Dual Birthday Bash

This weekend, Spencer and I went down to Columbus for some family birthday parties. The festivities took place at my parents' house, so we spent Friday night with them. On Saturday morning, we woke up early to go do sealings at the temple. When we got there, we saw the Temple President Lee Tobler who married us just 2 short years ago!

Later that afternoon, everyone else came over to my parents' house. Here are a few highlights of the day:

Dallin is posing by the newest addition to the herd. That little alpaca, a baby boy who is currently nameless, was born last week.

Here's a better shot that shows just how tiny he is compared to the others. Dad picked him up and let Noni*, James, and I pet him. Sooooo soft.

Shauna and Dan brought their dog Lucy along. She loved running around in the big yard, chasing frisbees and tennis balls. The pacas were kind of jittery when she was in sight. One of them would make this high pitched squeal to alert the rest of the herd to stay together - it was kind of annoying after a while. I thought it was funny that they would just stay close to the front gate and watch Lucy instead of running to the back of the property.

Mom, Elayna, and Wendy, who is pregnant with baby #5. They are so excited to have another little boy after their 3 girl streak! Baby Samuel is due on December 15th.

Riding the 4-wheeler was definitely a highlight of the afternoon. Riley liked to ride with Spencer because he would go fast...

whereas Allie preferred to go kinda slow. That was just fine with me.

We are all amazed that my Dad lets Dallin ride all by himself!

Dad watched us from the porch as we all took turns riding. Other highlights include: playing frisbee in the yard, eating Mom's yummy enchiladas and some killer desserts, and getting a new rug for our living room (courtesy of Mom and Dad, who thought it was too small for their dining room and wanted to get rid of it).

Happy Birthday to Noni, who turned 26 on August 5, and Dallin, who turned 7 on August 18! We are so glad we could be part of it!

*Noni refers to my sister Shauna, and is pronounced "naw - nie." This has been her nickname for a very long time, and it is in no way related to Tahitian Noni (pronounced "know - nee"), a corporation which several of our friends work for in Provo, UT. I'm not quite sure why we spell it this way... I think my Mom came up with it.