Birthday Fun!

I had a wonderful birthday this year! Actually, a wonderful birth month (I like to milk it for all it's worth). Jake had Young Mens on my actual birthday so he had a surprise for me the weekend before to celebrate. He took me to a nice dinner and then we stayed over at a hotel downtown while Bridger had a sleepover at my parents' house. It was a lot of fun!

On my birthday I just hung out with Bridger all morning and then that evening we went over to my mom and dad's for dinner, cake & ice cream, and presents. Corine and the girls and BJ came over and so did Blaine, Lori, and Weston. I was spoiled!

Look at all those candles! Yikes!

Brooke gave me lots of cute jewelry and the cutest picture album with pictures of us since we were just kids! It was so nice of her. My parents gave me that cute family home evening board, some decorative plates with a rack to put up in my kitchen, an ice cream maker, and some clothes.

Makenzie made me this beautiful necklace! It matched my sweater perfectly! What a sweetheart!

Eliza couldn't wait to give me her present but she also wanted me to open hers last. She also made me a beautiful necklace that is purple and yellow with a pink star in the middle. It is so cute!

Since we didn't get to go out to dinner on my birthday we decided to go out to breakfast the next day. We went to Little America and had a delicious meal!

Thanks for the great birthday everyone!

Ball! Ball!

Bridger's first word was "ball." It's so cute the way he says it too--it sounds like he's asking a question each time, "ball? ball?" What a cutie! His favorite ball is a basketball. Whenever he sees a basketball hoop he starts asking for a ball which means he wants to go play basketball. Jake and I took him to Sam's Club with us the other night and Bridger started asking for a ball. We couldn't figure out what he saw so we looked around the store. Sure enough, there was a basketball standard clear across the room and Bridger picked it out.

Here's Bridger and Grandpa Jimmy playing with Bridger's basketball hoop.

He was learning how to let go of the ball. He just kept holding onto it.

Brooke and Bridger

Bridger got to go to his first Jazz game last weekend thanks to Liz and Wes for inviting us along. He looks a little tired in this picture. It may or may not have been past his bedtime.

Oh, no! Bad pass, Boozer!

Liz, Bridger, and me enjoying the game. The Jazz creamed the Hornets so we had more fun chatting than watching.

Bridger's 1st tennis racket

My mom found this cute little baby tennis racket and bought it for Bridger a few weeks ago. It's his new favorite toy! The first day he got it we went out to dinner with my family and he had to bring it in the car with us and then he wouldn't leave it in the car--it had to come into the restaurant with us! He held onto it all night and even fell asleep with it on the way home. What a silly boy! It must be in his blood to love tennis.