Party Time!

With Ty studying and gone all the time, there can be a lot of long, lonely days.  Planning parties is something I love and a great way to pass the time! Plus, with no family around, I love to spend time with friends as much as possible!  

Lisa, Nicole, and I planned a baby shower for our dear friend Ashley who is about to pop any day with a new little boy.  Ashley is so sweet and she loves to read! So we had a book themed shower for her.

I love an excuse to make Magleby's chocolate cake!

Mini Books

ABC cookies

Nicole planned some really awesome games for the shower.  The binky spitting contest was a hit.

The very next day was Max's B-day party!  Lisa let me help her plan his party and it was so much fun!  Maxy Boy is one of my very favorite little boys!  I've known him his entire life and it's been so fun to watch him grow this last year!  Lisa threw a "Rookie of the Year" baseball party for him and it was all adorable!

So maybe it's a tiny bit weird that I'm posting about my best friends little boy's birthday party but Max really does feel like part of our family!  We all love him so much!  Saylor treats him like her little baby and always wants to take care of him.

We painted a big piece of sheetrock into a baseball for the backdrop!

Pictures of Max during his first year!

The cutest ever little birthday boy!

The guys helping blow up balloons

Cute little Max learned to walk just in time for his party!

Saylor and Eden

So many tasty treats!

You have to have cracker jacks at a baseball game...

And peanuts of coarse!

Oaks was a big fan of the baseball sugar cookies

I had so much fun making these baseball cake pops!

Lisa, Marshall and Ty trying to see who Max would pick...Marshall won since Max is so obsessed with balls but otherwise I think it might have been Ty.  Max is kind of obsessed with him too!

Digging into his cake!

All the kids were happy to help him out...

A few days later was block day!  That means the boys take a test in the morning and get the rest of the day off!  We decided to take a trip to the Nauvoo temple.  What a blessing it is to live near such a beautiful temple!  There is no where else on Earth where I can feel as much peace as in the temple.  

It made me feel so happy and it was especially great to be there with good, dear friends!

I can't even express how much I love my own little family and how grateful I am to know that I get to be with them forever!