I made German pancakes for breakfast, which didn't turn out as fluffy as when David makes them but, he was still sleeping since we had a late night with the boys so he couldn't work his magic. Soon after breakfast we got ready and headed to the High School to get family pictures taken by my friend Sami Rose. She did a great job and brought a helper which was nice since there were 18 of us. We hadn't had family pictures taken since 2007, and since then we have added 6 people to our family.
After pictures we relaxed, put babies down for naps and just hung out until lunch. Steven and Michelle brought yummy Papa Murphey's Pizza and made salad. Once our stomachs were stuffed we headed outside to make our stepping stones. I found online a way to make your own clay mosaic pieces by just breaking up plates. When David and I went to the DI to get the plates the cashier was going to wrap them up in paper so they wouldn't break. I told him there was no point since we were going to break them anyway, he just laughed. My dad and my brother Steve were the mixers of the mortar and I supervised. Everyone laid out their pieces for their ideas and some got pretty creative. Regan did a flower and sun, Abe did a cool sun burst design, Nick did a U for UofU, David did an owl, Steve did an A for Aggies, My dad did a hand, Brenden did a palm tree, My mom, Marcie, Michelle, Mckay, Maylee, Ben, and I just did mosaic pieces of art. The three youngest even got in on the action and put a few pieces in on their own stone. We weren't too smart at first and put some of the stones in the sun to dry which dried them too quickly and some cracked. But no worries my dad patched them up and even glued my mom's back together. :) We had a lot of fun and it was a hit. YESSSS!!
Next up, Water time. My parents blew up their shark pool and the kids didn't hesitate to get in. My brother brought a huge Beach ball that squirted water and my Nephew Brenden had squirt guns which were used constantly with the guys. Steve, Nick and David had fun ganging up on each other and on Brenden. In the end Nick and Steve got each other soaked the most because they resorted to using the hoses. We also played water balloon toss and actually tossed it without dropping it 15 times, pretty impressive I'd say. :)
Soon it was time for Marcie's yummy dinner of Mexican casserole and fruit. Again we got stuffed with deliciousness and then it was Party time. We had five Birthdays in a 3 week span so we celebrated them all. First it was my moms, Steve's, Brenden's, David's and then Autumns. My sister in law Michelle made a cake for each person, and they were all delicious. We sang and they opened presents and just had a great night after that.
Marcie and Abe went home late on Saturday since she had sharing time at 9 the next morning so we put the boys in their room and they slept much better that night. I made Crepes for breakfast Sunday morning and Steven and Michelle went home a little before lunch. David and I spent the day there since we had dinner at his mom's at five. It was good to relax and nap a little bit. Nick hung around too.
We had an awesome time with everyone and can't wait until next year!
Maylee loved the shiny rocks and I tried to go from hot to cool if you didn't notice. The boys had fun putting their artistic talent into their stone even if they only put a couple on there.
My cute niece Regan and I making faces
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