Scott's Actual Birthday

On Monday night Rick and Heidi took us out to eat for his birthday, parents and Russ and Hilary coming too of course, and we went to the most delicious restaurant ever! I don't think I have ever been so impressed with a restaurants food. So so good. Every single one of us was impressed and loved the dish that we got. For those of you in the area, it was Jaker's in IF. Get the deep fried zuccini and dip appetizer!

It is impossible to get Scott to smile for real in any picture I take.

And we were blown away that Russ actually did for this one.
Scott's wonderful parents.

Rick and Heidi being cute.

Don't miss the other two posts below. I did these all back to back.

Birthday Cake

On Sunday we went to Rick and Heidi's house to have Scott's birthday cake with the family. Russ and Hilary, and Mom and Dad Sorenson were there as well so it was a fun party.

I made Scott a Key Lime cheesecake(thanks Kevin and Melanie for the recipe!) and it was a HUGE hit. All the adults thought it was delicious.

I made this cake for the kids to eat and it was easier to do candles on it, so that's what we did.

Christiansen Reunion

Last Saturday we went to Pocatello for a family reunion for Scott's Mom's side. We had a great time visiting with Scott's parents, grandma, and aunts and uncles.

They had a bunch of fun activities for the kids, including face painting! Both of our kids sat very still for that. I'm sure wondering what was going on.


Scott's Mom, Grandma, and some of his aunts and uncles.
There was a pie eating contest that Scott, his brother Russ, and brother in law Rick participated in. None of them won, but it was fun to watch!

Cute kids

Having fun filling his dump truck with water.

Sydney's feet

She loves to wear David's hat

Sydney

In the last few days I've taken a bunch of pictures of Sydney at the park. Some of them are fuzzy because this sweet little girl just won't stay still!

Forgot her swimsuit that day. Good thing I had swim diapers though.

Trying to grab the camera...

Some Summer Fun

This last weekend was a whole lot of fun! We finally did something out of the ordinary that we don't normally do! Friday night we went to go see the 6th Harry Potter movie!! It was sooo awesome!!! We saw it with Scott's sister and our brother in law and my brother and some of his friends. So fun. Then on Saturday we went to Rigby lake and went swimming and had a barbecue. And after that we went to my brother and sis in laws house and had a bonfire and s'mores. It was such a fun day!

Friday at the park.Out to eat before the movie. Russ hanging out with Sydney.Hilary trying to get David's life jacket on.Silly brothers.

Naomi and David took turns giving Sydney her drink. They all thought it was pretty fun.

Kiss My Face

As some of you know Sydney has really bad eczema. It's something I'm hoping she'll grow out of because David did, but I've had issues with the lotions I've tried before. For one, they don't work(even the ones people say are the best), and for 2, I've done some research on the chemicals found in sunscreen, and then found that they were in all the lotions I was using in our household too. So a couple weeks ago I bought this in the organic section of our grocery store hoping that it would actually work, and in a healthy way. Well it does! With the help of it's all natural ingredients like coconut oil and various flower oils, it has basically completely removed all signs of eczema, including the raised, bumpy feel. The other lotions would moisturize it for a while but never take that raised, bumpy feel away. Nature knows best! I am very very pleased with this lotion and I'm sure Sydney is too!

Just some random stuff...

Last week our old friends the Crockett's came to visit us. We just chatted and caught up for a couple hours and then they were on their way again, but it was so much fun. David and their daughter had a great time together too. It's always so great to get together with such great friends. We miss our Mukilteo, WA group! David and Sydney bug each other their fair share, but most of the time they love to play together. It is just so cute to watch them giggle and talk!

We went to our garden over the weekend, and it had only been a week and a half since I'd been there before, and look at our peas! Last time we only had one blossum! I'm so excited!

Daddy helped David make this. How fun!

The 4th of July

We spent the weekend in Utah with some great friends! They were our first neighbors when we moved to Rexburg and all 4 of us became instant best friends(David was a month old). They have since moved and we really miss them! It was so great to spend a couple days with them.

Sydney with their adorable daughter.

Scott and Lance playing video games. That's, I think, their favorite past time, besides maybe running to the store to buy treats together(which they also did). Scott wishes they had had more time to play together.

We ate dinner at the Brick Oven where Lance works. Because everyone waiting(tons and tons of people!) were in large groups they slipped us right in. We didn't wait at all. This is Leanna and Lance with their cutie patootie daughter. =)

Afterwards we spent a little time at the duck pond on campus that was just down the road.

Leanna had our camera while I was changing Sydney's diaper and she caught David mid jump! That's his favorite past time.

We went down the road from their place to watch the stadium of Fire from a distance. I wasn't expecting much because we seemed so far away, but it was really cool! It was so loud I don't know if I could've been right there in the stadium.

David LOVED the fireworks. He couldn't get enough.

Like our prime curb side seats? Aparently it was a very popular spot for those in the neighborhood to watch the fireworks from because as we waited more and more people kept coming and it got rather crowded!