Turning 5 in royal style!

Blakely had a huge princess party. It was a lot fun. We decorated crowns, played kiss the frog, made necklaces, did manicures and of course opened presents and ate cake. Aunt Kelsie spent many hours decorating this cake for the party. Thanks to all for the help!

Family Party for Blakely

Blakely is such a cutie. We love her so much. She has a great tempermant and is very helpful around the house. She is very bright and has really taken to reading. We had a fun family party at Grandma Rasmussen's the night before her b-day. Aunt Becca made her a sunflower cake. It was very cute. She received many gifts from her fan club... including a new bike and helmet. Watch out!

Bry is 30!!!

Bryan finally has finally reached the hump of 30! He thinks this is really old! I have to laugh because I'm always a step ahead of him. I labored on this beloved BYU cake for him and was very proud of it. I'm no professional like some of our aunts! Anyway, every year we have a soup party and this year our Bro-in-law brought his rock band equipment and they jammed the night away. I was brutal and gave Bryan a Wii box w/ books in it! He thinks I'm so cruel. Maybe someday he'll get his video games, but not as long as I have anything to do w/ it!

Snow Fun

Winter presents many challenges for a family and a mom who might lose her mind if she has to stay cooped up any longer w/ kids who want to watch movies and pester each other. We have managed to get out a little: Zoo, sledding, snowman making and shoveling. Thank heavens for Spring.

Snowmobiling in Midway

We try and get up at least once a year for a snow-mobiling outing. This year we got a good deal on a condo in Midway and had fun snowmobiling at Wasatch State Park. The weather was really nice and fun was had by all. The Sheppard crew was there and we realized that most of our kids would much rather stay inside the car and watch a movie... go figure!