Mommy's Birthday

I had a nice birthday filled with yummy sweets. Donuts for breakfast, a store bought ice cream cake from visiting teachers and a Pinterest ice cream cake made by Scott. I wish I had gotten a photo of it, it was delicious with ice cream sandwiches, and ice cream layers and a whipped cream oreo frosting on top. Yum! :) Kids and Scott gave me their presents that evening and one of the cutest gifts I got was a certificate from Claire for a mother/daughter haircut. Scott and Claire had put together a certificate with a scratch off heart that showed my gift underneath. So, a couple days later we went to the salon together and both got haircuts. I was able to get a before picture, but missed the after one. It was a fun little outing though with my daughter. :)

Indoor Camping

Scott and I are not huge camping people. Especially when I'm pregnant and uncomfortable, I really don't want to be outside sleeping on the ground or anything. So what do we do when our kids really want to and ask to go camping sometime? Well, we decided to set up the tent at home and let them camp inside. They were thrilled and didn't mind the differences from real camping. We bundled up their bedding like sleeping bags and we set up the ipad with a video of a fire and outdoor sounds on it. And then my favorite part, we made mini delicious s'mores. We used teddy graham crackers, mini marshmallows and chocolate chips and cooked them in the microwave all at the same time. Easy and yummy! And I got to sleep in my own bed. :)

Summer Fun

Near the beginning of summer I set up a play date with our friend Breanna and her kids. We went to the park and had a picnic and it was so fun seeing our kids play together. I especially loved seeing them all holding hands as we walked to our cars afterwards.

Summer time means splash pads! Being pregnant this summer has definitely made it harder to make it to the splash pad often but we did go a few times. Seth was not a fan at first but the older kids tried to teach him how cool it was and he slowly warmed up.

Play dates with friends are so fun. It happens less and less often with our old single ward and young married friends, especially when we have more kids and we're getting farther and farther apart, but we still make it happen occasionally. We met up at the splash pad and had a picnic and had lots of fun. :)

Scott's Birthday

Our kids love birthdays. And I love the fact that they start from oldest to youngest. Scott's birthday comes first at the beginning of June. We don't do a lot, but we did go take him shopping and went out for pizza at one of our favorite pizza places, Two Jacks. We came home for presents and cake. We celebrated another year with our favorite father and husband. He is the best and we're so grateful to have him in our lives.

Gender Reveal

The most exciting appointment during a pregnancy for me is most definitely the ultrasound. My sister Lia was available to come watch the boys for us while Scott and I headed to the appointment. This fourth baby was a little difficult to look at it's face cuz it was smooshed up against my side, the technician was literally pushing on the head trying to get it to move but it wouldn't move, stubborn baby. :) Anyway, I feel like we didn't get the greatest ultrasound photos this time, but we found out what mattered most. We have a healthy growing boy. :)

Claire requested the cupcake gender reveal this time so we obliged and the next day I made a bunch of cupcakes with blue frosting inside. Claire and Everett had said they both wanted a sister but when they found out it was a boy they were both just as happy. Everett made the comment that "Heavenly Father must really like giving us boys". :) We are so happy and excited to have another little boy join our family.

GenderReveal from Amber Bryson on Vimeo.

Dance Festival

Every school year Claire gets to perform with the other kids in her grade at the school dance festival. Since she was in the Dual Immersion program they had two dance festivals, one focusing more on the Spanish culture. It was so fun to see her enjoying herself dancing with her classmates. :)

DanceFestival from Amber Bryson on Vimeo.

Hansel and Gretel

So at the beginning of the year, we signed Claire up for the school play, Hansel and Gretel. Once or twice a week, she would stay after school for a couple hours for practices. She put in a lot of work and really enjoyed herself. We loved getting to go watch her perform the songs and dances she had learned.