MERMAID PARTY! Ruth is 7! Molly is 4!

Will had a friend party in February for his birthday--our very first one. So the girls got a combined friend/cousin party for their birthdays this year too! Ruth's biggest request was a pinata--and both the girls were very happy with a mermaid party.

Grandma Rasmussen delivered with the most awesome mermaid cake ever!!!

We are so lucky that so many cousins were willing to drive to come to the party! And my friend Chantelle and her girls came which was just the best--so many little girls! Oskar, Harriet, Will, Devaney, Molly, Clover, Anabel, Ruth, Chezney, Olivia, Phoebe, Daphne

The girls were so thrilled and excited the ENTIRE time it was just magical. Worth everything. They played in the splash pad and on the playground, but mostly just make believe with the other girls. We ate and had cake and pinata candy. Pretty much a perfect birthday party, right?

Ruthie, Olivia, Phoebe, Daphne

Pinata time!

All the little girls got crowns and mermaid necklaces. So cute.

Aunt Kami wins best gift ever--little mermaids that are SCHLEICH! (My family is obsessed with that brand, those toys are indestructible and so cool!)

Wonder woman!!! Her favorite!

She has been wanting and wanting this light up barbie. It was SO fun to see her excitement when she opened this one!

Ruth has wanted one of these for three years now. It's a little harder to swim with than I think she anticipated, but she is still loving it!!

Cute Russ and Journ.

Kourtney and Megan being awesome and helping me take down the pinata string!

They just had so much fun! I hope they remember it forever! So many people love them and want to celebrate them and it makes my mama heart so tender! How are my kids growing and growing so much!?!? I love my girls SOOOOOOO much!!!! Their smiles and happiness was just so much fun.

Dinosaur Park+Blacksmith Fork Canyon

I was able to meet up with one of my most awesome friends Chantelle and see the Dinosaur Park in Ogden one day. My kids have been before, but none of them remembered it and one of the main reasons I wanted to go was for Will--and it delivered, he LOVED it!!! At one point I said "Will, look at the cool scales that dinosaur has." He looks at me, "Mom, those are plates." Excuse me, mister smarty pants haha. He already knew so much and loved seeing everything so big. Also they've added a whole new section since we've been there so it was fun for me too! (Daphne, Molly, Phoebe, Olivia, Ruth, Will)

Russ was a big fan of the playground.

After the Dinosaur Park we headed to the dollar theater that has $1 kids on Wednesday afternoons. I can't even remember what the movie was because I spent the entire time in the van with Russ. I thought if I could get him asleep I could sneak back in and watch it, but no such luck. Luckily, Chantelle is a rockstar (and number 8 of 9 like me!) and said the kids were awesome and handled it just fine. When I was headed out to the van I decided to buy some popcorn for myself, I told the guy "Just the little dollar bag so I have something to eat in the van with this guy." He was like "You're not even watching your movie?!?! Here! Take it for free!" I was so surprised! I love Utah!!!

After the movie we headed back to Logan and then up Blacksmith Fork canyon with my brother Ethan and fam and my sister Andrea and fam. This is one of my most favorite places to go while we are in Utah visiting, so I'm glad we found a night to fit it in. It is just SOOOOO relaxing and shady and completely surrounded by mountains so you feel like you just stepped into another world.

Back at Grandma's Garden---things are getting out of control! Haha! Mom has pretty much stocked her entire freezer and basement with garden/orchard produce this year. It was insane--everything was soooo delicious!

Cutie cousins picking apples.

Russ's awesome chin beard.