Pump it Up Birthday Party!

Last week we had a joint birthday party for the girls at Pump It Up! in Peoria. We knew we wanted to have a joint birthday party for the girls this year and debated where to hold it before finally deciding on Pump it Up. It was a little more expensive than if we had held it at home or a park but it was a lot less work. This was also the first time Everly invited her entire class to her party. A couple of her other friends have had parties there so she really wanted to have hers there as well. The only thing we had to bring was treat bags and cupcakes which I literally put together the day of. It was nice to just have to show up. We also didn't even have to worry about taking pictures. They do all that for you and provide you with the pictures after. They aren't very good quality but they are fun. We had a pretty good turnout and the kids had a blast. Aspen even had one of her little friends come! She took a while to warm up but then she was following the big kids down the big blowup slides! Everly loved sitting in the chair and opening all of her presents and Aspen was just ecstatic to finally be able to eat one of her cupcakes. Everly's birthday is actually next week so we will do a little family pizza party but this night went really well and she had lots of fun.

 

These slides are pretty fast

 

 

Everly and 2 of her godparents

the whole group.

Cam had a blast too

Love celebrating my girls!

Apple Picking on Aspen's Birthday

A couple of weeks ago we took the kids apple picking before the season was over. We should have done it earlier in the month but better late than never. The farm we went to was Date Creek Ranch and was outside of Wickenburg and about 4 miles off the freeway. It was on a dirt road which was interesting, but kind of cool once we got close to the farm. They had cows and you had to maneuver the one way road as the cows just roamed. We were the first ones at the farm that morning so we had the orchard to ourselves. The kids had fun picking apples and even got to see some pigs. Aspen inherited my sensitive gag reflex. She started gagging just due to the smell of the pigs. It was kind of funny because she had no idea what was happening. After we finished picking apples we packed up and headed to the mall on our way home to spoil Aspen at her favorite store, the Disney Store. She actually calls it the princess store. Since it was Aspen's birthday but her party wasn't until the next week, we also treated her to dinner at Freddy's. That girl was happy with some French fries and chocolate custard. She also got some presents from her Aunt and Grandma so she was definitely spoiled. It was a great Saturday.

Had to stop at Starbucks to treat Aspen to a birthday cake pop before we hit the road.

Aspen picked out a tiny snow white house. She loves all things tiny.

I think she had a good birthday!

Friday Zoo Day!

Last Friday I had the day off but Everly still had school so after we dropped her off at school Aspen and I went on a little morning date to the zoo. The weather was finally starting to cool down a little. The day before when I asked Aspen what she wanted to do that day she actually told me Disneyland. Yea, I wish. Sorry girl, the zoo is all you get. Aspen and I got to see the wolves and mountain lions and finished out the Arizona Trail with the prairie dogs and reptiles. She wanted to see the monkeys so we checked out the orangutans and spider monkeys before hitting up the splashpad. Thank god the bees were gone. After the splashpad we hit up the carousel on the way home. This time last year she still hated the carousel and now it is a must. She especially loves to ride the bunny rabbit. She passed out on the way home so that is the sign of a good morning. Love getting my one on one time with Aspen.

She is 3 and still lets me wear her!!!

Sweaty sleepy baby Aspen

Sephora Play: September 2017

This is my 11th month of Sephora Play and the least excited I have been. Really the first one where nothing really wowed me. The theme this month was fall beauty. It definitely had some good stuff in it that I will use. One of the other things that was kind of a bummer this month was that there was no fragrance sample. Instead, there was a hair oil sample. I know you can walk into Sephora any time and get a free fragrance sample, but I still like getting them and the hair oil sample is really tiny. This month also came with a conditioning treatment which I need to use. It is from DevaCurl which I have been loving. It also came with a sample of Fresh Lotus Youth Preserve which I had a sample of and was almost out of. It is a really nice lightweight daytime moisturizer. For makeup, this month came with a Sephora black eyeliner, a red liquid lip, and a tiny sample of Benefit's Gimme Brow. I wish the Gimme Brow sample was bigger because I really like it. Hopefully next month steps it back up!