River is 1!

Today my baby turns 1.  River has now officially been a part of our family for a whole year. Instead of making a big cake, I chose to decorate cupcakes for her birthday and I really like how they turned out.

We chose to have her birthday party at Grandma and Grandpa Christensen's house in Brigham City so they could share in the fun.  We were also joined by some of Bryce's family to make the party complete.

Happy Birthday River! We love you!!!

Owen is a Cardinal

It's hard to live in St. Louis for four years and not become a Cardinal's fan, so it is understandable that Owen was very excited when his first baseball team was the Cardinals.  Here is Owen in his baseball uniform:

This was Owen's first time playing baseball, and although he was a bit afraid of the ball while playing in the field, he did a pretty good job batting.  Because of being sick in May, crazy wet weather, and our vacation in the beginning of June, he was only able to make it to about half of the team's games, but he did have fun and might trying playing again next year. Bryce even was able to help out a bit as a base coach, and would have made his father proud.

Here is Owen with baseball his team.  Aren't they a sharp looking bunch?

7 Years and Counting . . .

7 years ago I became a mother, and this adorable little boy was born.  Happy 7th Birthday Owen!

Each year we try to pick something that Owen likes to be the theme of his birthday cake, and this year we chose Soccer.  Here is Owen with his soccer ball cake that I made for him:

We had a small family birthday party and it was a lot of fun.  We ate some cake, opened some presents, and played Go Fish with MayLynn's giant playing cards.

We love you Owen!