March Madness!!

*Warning: this is a pretty long post!!

We had a crazy month!! March was full of events, and they all took place in the same week!!!!

Blake's Birthday

First, was Blake's birthday. On Thursday March 4th, Blake turned 6. That morning I packed up Damon and Ashlyn and we headed to Blake's school with cupcakes in hand. Blake was excited to see us and so were his classmates. (because we had cupcakes of course!) The class sang happy birthday to him, which he hated, (I know this because the first thing he said when he got home from school was that he hated it!) then I passed out cupcakes and the kids devoured them. (why is it that being in school suddenly makes you starve?) Anyway, that evening at 6, we had a birthday party at Leo's Place. He had alot of friends come. (Dallin, Cade, Carter, Hailee, Ellie, Drew, Lexi, Ashlyn N., Seth, Sydney, Charlie, Max, Ashton, all of their parents, Grandma, Grandpa, Mom, Dad, Ashlyn, and Damon. And we wanted to invite more, but I was a slacker at handing out invitations.)If you look at this cake, then go and look at my post of last years birthday, you will see that it is the exact same cake. Once again he wanted a Star Wars theme, and this is the only cake I could find Star Wars.

Then to continue on Blake's birthday celebration, we had a "family party" on Saturday. We don't normally do 2 parties, but all of our family came into town that weekend for the baby blessing so we decided to have another. Once again at Leo's Place! (Idaho Falls just does not have alot of options) It was also my sister Aja's little girl Joslyn's 2nd birthday so we had a double celebration. We took some still photos with our new digital camcorder, but I have yet to figure out how to retrieve those photos so I don't have pictures from Saturday's party.

Ashlyn's Dance Performance

After the birthday parties, Ashlyn had her very first dance performance. She was WAY excited for this. She just barely started taking dance in February, and LOVES it! She practices her dances all day everyday, and will not turn down a chance to perform for anyone who is willing to watch. (So if you are in the mood for some cheap entertainment, come on over!) She was able to perform 2 dances. The first one is a jazz dance. (so cute!) Some how I did not get any pictures of her in this dance outfit. Also, Terry was incharge of taking the video of it, and somehow pressed pause right as the dance was starting without knowing it, so we didn't get the dance recorded either. UGH! Oh well, she has another recital in May, so we will be sure to get it then. The second dance is a ballet dance. This one Terry had to do with her. It is really sweet. Here are a few of pictures of our star performers after they did their dance...

I have been trying to upload the video of their dance all day long, and have finally given up. I don't know if it is too big of a file or what, but I am really frustrated now! Oh well, maybe Terry can figure it out for me and I can add it to this post later.

My sister just posted a new blog, and this picture of Ashlyn in her jazz dance costume was on it. Being the good aunt that she is, she must of snapped this picture of her, so I decided to steal it off her page. Thanks Jenna!

Damon's Blessing

Last but not least, was Damon's bably blessing. We were really glad that most of our family could make it down. Both of my sister's and their families along with my brother and parents were able to come. Terry's parents and one of his brothers and family made it, but unfortunately his brothers from Atlanta and Washington couldn't make it. We were able to bless him then come back to my house for a luncheon. It was really good to see and visit with everyone. Here are a few pictures from our day...

The man of the day with his Daddy.

My friend Jeni made this little tux for his big day. She makes and sells these for really cheap. She also makes them in black for weddings. Sizes newborn to 12 months. If you want one for your little guy let me know and I can get you her info.

All the guys who participated in the blessing.

Our family.

Us with our parents.

So, as you can see, we had a really busy week! It was alot of fun but I am glad it is over. It was stressful making sure not to forget anything for each event. Now in May we have Ashlyn's birthday and a second dance performance to look forward too.