A day at the park

We spent the first day of spring break at the park!

Layton played on Dallin’s scooter and Dallin played on his.  Layton was so good on it that we went that very day and let him use his birthday money to buy him one.  Thanks Meme!

Dallin found a little caterpillar to play with.

And Mandy prettied up Chloe’s hair!

We then went for a walk.  Mandy is quick becoming one of Papa’s best little buddies.

A pause mid walk for photos…

And then a freezing moment out on the pier!

Grandma and Papa showed us a special stone in the butterfly garden…

It was a beautiful fun day!

Layton’s Birthday Party–Angry Birds Style

Layton is probably like every other child out there – they go through phases of things that interest them to point of almost obsession.  In the months before his birthday, Layton’s obsession revolved around Angry Birds.  So it should come as no surprise that this is what the theme of his party was!

All the games we played had to do with Angry Birds.  First was pin the tail on the red bird.

Layton thought it was hilarious that Dallin’s was so far off the mark.  I’m pretty sure Dallin did that on purpose just to make Layton laugh.

Then the mean pigs hid all of the bird eggs.  Because it was raining outside, they hid all the eggs inside and the kids went in search of them.  They girls you may not recognize in these photos are the kids’ friends from across the street, Anastasia and Rita.

Then the giant pig arrived and it was take down time!!!

You’ll notice Nathan didn’t stay behind the pig for long.  Even though they were using marshmallows, it was still dangerous place to be!

Then it was cake time!

Everyone sang him happy birthday,

and he blew out his candles in just one blow.  He was very proud of that fact.

The best part of the day – PRESENTS!

Thanks so much to everyone that gave him something.  He loved it all!

Layton’s Actual Birthday

Layton’s birthday fell on a Wednesday, so we had his party on Saturday.  But, we couldn’t let the day past without making it a little special.

We let him open a present

and then I made him cupcakes to take to his class at school.  He wanted all different color ones, so I tried to oblige.  He of course wanted a green one for himself.

They all sang him happy birthday

and then it was time to dig in!  Those kids are so silly!