Birthday Boy Benson the PARTY ANIMAL!

 We celebrated our baby boy's 2nd birthday this weekend while in Mtn. Home. It was so fun!

We decided to just have the party while we were all together for Memorial day weekend. 

We did a "Party Animal" theme and it was kind of perfect for our crazy little guy. 

The theme was bright and colorful and wild- just like Benson. 

I really love the printed animals on the backdrop. They were so fun- their cute little party hats and bow ties. I love this theme!

so many fun banners and accents.

We kept it simple for the food- kool-aid or "Fruity Animal Punch"

"Party like an Animal Cupcakes"

Oh and "Party Animal Cake"

How cute is the little "Benson is two" flag?

Oh and we had these cute little "Zebras cakes" because you can't have an animal party without those obviously. 

Also, you can't have a party animal party without animals with party hats. SOOO MANY party hats. 

I, of course, couldn't get Benson to stand still for a picture alone.

So I held him for our picture.

We were also able to make it into a double party and celebrate Hazel too. Benson and Hazel were born only 3 days apart. So we combined their parties and it was wild!

These cute kids make our lives so exciting so its fitting that we had this theme for them. 

This picture isn't great- with two crying cousins, but it cracks me up anyway. 

This is life with 9 cousins, 9 years and younger. 

The kids opened their presents and loved their presents. 

Then it was time for cake. 

Again, Benson wouldn't smile for a picture with his cake, so I had to settle for some candid shots. 

Isn't this cake topper so fun? Both Benson and Hazel were a little terrified of the firework topper, but it was so fun. 

After presents, cake and treats we played "Pin the party hat on the Gorilla". 

It was a great night full of family, food and fun.
Happy Birthday to our sweet Benson!
He's the perfect caboose for our family and he keeps us on our toes at all time.
He's so funny. He has such a cute little personality and he loves to make everyone laugh. 

We love our favorite 2 year old!

Last Day of School

Today was the kids LAST DAY OF SCHOOL! I mean technically the last day of school is on the 28th but we are skipping. So today is our last day!
I am so very happy that school is finally over. It's been such a long year! 

But the kids have each grown up and learned so much. 

Here is a side by side of Bailey's first and last day of second grade. 

Here are a few more pictures of Bailey on her last day. I am proud of this girl.
It was a bit of a rough year but she was a champ and did great. She's reading so well and she made some great little friends this year. 

Tucker finished preschool and last learned so much! He was such a great little student and was such a rule follower. I'm so excited to see how he does in kindergarten. 

Here is a side by side of Tucker's first and last day of  Pre-K. 

Isn't this kid so cute? He has changed so much and looks so old now!

Tanner had a good year this year. We learned a lot about his learning style and he's been making good progress with his reading and math. 

Here is a side by side of his first and last day of third grade. 

I feel like he hasn't changed in looks that much, but he did get braces. 

He has such a cute little braces smile. I love this kid. 

For Tucker's last day of school they took a field trip to the Walmart Spark Cafe

These sweet friends enjoyed their ice cream together.
Tucker made some good friends this year. 

These two friends are still besties but are sad not to be at the same kindergarten next year. 

They will be

Benson was pretty happy to get to tag along on this field trip. 

Tucker had the best preschool teachers this year.
Mrs. Sherri was so good at prepping him for things he needs to know for kindergarten. Mrs. Wilma was so good at showing him love and kindness. They were the perfect combination. 

Bailey and Tanner's last days were just normal, since we had their class parties earlier during the week. But when they got home we had our traditional end of school year buckets waiting. 

They were all so excited. We are all so ready for SUMMER.