The Birthday Girl!

I can't believe she is officially 1!  The day came way to quick thanks to the weekend we had before, but nevertheless here it is!  I had to take her picture on the night before she turned 1.

The day of her birthday was crazy! We invited some family over to celebrate and last minute decided to include Rawley into the mix. His birthday is on Saturday, and it is also Thanksgiving weekend here in Canada. So we wanted to make sure that he got a cake and presents too! I think that Addy's cake turned out pretty cute considering I made it up on the fly. Rawley's was not really thought out, but he will get a better on for his friend party next week. Here is Addy's cake.

I think she was having fun opening her presents!

Have you ever seen a bigger surprised face? I think he liked it!

He got worms and dirt for his cake.

And we even got a birthday rainbow today!

We ended up having a great time, eating good cake and having good company. Glad that it all worked out, but I am still a little sad that my baby is not longer a baby! 

A Much Needed Break!

It feels like forever since Pat and I were able to take a trip minus the kids, so a while back some friends and I started talking about taking a couples trip.  After a bit of procrastination we finally made the plans and over this last weekend we headed out to Vegas!  It was nice to get to some warmer weather, spend some time with friends, see the sites and eat good food!  We aren't much for pictures!  I think we were dubbed the picture snobs actually, but that is alright!  We still managed to get a couple of shots in.  I can't believe how much has changed in the last few years.  I hardly recognized some of it.  City Center was crazy, the Fashion Mall was gigantic, and Freemont Street was super cool!  I had never been there before.

City Center looks way better when it is all lit up at night, but during the day it is still pretty cool.

The shopping was great! I found some good additions to my very lacking wardrobe, and got to spend the entire day with my sister Renee! Love ya sis! Next time it will be a trip to visit her instead of the strip.

By the end of the weekend we were very sleep deprived and missing the kids a ton. Can't wait to do it again! And thanks to my brother Brock and SIL Tasha, we will get to in about a month!