Happy 4th Birthday Bentley!

When I told Bentley he could have a party for his birthday and invite friends he immediately said I want a lightening mcQueen cars party. I was not to thrilled because this is the type of of party he had the year before. After trying to get him to choose a different party theme I finally gave in and started planning yet another Lightening McQueen party:) We got all the lightening McQueen decorations we could find! I even ordered a lightening Mcqueen cake and cupcakes because Bentley kept saying how excited he was about his cake. He asked to have party hats which is kind of funny because it seems like kids don't wear them or like them. Well at his party I felt dumb because all the kids wanted them and I had only bought a few thinking no one would want them.. lesson learned. Bentley invited about 20 friends and cousins so we had a lot of kids there but the more the merrier in my book. He had friends from school, and playgroup this year which is why there were so many. We played games like tag, mother may I, red rover, duck duck goose, basketball, pin the number on Lightening McQueen, and some others. After playing games we stopped to eat some pizza and cake. The cake was a confetti mix with raspberry filling and butter cream frosting and it was sooo good. We sang happy birthday and Bentley wasn't shy at all. He just smiled and beamed as everyone sang to him. Something I forgot to mention is that it was freezing. When I say freezing, I mean turn year lips blue shivering freezing cold. Since we live in Arizona you almost never have to worry about having a party outside but it just so happened the day of the party a cold front moved in. The kids for the most part braved the cold and had fun. But the parents and younger kids and babies were really struggling to keep warm. I felt so bad so my mom had my dad bring a large tarp and we put that up on one side of the ramada to block some of the wind. It helped a lot and allowed us to continue the party at the park. After pizza and cake we had Bentley open his presents. He was spoiled and has had so much fun playing with them all. One is particular was a vacuum my parents got him. Bentley wanted a vacuum for Christmas but sadly santa didn't bring it.(I didn't think he was really serious :)) Soooo long story short, my mom ordered him one for his birthday and he loves it. He likes to clean the rooms and vacuum right along side me. Anyways, after presents we had a lightening McQueen pinata much like the years before to end the party off with a bang! I think the party was a success and we went home and had a blast watching him tear into all the toys. We are so grateful for the sweet, obedient, athletic, spiritual, handsome, loving boy that Bentley is becoming. He truly is a special one of a kind boy that is sensitive to the feelings of others. He loves life and all that it has to offer. He is a great listener and example. He is a wonderful big brother and our family is so lucky to have him. He can be silly and make me laugh. He loves to dance and sing songs he is learning at school and in primary. He is my little baby boy and I am so privileged to be his mom. He loves when I will read him bed time stories and he loves to go on walks. Bentley we love you and can't wait to see what this year of being four brings. sidenote( He is already talking about his spiderman birthday party for when he turns five:))

The rest of our January..photo dump

Our month of January flew by! Between sickness being passed around and hanging out with friends and family we were busy. Wyatt got a really bad cold and cough so he had to go to the doctors and we came home with a nebulizer to help open his airways. This did the trick because the next few days he got better luckily. The other kids also got sick and I was getting so tired of seeing them suffer. I was also getting tired of losing sleep and buying so much medicine to get everyone well again. It really makes you appreciate your health when you or your child become ill! Overall we are so blessed and everyone is doing well. The second week in January we went with Grandma Curtis and Chads family to the Phoenix Childrens Museum. It was such a neat place and the kids had a blast! We all went home worn out! Later in the month all the boys in my family took the kids to see the Monster Jam event in Phoenix. Jon and Bentley couldn't stop talking about how cool it was. We plan on going as a family next year but will be bringing ear phones to block out all the noise:) Every year since living in Arizona, Jon and I have gone to an Oiler vs. Coyotes Hockey game. We went this month and Jon was like a kid in a candy store. The Oilers won and it was a fun date night. Bentley has fun going to school and playing with his friends as usual. He wears his school t shirt on Fridays now and for school spirit days. He has had fun learning new things and loves Tuesdays because he gets to do show and tell. Bailey is learning so much and loves to color and practice being a little mommy. She thinks she is in charge of Wyatt and that causes alot of crying but we are learning:) Wyatt is so active and likes to play right along side his big brother and sister:)I made my first ever apple/cherry pie and it was delish. Jons parents came for an overnight quick visit at the end of the month. It was fun getting to relax and visit with them. hor="1" >