**HAPPY BIRTHDAY BRINLEE**

Brinlee is now 7 years old! Her birthday was on Sunday (Father's Day) and we celebrated it on Saturday/Sunday. She was asked to speak in Primary on Sunday so it was quite the eventful birthday for her.

Here is Brinlee and MJ on Sunday. She is sporting her birthday headband and MJ is wearing his Father's Day ties he received from the kiddies....
Sunday morning we had to get up and open presents immediately!! On Saturday MJ's mom came for a barbeque lunch and gave Brin a new scooter. It was a hit!!

All Brin has ever wanted in life is a snow cone maker. In kindergarten she wrote a little story that when she grew up she wanted to be a snow cone seller and has never let the dream go. Now, she is in "business". She would like to sell snow cones daily for 25 cents. (She looks thrilled doesn't she?)

This was the cake I "attempted" on Friday. It was supposed to be for our party on Saturday, but the cones kept falling over and the repair work was too hard so I gave the cake to the kids to eat on Friday night.... They loved it. (Then on Saturday I made a "Sand Pail" cake off of the Family Fun website and it was a succes!!)

These are sunglasses that our neighbor got for Brin's big day. The kids thought they were hilarious!
And, to finalize this post...I have waited and waited and waited for the weather to cooperate so I could take pictures of my kids in their Easter clothes...Yep. That is right: Easter clothes. The weather has been terrible pretty much forever here. So, after church I tried really hard to get just the right pic of the children. Aidan once again foiled these plans. Here are the results... (Brinlee's is at the top of the post...)

A face only a mother could love.... :)

Yep...It was super fun....
This was actually at the beginning of the photo shoot.... It was all over before it began!

*Where have all the bloggers gone...and the blog posts??*
I haven't been blogging much lately...Probably because I have been busy with the little things in life. (And the little people in my life.) And, while I do feel a little guilty about this, I must say that I notice there are a lot of my "blogging buddies" that are also a bit behind on posting. (So, don't judge me too much.)

Catching Up!
Cambree was able to once again perform with TaVaci. This time at the Playmill Theater. They did the preshow performance and it was spectacular! Then we were able to watch the play "Beauty and the Beast". The girls absolutely loved it. Brinlee sat by Tess and Mic and Mic's mom Julie. Cambree sat by my mom, and Sadie and I was able to sit by my sister Emily. It was a great girls night out.
*Side Note*: Cambree is loving summer and reading a ton. She decided that she should read "Where the Red Fern Grows" because they read it in school last month and she LOVED it. So, she is reading it on her own now. I am happy that she loves reading so much.
At the end, the cast greets you as you leave the Playmill. We were able to get a photo with Belle and the Beast (Prince)? They thought this was quite the highlight to the night!

My best sister in the whole world decided that we should stay the night up in West Yellowstone after the play, so we did a little swimming, a little shopping and some walking. It was so great to spend time together with just the "girls"! Thanks for making it happen Em!!

(My mom must have been missing my dad "Jer-Bear" or something. She looks like she is on a date with this bear!)

Brinlee is missing 4 teeth right now. She looks so silly with her gaps in her mouth. This is a really cute stage and she is loving all the $$ the tooth fairy brings...You know 10 cents a tooth or something. :) She is about to turn 7 so she is very much looking forward to that. She thought for sure her birthday should have been a week ago, but we were able to explain the days of the month to her and now we are counting down until Father's Day/Brin's Birthday!

Aidan is still Aidan. He is talking more and more. He is ALWAYS outside doing his thing. You know...getting into stuff he shouldn't...walking around the corner to the neighbors...screaming bloody murder if someone gets on the trampoline with him. The regular spoiled rotten two year old nonsense. He is energetic that is for sure and he has decided that his dad is the only person he wants around. I apparently rub him the wrong way and sometimes the feeling is mutual.