Birthday Bash(es)

In true Smith/Fuhriman/Perry fashion, Tre's birthday called for many parties. Here are the pictures and a brief description of each (So I can look back years down the road and know what was going on when Tre turned the big ten-oh).

First we start with a party at Nana and Papa's on the Sunday before his birthday. I made a cake and cupcakes and brought creamies. We were supposed to go to the park and have lunch there so Danny, Staci and Bridger could come by and visit but it was rainy and cold and Bridger wasn't doing too well. So we went to Nana and Papa's and had a good time anyway:

Blowing out sparkler candles on his awesome cake. Wonder who made it?

Tre (almost 10) Belle (6)
Tre opening presents. Many, many Tech Decks were given this day (and he LOVED it!)

Legos were also the present of the year. Tre is quite the Lego master these days.

Yep, he's still as goofy as usual!

Rowan (1) LOVED my cupcakes :)

Then there was the birthday morning. We were up at 6am to celebrate before Dad had to go to work. Tre got a new skateboard, new skate shoes, legos and......-drumroll-....a CELL PHONE. He texts, calls and plays constantly with that phone. But I feel better knowing he has one in an emergency situation or when I need to get a hold of him. He's so big!:

Then there is dinner at Sweet Tomatoes and night swimming at Grandmas:

Dinner at Sweet Tomatoes

Tre on his new Rip Stick. It took a while to get used to it, but he eventually could ride it.

Playing with legos...again

This is Tre salivating over his requested Chocolate Mint Oreo Cake. I made up the recipe and it turned out fantastic. He loved it!

Opening presents Tre (10), Belle (6), Grandma (??)

The highlight was probably the friend Slip N' Slide party. Complete with fruit smoothies, water guns, water balloons, cupcakes, Creamies, and friends this party was a "blast". Pun intended:

Trampoline fun. All the kids loved playing on that tramp...especially me!! CJ is doing a backflip in this pic.


Give boys (and a girl) a cooler full of water and thier own water gun and you've set yourself up for a down pour. Here is everyone posing for a perfect picture to sum up the party. Cj, Tim, Belle, Tre, Ciao, and Noah


Slip N' Slide. We had the water going for over two hours and it turned our backyard into a lake. At least everyone had fun playing in it! Caio, Tim, Belle, Tre, CJ


Tre (10) Tim (10) and Belle (6) taking a small break for a cupcake


Tim (10) and Tre (10) Ready, aim, FIRE!


Tre is quite pleased. The gifts included legos, Tech Decks, and Hot Wheels. Pretty much all three of his favs :) Shown: CJ (12), Tre (10), Caio (10)


Ha! This was so funny. Tre climbed into the cooler full of water to use as a barricade against the other "team" that was hiding out in the playset. Then he told everyone he peed in the water so they couldn't fill up their guns once they were empty. Little punk!
Noah (10) and Tre (10)


Big bucket of water balloons that took me an hour to fill......

....two minutes and 15 seconds later. Empty.

My baby is 6

My baby turned six today. Where does the time go? It just seems like yesterday when she was really a baby and not a reading, talking, tumbling, sassy little girl.

This years theme was High School Musical which totally threw me off. She is my tomboy and anything girly is beyond her so when she tossed this idea at me I had no idea what to do with it. Luckily we had a gymnastics party planned (which is right up our alley) and only had to take a trip to the party store to gather key items: HSM plates, gift bags, table cloth and cupcake holders.

Other parties included lunch and doughnuts at Nana and Papa's house, McDonald's for dinner and sugar cookies with my Grandma Chris, the Mounteers, and Jeff and Kara, and sprinkle doughnuts at school for her class. These birthday's wear me out! Not to mention the sugar rush. But it's over now...just in time for Valentines Day.


Key things about Anabelle on this 10th day of February 2009:

• Favorite color: Red "because it's the color of Utah"
• Favorite food: pizza "cause it's so yummy"
• Favorite movie: "that's a hard thing...The Simpson's Movie...cause Homer is funny"
• Favorite toy: Pixos (little bead like things that stick together with water to make pictures)
• Favorite T.V. show: Sponge Bob
• Favorite thing to do: crafts
• Favorite friends: Saeha Lee (neighbor and classmate) and Kiera (cousin) and Ivy (mom's BFF's daughter :)
  
• Other favorite things: a pink blankie that she sleeps with every night (still), running, Littlest Pet Shops, tickle game, picking on Tre, gymnastics (especially the pit), sleeping in, playing in the snow, playing alone and riding bikes to name a few.

Enjoy the slide show of the festivities below.

Farpy Hatcher! (Happy New Year)

You might think we're weird, but our kids really need their sleep and since I cannot pass up an opportunity to celebrate an occasion, we pretend the New Year starts at 9pm. It's a good thing we do this because at 6:30 Belle was complaining that the new year was taking "too long" and she just wanted to celebrate it "NOW!".

We had snacks for dinner : pizza rolls, BBQ meatballs, crackers & cheese, popcorn, a veggie tray, pickles, M&M's, Reese's Pieces, sugar cookies, and don't forget the Martinellis Sparkling Cider in real glass champagne flutes. The kids had really cute top hats, 2009 necklaces and noise makers. And the highlight of the night was sparklers and M80's (really loud fireworks) in the front yard at 9 o'clock.

So, we say "Farpy Hatcher" to all. I hope 2009 brings as many wonderful memories to you as this past year did for me.

Witches Tea

This year I was invited to my friend, Chelsea's, yearly Witches Tea. Here's the deal. Everyone dresses up as witches. This years' theme was "glamorous" and there is a prize for best dressed. Dinner was served on a gorgeously decorated table, games were played, friends were made, prizes were won, and fun was had! What a great party. Thank you so much for inviting me Chels. I had a fabulous time.

Chelsea

Donita (far right) was the winner for most glamorous witch.

Famous professional looking table.

All the witches gathered around...caramel popcorn? Yum!