Daddy's 27th birthday

First let me tell you before you judge me about what a lame birthday Andy had... he HATES his birthday. I do not know why, and it is a source of constant confusion every year, but he legitimately does not enjoy celebrating very much and he really does not want gifts. ... but I think THAT is just sad and not one bit fun so I celebrate anyway and only get him gifts of things he needs anyway so he cant fuss too much about me spending money on him. 

So for one of his gifts I made a frame for Andy to take to work and hang in his office because he doesn't have any pictures of Kade up there yet. So I got these photos, after about a million tries. It took me a zillion tries to get him to either stop waving the letter around or licking it and coving up his face with it. Anyway, after I got a few I could work with I edited them and printed them and framed them in black and white. 

This is a really bad picture of the final project but it turned out super cute I think, and Andy loved it. 

When Andy got home from work (he's such a hard worker working on his birthday) we opened presents. Kade wanted to help. This was a lawn dart set and a bike helmet that we'd been needing from andy's parents. 

Then Kade and I sang happy birthday to Daddy and gave him his cake. Andy and I are on an eating good kick and he didn't want a regular cake cause of course just with the two of us eating it we'd end up either eating a million calories we don't need, or most of it going to waste. So I peeled this mini watermelon and decorated it with fresh fruit! I have to say it was one of the tastier birthday cakes I've had and I didn't have to feel one bit guilty about getting seconds. :) 

After Kade went to bed I made Andy blow out his candle and we cut the cake. We ended the night by watching a movie and going to bed at ten. :) We are such wild party animals these days. 

Visit to Spokane

The second week in July we went to Spokane to hear my brother Clay's mission homecoming talk. My nice aunt Brooke and my cousin Ethan let Kade and I drive over with them and he wasn't a pretty good little trooper, only had to stop once to stretch his legs. While we were there we got to go to my parents friends lake cabin on Loon Lake and ride my parents jet ski's. Kade had never been swimming before and he didn't have a swimming suit, so he just went nakey. 

Kade had a great time splashing in the waves with Great aunt brooke. (he even liked it when he had to get all the way in the water and clean the sand from all his unmentionable areas)

The next day we went to Cour De: Alene and walked around the shops and had lunch, poor kade was such a good sport even though it was a very very hot day. Poor little guy what sweating bullets but he stayed happy. 

He did get tired out and took a nap in the park in the nice warm heat. Everyone walking by window shopping stopped to look at him sleeping cause he looked so funny and cute laying with his little leggies crossed taking a snooze on the grass. 

We all went to my parents Brentwood ward picnic and Kade continued to be a good spot even though it was so so hot and pretty miserable outside. 

Riley taught a few people in the ward a thing or two about watermelon eating contests. 

The following day we went up to Greenbluff and saw a nice Cherry festival and picked cherries. Kade got to pretend to drive a tractor which he thought was great great fun. 

And my parents and I thought this looked like an excellent planking opportunity. haha 

After a fun fun trip Kade and I rode with Aunt Brooke and Ethan back home. Just in time for Daddy's birthday the next day. Clay gave en excellent homecoming talk that not only had a great spirit but it really was a good demonstration of his fun cheerful personality and I think that a lot of people in the ward enjoyed it as well.