May 2020 - Quarantine birthday and anniversary celebrations

A big party wasn't possible during quarantine, but we still had lots of fun for Alexa's birthday. She got to have Ian and Braxton come over for painting, dinner around a campfire, and camping in the backyard. Her big gift was a set of roller blades. Here she is trying them out for the first time. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wQXFxvVZC-Y

For Kyle's birthday we got takeout from R&R BBQ and went up into the mountains to eat it at Tibble Fork Reservoir.

We celebrated our 11th Anniversary and wanted to do something fun and fancy despite the quarantine. We got the supplies to do fondue and had a blast. We grilled meat and dipped veggies, pretzels, and bread in cheese and ranch. Then angel food cake and fruit dipped in chocolate for dessert.

Video montage of Years 1-5: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FUR4IhMOVl0

Video montage of Years 6-10: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1evT2t59YRg

My belly is getting bigger but that doesn't stop all the kids from cuddling on me :).

We did more camping and hiking this month, as well as an adventure to some really awesome hot springs.

Funny stories:

Tad praying: "...and please bless that people will knock it off with the coronavirus."

Two year-old Liam has started helping with chores, including putting away the silverware from the dishwasher. However, I regretted having him help with said chores when I looked over and saw him licking the clean spoons as he put them in the silverware drawer. What a delightful game.

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stairs and a silly little girl....

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La felicidad que se encuentra: Kyle, Jenny, Alexa, Tyler, Tad, Liam, Nathan, and Audrey

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