Channing Turns 6!

Well, Channing is officially 6 years old. There was a lot of excitement surrounding this birthday for him. He's been counting down to it since this summer. He was thrilled to get to have a turn lighting candles in his Kindergarten class. His teacher lit a candle that was on a big stick and then Channing lit 6 candles that were on a plate - each representing a year of his life. He then gave each of his classmates an agate (rock). His classmates made a book of wishes for Channing. His teacher gave him a doll made entirely of wool (that he made). So Channing was pretty excited about all this fun stuff.


Since my aunts Claudia and Donna were visiting, we took Channing to lunch at Chipotle where he downed 3 Quesadillas and some chips and guacamole. We also bought him a birthday cake at a really good bakery that I discovered a few years ago through the recommendation of a friend. (think the best white wedding cake you've ever had, and this would beat it)! We celebrated with the whole family at Macaroni Grill and then came home to cake and presents. So Channing had a great birthday! Happy 6th Birthday big guy!

Channing's Big Birthday Bash!

Channing turns 6 tomorrow! To celebrate, we threw a big birthday party for him and another boy, Arya, in his Kindergarten class (his birthday is Nov. 1st). We invited the entire Kindergarten class and a few extra kids from church. I think we had about 60 people at the party!

We had pumpkin painting, a beanbag toss, balloon animals, a homemade pinata (yes, that was a lot of work), fruit and chips and salsa, 2 cupcake cakes, and alot of FUN! It was organized chaos the whole time. All the kids were well behaved and had a great time!

It was a lot of work and the other mom & I are still beat! (so are our aunts, Claudia and Donna, who came to visit only to be dragged into all the work)! It was a hot 94 degrees on Friday! So we were drained.

On another note, Channing lost one of his top front teeth on Thursday night. He was sooooo excited that the tooth fairy would be coming again! :)

Last night was the ward Halloween Party. Our ward goes all out and they had another amazing party last night. Food, entertainment, games and trick-or-treating in the classrooms. The kids had a great time.

How big are these boys? BYU beats UNLV trip!

I took Cason & Cameron to the doctor for checkups last week. Cason barely tips the scale at 21 pounds and he's 31 inches tall. He's in the 10% for weight and 50% for his height. A far cry from his starting point of 9. lbs. 3 oz. which was about the 90% for weight when he was born. He eats a fair amount but also walks and crawls around all day burning it off!

Cameron is 40 1/2" tall and weighs 34 pounds - both are in the 50%. He used to be in the 10% for his weight so now he's beefed up a little bit. I suppose that Cason will do the same by the time he is 4.

Bob & I took a 1 day trip to Las Vegas to watch BYU play UNLV. We ditched the kids at John & Mitzi's (cousins) for our first trip without any kids in tow since Channing was born! We drove the 5 1/2 hours each way to Vegas and never once heard complaining from the back seat! :) We had a great time at the tailgate and the game (which BYU won - of course). After the game we went downtown and saw BYU fans all over the place. It was pretty fun! We also ate at the Cheesecake Factory with Devin & Heidi at midnight! Try doing that with kids! We had a great time and we were totally wiped out by the time we got back to the hotel. The kids enjoyed their time at the Hancock's. Bob & I are still recovering from our late night out, but we had a great time!