Time keeps flying by and I keep getting behind on posting. The result will be more pictures and less story. Here is a snapshot of three huge birthdays in our family.
At the end of October I celebrated 42 years old! I'm not getting any younger. The kids and family were all great. I woke up and ran with my friends that I've been running with for over 10 years and then came home to this. The kids were all awake and anxious for me to open some presents before work.
Jill and the kids gave me a pair of wireless headphones, a AAA membership, some running socks, and a jar of natural peanut butter to add to my daily smoothie.
After work mom and dad watched the kids while Jill and I went with some friends to a Garth Brooks concert. While I'm not exactly "country" I listened to a lot of Garth Brooks in the 90's and during my college years. I inventoried my CD collection and I found over 10 Garth CDs. Jill also likes Garth so it was a perfect date and a great way to celebrate a birthday. It was made more fun by being with great friends. The Burtons, Chandlers, and Yeagers all came with us. We picked everyone up in our van and went to Dickie's for dinner. I love their big yellow cups and I needed a new cup for the smoothies that I drink every morning. Then we headed downtown to the Vivint Arena. Melissa Chandler had never been to a concert before so what better way to break her into a concert than with Garth Brooks!
Unfortunately, our seats weren't very good; in fact we were almost the very last row! We didn't even get to sit all together. Jill and I had two seats across the arena from the other six. The tickets had all been available online and buying tickets was quite the ordeal for Jill. Thankfully we got tickets, but it came with great stress. Here is a view of the stage from our seats. We wished we were closer, but the concert was amazing. It was so much fun to sing along with Garth on so many classic songs.
The Bunkalls were nice and celebrated my birthday at Sunday dinner. Corwin made some ribs with his smoker. He has been smoking a lot of meats lately and we have been able to eat the delicious results. We also had carrot cake--my birthday request.
The Bryants also celebrated my birthday at Sunday dinner (on a different Sunday). I always ask for chicken cordon bleu and carrot cake. Mom didn't disappoint, it was delicious.
Next we ushered in Landon's and Logan's birthdays and an anniversary for Jill and me. Landon's birthday was first, on Tuesday, November 3. He woke up so happy! He had been counting down the number of days until his birthday, using an app on one of our old iPhones.
It was a bit of a sports theme. The boys aren't asking for as many traditional toys, and they are really into sports right now. We gave him a tennis racket, football gloves, a football, basketball, and some Big League Chew! We also gave him basketball pants and an Under Armour jacket (that he has wanted for months). He was so happy!
We waited until football season was almost over to hold his friend party. Friday, November 13, he invited some of his friends to Delton Lanes. Fynn Neilson, Keaton Collard, James and Greg Burton, and Hudson came. Delton Lanes is a fairly new bowling alley in Riverton that had birthday specials for kids. We had 8 kids bowling and they had a terrific time! It was a bit chaotic but they all had an absolute blast.
Alyssa started using the tool to guide the ball, but before long she was throwing the ball down the lane all by herself! It was so fun to watch her ball slowly go down the lane. The ball went so slowly we wondered if it would reach the pins, but sure enough it always did.
The kids all had a great time bowling. Afterward we told them they could also play a game of laser tag. They didn't really know what to expect, and Alyssa was especially nervous. After a short training by the employee, the kids were ready to go to battle. They all ran into the room where they would shoot each other and it was Game On! The room had two levels and pillars you could hide behind. A black light illuminated white colors and they had cool rock music! Alyssa was nervous so we walked by her for a bit, but sure enough after a couple of minutes she ran along on her own and Jill and I were free to walk around and watch the kids play. When the game was over, they were sweaty and really excited and happy. They had a blast! They were all asking to play again and telling anyone who would listen to them how awesome it was. Even Alyssa said her favorite part was when she "didn't have to be with Mom and Dad." It was funny that she began so scared she didn't want to go in without us, but by the end her favorite time was when she could be on her own. Parents get no respect.
After laser tag we had just enough time to come home and let Landon open some presents from his friends.
We ate deli sandwiches and Sun Chips (two of his favorites). He loved lighting the cupcake candles.
Logan's birthday, on Wednesday, November 11, marked the end of the festivities. Turning 11 is a big deal! He now gets to go to Boy Scouts, not just cubs. We gave him a Boy Scout shirt, pocket knife, tennis racket, basketball, Minecraft Lego set, and some clothes.
He really wanted this jacket that zips up and looks like a skeleton. It's crazy, but it's what he wanted.
Logan also got to go to school on his birthday. He took Hostess Cupcakes to share with his class for a birthday treat. For Logan's birthday dinner we went to Jim's, but it was so busy we opted to head to the International House of Pancakes instead. He was really happy and had a terrific day.
We celebrated the boys' birthdays with extended family too. Sunday, November 1 we ate dinner at Grandma Bryant's and celebrated lots of birthdays. In addition to our boys, Kandis, Becky Jo, and Brooklyn celebrated birthdays.
The kids loved their candy bar poster from Aunt Kandis and Uncle Brandon. It's all Alyssa talks about now and she only wants a candy poster for Christmas!
We celebrated the boys' birthdays again on Sunday, November 8, but this time was at our home with the Bunkall family. Jill made roast beef and mashed potatoes and chocolate cake.
Grandma and Grandpa Bunkall watched on.
The cake Jill made to celebrate.
Logan had a friend birthday party on Saturday, November 14. We talked about a lot of different ideas but he settled on inviting friends over for pizza and a movie. Hyrum Barlow, Greg Burton, Mason Chandler, Ronald Smith, Curen Cole, Bronson Campbell, and Tyler Hagen came. They enjoyed their dinner and then watched Star Wars #1 in the basement. Logan really wanted to have movie treats and trays on which the boys could put them. We found some trays and had candy and popcorn for the boys to eat. It was a pretty simple party, but Logan was happy.
Birthday season was a lot of fun. Now that birthdays are behind us we are going to focus on Thanksgiving and Christmas. It all comes so fast.
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