princesses and helped with the party. Whitney absolutley loves Breya & Kendra and they love her too! She was so excited to have them come to her party. T

The day after Whitney's birthday, we had her first little friend party! She invited 4 friends for a Princess Party. We started with decorating foam tiaras with jewels, then had their makeup and nails done. Then they ate strawberries with whip cream, cheese cubes, cake and pink lemonade. After eating, Whitney opened her presents and then they played with the presents. The funny thing about this party was how extremely quiet all of the girls were! We planned for 2 hours thinking that they would want to run around and play in the house, but they really didn't. A couple of girls even asked when their mom's were coming (something they would never do on a regular play day!). It was so funny! I guess I know to plan some more activities and games next time!

Whitney's Birthday

A Leapster!

Birthday phone call with Grandpa

Presents!

Practicing applying her new makeup on cousin Bekah

On Whitney's birthday, we started the day with breakfast and presents. A Leprechaun turned our milk green and Whitney was really unsure about that! She was pretty excited to get a Leapster just like her friend Marissa! After breakfast we got ready and my mom and the kids and I went to Billings for the day. That evening we had family over for a little party. We barbecued hot dogs for dinner. We decided to forgo cake on her actual birthday since we were going to have cake for her friend party the next day, so we enjoyed St. Patrick's Day frosted sugar cookies instead. She got lots of great presents from Grandmas and cousins! Since her b-day is St. Patrick's day we don't really do the green thing around here.

FOUR

Happy Birthday to this beautiful little girl!

Village Inn

Wilson really wanted jelly. So I let him eat it.

This one's almost gone. Need another.

Last bite. Spoon it in. less mess.

Distraction Attempt

Failed...Going for another one!

Mini Golf

Wilson learning how to golf!

Putting the ball in the hole!

Taking a little breather! I was standing like this and Wilson started copying me, so Whitney did too!

Workin' on her swing!

On our last night in St. George, we decided to take the kids Miniature Golfing. They were pretty clueless in the beginning and had to be showed how to use the golf club. Wilson found it much easier to just hit the ball anyway you want and then pick it up and place it in the hole:) Whitney was really concentrating and was starting to get the hang of it at the end. She was the only one of us who got a hole-in-one! She was pretty disappointed when she accidentally hit her ball into the water on the last hole. It was a little difficult keeping Wilson interested through 18 holes, but overall we all had a great time. After golfing, the place we were at had an indoor play area and the kids had fun climbing and sliding in there too!

St. George Temple

Wilson is still putting things in his mouth!! I am so ready for him to be out of this stage!!!

On Friday evening, we decided to stop and walk around the grounds at the St. George Temple. It is amazing to think that it was finished in 1877! I am always so impressed with how well the grounds are cared for at every temple. I really enjoy taking the kids to the different temples even if they don't quite understand yet. I am so grateful for the blessings of the temple and that we have the opportunity to visit just the grounds and talk to our children about the importance of the temple!

Climbing on the Red Hills

Jumping &

Playing the "Trust" game with Daddy

A little crawling through the holes

A quick family pic

Wilson jumped right down after this picture was clicked!

Whitney was being a good sport for pictures!

On our first morning in St. George, we went driving around looking for something to do. Our first stop was an "adventure" as Whitney called it, climbing around on some red hills above the city. The kids had fun being outside and actually stayed clean in spite of the color of the rocks!