Vivian’s Birthday Parties (in AZ)

For Vivian’s birthday this year, we had just barely gotten home from our Christmas visit to Utah the day before.  So we celebrated that evening by having pancakes for dinner.  It’s our birthday girl!    Christian and Jared helping Vivian blow out her candle!

Then we opened a couple of gifts and went to bed.

Vivian was so happy with her box that it took great effort to get her to stop sitting on it and actually open her gift.

Here’s a cute picture I had to add of her playing with her baby.

We had her big birthday celebration with our friends Venetia and Jim, along with their Australian exchange student , Kalei and her kids, and Sherrada and her husband Cody, and their little girl Lydia.  It was really fun.  We had dinner together and then presents and cake and ice cream.  Vivian was very excited this time for her cake.  I guess she knew what to expect with all that frosting on top. Here’s the top of the cake….not the best.  I went a little crazy with all those roses. This is the better view of the cake…then you can’t see my sloppy writing! Vivian loves to give hugs to her brother! Showing off her new independent walking skills!Lydia, checking out her new baby cousin.Vivian, enjoying her view of the new baby.Jordyn in her cute piggy-tails! We decided to pull out “the chair” that Vivian thinks is hers so she’d stay put for her gifts!  I have always loved “the hover” during gifts.  It cracks me up how interested the kids are in each others’ gifts. :)

Excited for cake!

  

“I’ve had enough cake!”

I am so glad that we have reached one year!  It’s so much fun to watch their little personalities unfold once they’ve reached this landmark date.