Sierra's BIG 4th Birthday!

I can't believe my baby girl is 4. To celebrate her 4th birthday she got to have 2 parties. (She isn't spoiled or anything!) She had a birthday party in East Texas with 2 of her cousins that were also celebrating birthdays in July.
My dad bought a large blowup water slide for all the grandkids to play on when they are over so he thought it would be fun to get out for their birthday party. It has a large slide & then a small slide, both of which come out in a pool of water.
Sierra enjoyed the little slide. She didn't like the big slide because when you get to the bottom the water splashes in your face. She doesn't like that at all! So, she stuck to the small slide all night.


As you can tell, Savanah doesn't have a problem with the big slide AT ALL!


I tried to get Sierra to go up the big slide but she wasn't have any thing to do with it. Well, she tried it once & that was all she wrote.

Her she is with her cousins. My nephew Jaykob had a CAR MOVIE cake, my niece Callie made her own cake (She did an awesome job!) & my girl Sierra wanted a Barbie cake.

Kids are so funny! I tried to get her to pick a different Barbie to put in her cake but she wasn't having it. She wanted this Barbie with PINK hair & that was that! Since it was HER cake I gave in. I'm glad I did because it turned out pretty & she LOVED it, so that is all that matters.

I loved this one of her licking the icing off her Barbie! TOOOO Cute!

We then had a party, at the pool in our subdivision, with her friends here. They had alot of fun swimming & eating cake.

We had such a busy week with Bryan's work & also a ward party that I was in charge of, that I decided to just do cupcakes at this party. But we had to have Barbie things on top of each cupcake.



Sierra LOVES Barbies! So, she had been wanting a Barbie house to go along with all her Barbies. One day when I was going over to my mother-in-laws I came across a garage sale with a Barbie house for $30. It was in great condition so I ran up, paid for it, then had my father-in-law go back and pick it up for me. It has been at their house for months without her knowing. She was so shocked & so excited. We have hardly seen her since. She loves playing Barbies with her new house. It is so cute! Growing up I loved Barbies too. I played with them til I was atleast 12. My sister had a Barbie house, but I didn't. And she didn't like to share it either. SO, it was so funny getting her a Barbie house. So far she is sharing it with Savanah pretty good.

My sweet girl is so excited to be 4 & tells me all the time that she is getting GIANT now. We love Sierra & the sweet little girl that she is. She has always been such a sunshine to me. The Lord knew we needed her in our family. She lights up a room with her sweet spirit, her sweet smile, and her little laugh! I love you Sierra! Happy Birthday, Baby Girl!

Summer Fun!

I'm back Staci! I am still laughing that you started your blog out telling me that you missed reading my blogs. So, here I am! We have had a really busy summer, but a fun summer. SO, I thought I would share of few photo's of what we have been up to.

We went camping at my cousins lake a few weeks ago & had lots of fun. Yes, I do mean lake. He has about 400 acreas & their was a natural spring on it that was dammed up. They took the dam out & after a few rain storms it formed a lake. It was alot of fun!



He had a paddle boat their & we went for a ride. Deuce didn't actually go out on the lake with us, but he jumped in with the kids so I got to take this cute photo! My 5 babies, aren't they cute!


He has a dock that the boys enjoyed fishing! My kids have become quite the fishermen since we moved to Texas. We go fishing alot!



The girls getting ready to go out in the paddle boat with Bryan & I. I haven't been in a paddle boat in over 10 years. It was alot of fun, but I forgot that it was alot of work on my legs.



Bryan took the kids out in the boat! Everyone but Sierra had fun! She did not like it at all! She is crying in this picture. She liked the paddle boat better because it didn't rock back and forth.

We also spend alot of time swimming. We have 2 pools in our subdivision so we are their almost everyday. The kids took swimming lessons again this summer, from my friend, & the 3 oldest ones are really becoming little fish.

When Bryan goes with us to the pool, Bryce, Brayden & Savanah hang all over him & have him throw them in the pool. They love it!

I thought this one was cute of Bryce! He LOVES swimming & has taught himself to do front & back flips. He also loves to dive for things in the pool. The kids are not going to like it when it gets to cold to go swimming!

Sierra loves the pool, but won't get out of the ring if she is in the big pool. We have a great baby pool that she is usually in. She took swimming lessons for the first time this year, but doesn't like to put her face under water. Maybe next year!

Brayden is a really good swimmer, also. The only reason he is in a ring is because he loves to jump from the side of the pool into the ring.



More swimming!

I just realized that I didn't post a picture of Savanah! She is an amazing swimmer. For those of you that know Savanah well that probably doesn't surprise you. She is such a little fish. (I'll find a picture of her & post later.)

Did I mention that we fish ALOT! We have a pond in our subdivision & it is a great place to fish. EVERY time the kids throw their line in they catch a fish. Then we throw them back in. Bryan's job is the help them get the fish off the line, if it is hard. But, most of the time they bait their hook & get the fish off by themself.

I love this picture of Bryan! He is toooooo funny!




The boys have become quite the fishermen! They have even gotten really good at catching catfish. They love it!

Here is my little Sierra! She even loves to fish & doesn't mind touching the fish. In most things she is alot like me, but I can't handle touching a fish! You go girl!

My girl Savanah! She is great at anything she does. Swimming, fishing, & even riding her bike. She decided one day that she wanted Bryan to take off her training wheels. Bryan set the wheels on the ground & before he could turn around to help her she just got on & took off. That's my girl!



Brayden (or little Bryan as I call him)! I love this picture because it really shows his personality. He is just so funny & so much like his dad. He keeps us laughing.


I hope everyone has had a great summer, like we have. I have more to post like our Hawaii trip, my brothers wedding, Sierra's birthday, & school. BUT dinner is calling so I will try later this week.

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