Another Birthday Celebration

I know, I know, we already celebrated right?? Well, we had to do it this time around with my family and friends on this end of the valley. As you can see, Jackson's smile indicates that he remembers what cake is, and now has a new fascination for fire. What started out as a little finger poking around in the frosting turned into huge handfuls being stuffed into his mouth! I think by the end he felt a little sick. . . Needless to say he didn't have much room for his real dinner after that. All the kids took turns playing outside and playing with toys inside. Although it was fun to BBQ, it was a little chilly so we spent most of the time inside. It was as wonderful birthday!

Here to present the newly one,

handsome little stinker,

Jackson Mark Mumford!

Hogle Zoo

Steve had Monday off so we went to the zoo. It was very frigid, and we were some of the only people in the park. It was great because we could take the forbidden stroller into the exhibits and nobody was there to care! These pics explain themselves. That pic of the tortoise was taken 6" away from his face, no glass. Probably not the smartest thing to do. . . The animals were very active that day! Even the Python took a special interest in Josie.

3 Birthdays in 8 Days

This week has felt like a celebration everyday! Steve, Jackson and I all have our birthdays within 8 days of each other so we have been doing birthday stuff all week long! We started with my birthday. The highlight for Josie was getting a piece of that chocolate cake! She screamed with joy when she first saw it and couldn't keep her fingers out of it before we blew out the candles. Needless to say, she got the first bite (see hand in the picture)!





We had a combined party for the three of us that weekend. Here are some pics highlighting that. Jackson loved his birthday cake! He must have a stronger stomach for sweets than Josie did by her first year. Josie threw her cake up after 5 minutes on her first birthday!

Jackson loved his adorable clothes and his lawnmower! Josie, loves the lawnmower too, and actually uses it more than Jackson. Steve and I had a date out to celebrate our birthdays together. We went to Pei Wei (which was so spicy) and then hit up a laser light show at the Clark Planetarium. It featured music by U2 and was so much fun! Definitely a fun way to celebrate our birthdays! Thank to everyone who gave gifts and sent cards. You are all so wonderful!