Dakota's 4th Birthday!

Happy Birthday Dakota!
Yesterday, we celebrated her birthday at the skating rink.

Dakota's Birthday

Dakota's 2nd Birthday Party at Chick fil A

This weekend we celebrated Dakota's birthday at Chick Fil A.
The girls love the food and playing there, so having the party there - made sense for us. Also, no clean up for mommy. WIN!

The birthday girl...

When she was presented with a cupcake and candles she knew exactly what to do.

She's only 2 years old, but it's like she knew it was her special party. She was thrilled to be the center of  attention.

We invited a few friends and Trey's parents drove from Abilene to join us. It was a nice surprise seeing them. While Dad was in town, I gave him his Father's Day gift. Red wine and coconut flavored almonds. Trey is going to get a wallet. I'm going to let him pick it because I want him to have exactly what he wants.

Dakota appreciated the cards. She lisented carefully as Nana read them to her.

The best part of the party was playtime!

FYI - Dakota dressed herself…PJs and a colorful tutu.

The kids weren't the only ones to have fun. Krista my coffee date buddy was there too. Ahhh, I love this girl.

One Day We Will Grow-Up

Having kids is a great excuse to do silly things like play at Pump it Up.
These are photos from William's party, last weekend.

One of these days, we'll grow-up, but no promises. Trey raced our neighbor through an obstacle course. Guess who won?

Trey lost twice, but he still managed to have a great time.
My stomach dropped when I went down this slide.

What are your plans this weekend? 
-We have a fun night scheduled at AT&T Stadium.
- I plan on running long, at some point, probably before Sunday - since we may get snow. Two weekends ago, I ran 19 miles. Last week, I took a mini long-run vacation, but this week, I'd like to get back to it.
- Church
- Super Bowl !!!!!! I predict Denver will win. 
- Maybe trying a new recipe

Birthday Party at Mine By Design in Abilene

Saturday morning, we celebrated Brianna's 5th birthday party in Abilene. The Party was at Mine by Design - It's a painting/pottery studio.

Brianna, the birthday girl!

The Ballerina Birthday girl, got a homemade, handcrafted cake made by Erin.



The studio was so colorful. I loved it!

Chey picked a mug to paint.   
While the big kids were painting, Dakota walked around wearing an apron...

or in her case, an over-sized bib. She was eating applesauce.



It was another great day trip to Abilene. While I was in town, I picked up gifts from both sides of the family. Based on how many gifts are already under our tree…the girls were good this year.

Later that night, we went to Prairie Lights with Drew, Amanda and family. We all piled into there SUV, kids and all. The wait to get in the park was 2 hours long! I'm glad I was in good company and it made the lights and wait, worth it.

My Week in Photos

Yesterday afternoon, Tasha and I went to Abilene for a quick trip.
We were there to celebrate Meriah's  sweet sixteen birthday. It was a quick trip indeed, I was on the road, to head back home - Sunday (this morning), at 7 am. Chey and I had a tea party to go to, more on that in another post.
  
My mom and all her girls.

Tasha bought that dress, literally 5 minutes before we went to the party. As soon as we got to Abilene, I dropped her off at the store. She went in, bought this dress and then walked out wearing it.

Dakota was walking all over the dance floor!

And Chey was dancing all over the dance floor. For a shy girl, she sure does like to dance in front of people.

The hardest decision I had to make this week. Fur boots or riding boots. I've had those fur boots for several years, I should wearing them more often. P.S. I love my riding boots. Last week, some random man approached me and said my wife loves your boots and I was like - I KNOW! They are awesome, go buy her a pair for Christmas! I got them at nordstroms.

And now, for my random pics….
See all the boxes that went to the attic. Thank you ice storm! All the "down time" allowed me to organize the girls closet.

Christmas card from TBT. Ok, that's all I have. It's 10:54 pm and I still have not got my 1 mile in for the day. Time to go running, I hope!

We Have a Five Year Old & Trey's Eye Surgery

A baby named Cheyenne has grown right before our eyes…

You've seen her either in person or in pictures (via the blog), through the years...

She has grown, so fast.
 
Now, she is a vibrant 5 year old!

 Today, when she asked for candy for breakfast I said, YES!!!!!!
We let her pick the restaurant we ate at for lunch. When she had a sopapilla and ICE CREAM, I cheered her on. And now, it's 9:30 pm and she's still awake watching TV….because today is her special day.
Happy Birthday, Cheyenne!

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Yesterday, Trey had eye surgery. This was his second/final round. If you recall, he had bad cataracts, but now that has been corrected on both of his eyes. 20/20 vision is in his immediate future! He was in pain yesterday, but today he is doing better. Around noon, I took him to his post-op exam and the doctor is pleased at how fast his eye is healing. Trey said, before his eye-sight was standard definition and now he can see in HD…and to think it's only going to get better, once both of his eyes completely heal.
 
Here are some birthday highlights. Braum's.
 
Flight Deck Trampoline Park with family and friends.

Cheyenne's 5th Birthday Party at Flight Deck Pt 2 of 2

Hi! We are still talking about Chey's birthday at the trampoline park. My friend, Erin made this wonderful Chica Show cake for Chey's birthday party. I think she has some cake making talent.

It was so nice playing with friends.

and tackling them…

I wouldn't mind having a date night there.



Well, that's all I've got. Have a great Sunday.