More Birthday Fun!

For some reason, of all my kids it seems hardest to have my little girl grow up, but alas, she has had another birthday and is now another year older. With three older brothers I really expected Sydney to be a little tomboy, but that is definitely not the case, she loves all things pink and purple and girly, as you will see. It was fun to have a pink banner this year...

Sydney got to fill out a poster all about her favorite things for preschool. The little shoulder shrug is her latest pose for picture taking (she adopted this same pose for her class picture at school too).

For Sydney's birthday, we (Sydney, Carter and I) went to a local Children's Museum. The kids LOVED it! Carter was busy, busy chasing after all of the various balls all over the place. It was like heaven for him. And Sydney had a great time exploring so many new ways to play. We had a great day playing and getting away from the usual.
For her family celebration that night, Sydney wanted a pink cake with jelly beans. She decorated it all by herself...

Just this last weekend we had a Princess Birthday party with Sydney's friends. It was very pink and purple and frilly and girly, so therefore it was a success. We started out by decorating crowns...

Here are some of the girls in their Princess finery...

We did a little "Pin the Crown on the Princess"...

And a little Princess Karaoke...

The boys were super helpful! And, as you can tell, loving all of the girlyness surrounding them...

Most of the boys retreated out to the back yard with their friends for a little rough and tough football to shake off all of that estrogen. Carter enjoyed having his little buddy Logan here to chase around with. At one point we found the two boys throwing green tomatoes off of our vine over the fence and into the neighbor's yard. Hmmm... Wonder who came up with a game like that...

The girls also enjoyed making some bracelets...


And then came time for cake and ice cream...



All in all a great time!
And so, there is one more child in the Gordon family who is a year older, and only three more birthdays left in our Birthday Season.
We love you Sydney! So grateful to have your sweet and very fun presence in our family! Happy Birthday!

Happy Birthday Tyler!

It is birthday season at our house, and Tyler had his eleventh birthday a couple of weeks ago (a little behind, I know!) Tyler was a lucky boy and got to celebrate twice this year, once with family and once with friends. Here is the birthday boy, on his birthday...

Tyler decided he wanted to try something new for his birthday cake this year, so he went for an ice cream cake. He chose two kinds of ice cream (chocolate and vanilla) and two favorite candy bars (Milky Way and Hundred Grand). It was very yummy, but just for a note, Milky Ways, and Hundred Grands get really hard when frozen, so if you try this at home, chew carefully!


Carter, who got all dirty from ice cream and had to remove his shirt, enjoyed showing off his massive biceps...

Or was it his big belly he was showing off, he is pretty fond of that too...

On the Saturday after his birthday, Tyler got to take some friends to play Laser Tag. They enjoyed some pizza and cake first.


Tyler also got to go in the Money blowing thing (I am sure there is an official name for this, but it escapes me right now). Unfortunately, it wasn't real money, just points towards a great prize, like a sucker, or a squishy frog. You know what I am talking about.

While the kids were playing laser tag, Sydney and Carter did some fun stuff of their own.


The kids also got to ride some go karts. I was pretty amazed that Sydney ran right out there with the boys, and she had no problem driving!


Made for a fun week, Happy Birthday Tyler!

Soccer!

It is soccer season, a busy time for many a family, including this one. Here are just a few shots of the soccer boys...
They have both done really well, both have scored a few times and had some wins and some losses. Ann commented on our last post about Tyler's "moves" on the soccer field...
Here is a pretty regular sight on at Tyler's games. A lot of the kids out there are almost as tall as I am, if not just as tall. Tyler remains to be fearless despite their size, and he manages to hold his own...
Carter is just sucking it all in and anticipates his turn out on the field. You should see his drop-kick!

It's Great to Be Eight!

Sam had a big day this month. On September 11, Sam turned 8 years old and was baptized, right on his birthday, it was awesome!
It was especially awesome because Grandma and Grandpa Christensen got to be there. Sam asked Grandpa to give the talk on the Holy Ghost, and Bro. Weight to give the talk on Baptism. Bro. Weight talked about being clean and new and gave Sam some pennies that had been flattened on the train tracks and some pennies that were bright and shiny and new. It helps us remember that we want to be bright and clean like those new pennies. Grandpa gave Sam and chocolate bar to remind him that the Holy Ghost is a gift that our Heavenly Father wants us to use. What good would a chocolate bar be if we never opened it up and used it?
After Sam's baptism we came home and had a yummy meal with lots of great friends, we are lucky to have such great and supportive friends.
Instead of a traditional cake, Sam chose some of his favorite kinds of cupcakes, then we could sample lots of yumminess...
Brian and Charlotte Weight...
We also had the Elders, and the Lambeths with us...
The birthday boy, gotta love this kid!
Sam and his beloved, new soccer ball...

Just a cute picture of some cute boys...
Happy Birthday Sam!