Miriam's 4th Birthday

Somehow a new baby tends to slow down the blogging from less energy while pregnant and then all posts after are of the new baby. I am not sure how I will keep up on four kids! Also perhaps if I kept up faster on events then I wouldn't have lost that file of pictures last year right after my birthday. The computer ate most of Miriam's birthday pictures, sadness. Though we have lots of videos though I can't seem to upload any more videos.

We had my family come down a little early (Thur night I believe). We let her open a few presents before Daddy left for work. Aaron picked out a fishing pole for the bathtub and we gave her a cupcake necklace. Normal meals for the day- strawberry waffles and mac n'cheese for lunch. The kids decided to eat outside for lunch.

Then we did something a little unusual. I had gotten a groupon to play laser tag long before and this was the last possible chance to use it so I arranged a group date with my cousins that night. My cousin Dallin's birthday was also around then so my mom cooked his favorite birthday meal of lasagna and cheesecake that we came back afterward for. We had Dallin+ date, a Carlson cousin + date, Jordon, and Ryan besides Eric and I for the date as we couldn't find either Jordon or Ryan a date unfortunately. We also invited my cousin Stephanie but our kids had a pretty contagious flu thing and she didn't want to risk it while she was pregnant. Ryan had actually just moved back to Utah from Texas that week so it was fun having him around after 4 years of him being down there. The kids liked playing with the college kids and they enjoyed watching Miriam open her presents also. It had been a long time since we did something with a group like that. I really enjoyed being with them and playing laser tag for probably the second time it you count the portable one I did at my high school during a a lock down.

Miriam opening the rest of her presents that night to an excited audience. She received play food, a Princess kite (what she is actually opening), an a leapster (that she calls her laptop) from Grandma and Bacca. Rachel enjoying the new play food also!

Saturday we played with the new kites down by the school. Bacca was an excellent kite flyer.

Miriam went back and forth over what she wanted on her birthday cake. I showed her all the different cakes Grandma has made and talked about all her favorite things. She had about three she was deciding between. We thought she finally decided to do a Clifford cake and then when the time came she changed her mind and wanted a monkey George one instead. Her are Miriam and Aaron supervising Grandma decorating her cake.

Unfortunately this is the best picture I have of the cake. I will have to check with Ryan and see if he has any better. Thanks Grandma for the great cake!