Casey's Birthday

The first day of Casey's Family Reunion was Casey's birthday, so he got to celebrate with his whole family. We had driven up the night before so we could relax and not be driving on his birthday. I made Casey a banner, baked his cake, and prepared for his special dinner that night. We had marinated tri-tip (which Casey grilled and did a fantastic job!), broccoli, and bacon-wrapped shrimp. I was so busy cooking I forgot to take pictures of the dinner, but it was delicious! Then we ended the day with the cake, Triple Chocolate Breyer's ice cream (Casey's favorite), and presents. I always put a lot of thought into Casey's birthday because I think he is pretty special and love him so much and want it to show by everything we do. Case, Happy Birthday again! I'm already looking forward to next year! :) Thanks to everyone for their help the day of and for all the wonderful gifts, cards, and calls! I know he appreciated them!

The cake. I was really happy with the way it turned out.

Blowing out the candles is serious business :)
Opening presents. I got Casey these shoes that he has wanted for a while and I'm glad I did because he looks great in them!

Memorial Day Weekend - Part 2

The other fun thing that we did Memorial weekend was go to the Sacramento Zoo and Fairytale town. Thanks to Charity and her roommate we were able to get in with a buy one get one free coupon which made it a worth it since it is not a very impressive zoo. Of course, no zoo is really that impressive after being to the San Diego Zoo : ) It seriously took us about 30 min to go around the whole thing. We spent the most time in the children's play area. Charity was able to come down and meet us after work, so we headed to Fairytale Town just to say we've been. Then we went back to the zoo and rode the carousel before heading out.

Cooling off with Dad
Along came Mr. Crocodile, quiet as can be...

Casey showing off his wing span

Fly like an eagle

Weston dominating the web in the play area

Fairytale Town

Weston showing the slide who's boss

Riding the carousel with Aunt Charity

Being silly as a family

Memorial Day Weekend - Part 1

We had a fun-filled Memorial Weeked. I got to go to the Denio's swap meet for the first time and discovered their wonderful farmer's market. We got the biggest mangoes I've ever seen in the states. On our way home from Denio's we saw a cool park (Royer Park in Roseville) that we had never been to and decided to take Weston the next day. He especially had fun on the swings as you can tell. There were a lot of kids there and Weston also enjoyed observing all of them.

Flying high on the swings

Wild, Wild Weston

Mother's Day

I'm back and starting off where I left off with Mother's Day. Mother's Day is always a great day just because we have Weston in our lives. I just love my little man, and Casey did a great job making it special for me this year. He made dinner for us (with only a little help from me) which was delicious (Mango Chicken, Mandarin Orange Salad, and Hawaiian Rolls). He always gave me a spa treatment as my present, which I loved. I also had a new, cute dress to wear to church thanks to Casey's Mom. I guess the only downside was having to cut up fruit before 9am church for the Mother's Day breakfast we hosted for our ward (the joy of being on the Enrichment Committee), but it did turn out wonderfully. Here are a few pictures we took to document the day!