The night before Bailey's birthday, she asked me if I would serve her breakfast in bed. Due to Kindergarten testing, she was the only one not attending school. I told her, "I would see" but as mother's we all know how tHaT can turn out. After getting everyone off to school, I peeked in to see if Bailey was awake. Since she was still asleep I decided to SURPRISE her! Needless to say she felt very spoiled and the rest of my kids (upon seeing this picture) were jealous and wanted to know why I haven't served tHeM breakfast in bed. Well, I guess they never asked :) Maybe one of these birthday's, they may get surprised. We will just have to see!
Bailey loves to go to the Pasta Factory. It is her favorite place to eat. We invited her friend Brynley and her mom to come join us. They surprised Bailey with a yummy cookie ice cream dessert at the end of our meal. It was delicious! Again, someone is getting pretty spoiled. ;)
Out to eat for dinner at Samurai 21 with the family. Bailey loves the soup and fried rice.
Opening presents.....
Showing off her new bike. I forgot to request no training wheels since she already knows how to ride a bike. She wanted to make it very clear to me that she didn't need them.
Bailey wanted a Justin Beiber cake. I called around and it just does not exist. So, I told her we could make our own. I had different ideas than she and the cake turned out to be her creation. I visualized something very different but in the end, the cake looked cute and she was smiling from ear to ear showing off her efforts.
....sidenote: sometimes, it is really hard for mom, a little on the "control freak" side, to hand the reigns over to the kids. I am glad I did!
...sisters being silly
Happy Birthday Bailey. We love you!
As you can see, this is NOT Bailey. Funny story....I was trying to get Bailey to stand by her artwork on the display wall, she however, did not want to. Her friend, Sara, volunteered her pose and smile for me. I thought it was so funny, I had to take the picture and share it on my blog. Thanks Sara! :)
There is really not a lot to stay about this post. The other day I was organizing computer files and pictures when I came across these pictures Abby had taken and/or found. She is my peace girl. 
Kelsee got asked to prom....ONE WEEK before the dance. Living in St. George does have its perks, but shopping is not one of them. There are not a lot of choices here especially with only a limited time to shop around. My sister and mom were in town so I dragged them around town trying to help Kelsee find a dress and shoes. WE DID IT! She looks beautiful. 
Our friends called us and asked if the kids wanted to participate in a triathlon. Without much hesitation, the kids agreed and waited with much anticipation for the event to arrive. Not having done a triathlon myself, I was unaware of a few details which ended up attributing to Madison's frustration with the whole thing. I forgot to tell her to untie her shoe laces when she took them off to swim. Trying to get double knots out of both shoes when feeling hurried added to the stress of the events. I also forgot Bailey had used Maddy's helmet days before so when Maddy put the helmet on her head, it didn't fit right and Maddy's felt like the helmet was choking her during the bike ride. After she finished the race, she broke down and was upset, not wanting to EVER do a triathlon again. She finally came around, and I am hoping she remembers the good parts about the day. They were all amazing, and I am so proud of them for being adventurous enough to give it a try. 
