Alan's 30th!

This year was a big birthday for Alan. And when I say big, I mean he's really old now.

So we went to the store and bought all his favorite snacks and invited some friends over.

Then the next morning I surprised him with a hot air balloon ride over Park City. It was such an amazing experience, and I definitely want to do it again!

Alan holding the side of the balloon while they inflated it with 2 big fans.

(Have I mentioned yet how much I love my camera?)

I am still amazed by the size of the balloon. This is me looking into it while the crew tied the ropes together.

I seriously thought the flame was gonna burn Alan's eyebrows off. It came SO CLOSE to him.

Preparing for take out.. I only got nervous once. :o)

The Jordanelle Lake

There is a tradition with hot air balloons that once you land you open a bottle of champagne. It started back when they first started flying and would land in the farmer's fields. They would offer the farmer a bottle of wine as a peace offering and to apologize for landing on their property. The wine eventually turned to champagne because it's a celebratory drink, and the orange juice is to spice it up a little.

Then they also give you a certificate for your first flight with a little poem:

A Balloonist's Prayer

The Winds have welcomed you with softeness.

The Sun has blessed you with his warm hands.

You have flown to high and so well,

that God has joined you in your laughter,

and He has set you gently back again

into the loving arms of Mother Earth.

I am blessed to have this amazing man in my life. Not only is he my best friend, but he's my lover, husband, and father to my children. Thank you for being my everything Alan.

2 year stats!

Weight - 22 lbs 4 oz (1.5%)

Height - 2'8" (11%)

Head - 50.5 cm (90%)

Still just a little peanut, with a big head.

I wouldn't want him any other way.

The Party!

We had Henry's birthday party on April 16th, and it turned out to be quite the event. I tend to over do things and this party was no exception. I love planning parties, especially for my main little dude. The theme was monsters and we rented a bounce house. There was about 200 pictures taken that day, so I did my best to get as many on here as I could.

Cupcakes!

Candy bar! I am pretty sure that my son ate his body weight in swedish fish.. and it didn't help that everyone was helping him to it. I guess that's what happens when you are the birthday boy!

Aunt Lana and Uncle Spencer with Steffanie.

Marie and Nic with their girls.

Grammie with her favorite first born grandson.

Grampa with his favorite first born grandson. :o)

Aunt Annie and Aunt Channie

Dad grilling up some nasty hamburgers. (It wasn't his fault, just the stupid patties that I bought. I apologize to everyone again for how bad those were.)

Grandpa Cluff with Uncle Dylan.

Henry was pretty wary of the bounce house at first, but after we got in there with him he grew to love it and freaked every time we tried to take him out.

The Fergusons relaxing in the beautiful weather.

Marie with Eden, Gordon and Henry.

Uncle Spencer playing football!

That day, since we had our entire family there we decided to share a little secret.

Another bundle of joy will be coming to our family this December!

Henry's Day

For Henry's birthday, I wanted to do everything that he likes. So naturally we started our day off with my famous "melt in your mouth" pancakes. He doesn't get the nickname "syrup breath" for nothing.

Then we moved on into the living room so he could play with his toys and sit in the drawers.

Henry playing with one of my new camera lenses.. I only let him play with it for a second, then took it away. I can't let him do everything he wants.

Then I put him down for a nap, which as you can tell went really well.

Those sleepy eyes can't fool this mom.

When Henry woke up, we went downtown to the Discovery Museum in the Gateway.

I'll let the pictures do the talking, but in short.. it was AWESOME.

Later that night we had brownies and ice cream and sang to the big boy.

He was SO cute when he blew out his candle. At first he tried to grab the flame, but luckily Alan stopped him before he got to it. After we were done singing, Alan showed Henry how to blow it out and sure enough he got it. The look of surprise on his face was classic, it was then followed by him clapping for himself.

There's a funny story about his gift. Alan and I have already bought him his gift (just one because I'm embarassed by how much we did for Christmas) and are planning on giving it to him at his friend party. So the day of his birthday comes along, and I am feeling SO guilty that I don't have something for him to open. So while at the grocery store getting ice cream, Alan saw a tool set and on an impulse, we bought it. Turns out, Henry loves it. Solid purchase.

Can't decide who likes it more..