My Birthday Boys

Jonathan and Ephram celebrated their birthdays a couple of weeks ago.  Ephram requested crepes for breakfast.  Jonathan is our resident crepe maker, so he had to cook his own birthday breakfast.  He's a good sport and will always do what Ephram wants as part of his birthday celebration.  He did get his own birthday cake though.  Ephram made a chocolate pudding pie and Jonathan got impossible pie.  As a birthday activity Ephram decided to order pizza and watch a movie.  He has never had a birthday party and I don't do parties until they are 8 (I used to do them all the time, but changed that before Ephram got one).  He really wanted a party.  I compromised and let him invite friends to enjoy pizza with us. 

 

 

Ephram turns 6

I can't believe my little blondie is 6!  We celebrated his birthday yesterday.  He got some squinkies, cars, a gumball machine and a roll of quarters. 

Instead of birthday cake he requested birthday fruit, so I put a candle in an apricot. 

Jack and Lola came over.  Lola made a "future missionary" sock monkey (super cute).  He also got a new pocket knife. 

Jack teaching about the "blood circle"

Ephram will get some time with my parents next week. 

In case you were wondering, yes, it was Jonathan's birthday, too.  He's celebrating in Cedar City.  He decided to make a fishing trip and will have to tell you about his birthday when he gets home.  Happy Birthday to my 2 July birthday boys.

Ephram Lost His First. . .

Tooth!  The 3 older kids lost their first tooth when they were 5 years old.  Since Ephram's 5th birthday he has been waiting for one to fall out.  It finally happened last week.  It's kind of hard to see the hole, but it's there. 

Ephram's Horns

"Look, mom!  I have horns!" 

Ephram is 5!

Ephram has been counting down to his birthday since March.  He's been picking out his gifts and deciding what family activity to do and choosing his meals.  I've never seen someone so excited.  The night before I made a "Happy Birthday" sign and used crepe paper to decorate his chair at the table.  (I've decided to slowly become less of a Grinch about celebrations.) 

 He spent some time with Grandma Mecham earlier in the week and went shopping for some toys. 

He got some tractors and fruit snacks from us.

For his birthday treat Ephram requested cookies.  I made a giant cookie and cut it into pieces.  I love blowing out candle pictures.

My mom took Ephram to the store to pick out his presents.  He got a remote control car and a new game.  Ephram was super nice and shared all of his new toys and treats with his siblings. 

For the family activity he asked to go the train park in Scottsdale. I was really nervous about this because of the temperature. Luckily the park was open late. Another bonus was that the weather was nice. My mom and dad and brother and his family joined us. We rode the train and the carousal and played at the park. It was a good evening. 

On the way out to the car we some huge, cool looking beetles.  Corbin was messing around with one and it started flying around.  That was a surprise!  It flew right into my calf and freaked me out.  Another flew into the windshield as we were driving away.

It was fun day celebrating Ephram's birthday.

Don't forget that Jonathan and Ephram share the same birthday.  The kids chatted with their dad on Sunday and sang to him.  Then the day before his birthday (it would be his birthday when he woke up) we sent him a birthday card.  He was able to call and talk to Ephram on his way home from class (early evening for him, mid-morning for us).  Check out Jonathan's blog for some pictures of his birthday celebration. 

Ephram's Adventures

I forgot to tell about something cute Ephram did when we came home from the carnival. He had gotten a pencil as one of the prizes. He pulled it out and a couple of pieces of paper and drew a picture of all the activities he did. I was impressed. I took a picture of the drawings. . .

Look Ma, No Training Wheels

It's time for Dyllan to learn to ride with out training wheels. When Braedi was ready to learn we took an idea from my mother-in-law--practicing in the back yard on the grass. This was after lots of tries doing it the traditional way--dad holding on the back of her seat and following her around the block. She finally figured it out then Corbin wanted to learn. She taught him and he quickly caught on. I finally took one of the old bikes and put it in the back yard for Dyllan to practice. But, guess who learned instead? Ephram!

He can go around the yard a few times (and he usually manages to avoid all the stuff). Now we just have to get him out on the street to try.

Happy Birthday Ephram and Jonathan

Four years ago, minus one day, Jonathan went to work and prayed that I would go into labor so that he could get out of work. This was when he was working nights. Around 2:00 AM I woke up with regular contractions and called him. He was so excited! I packed up the kids, took them to his mom's house where he met me, then we headed to the hospital. I was in "mom mode" and barely felt the contractions, but walking from the car to the hospital was tough--I had to stop several times and concentrate on my breathing. We got checked in and a few hours later Ephram was born.

When we first found out that I was pregnant and the doctor told us my due date, Jonathan was so excited--it was the same day as his birthday. The only thing he wanted that year was for the baby to be born on his birthday. He got his wish. And for the past 4 years they have celebrated together.







Ephram got a lot of cars and Jonathan got some spending money.

This year Ephram chose to go bowling for his birthday activity. Jonathan usually lets him pick. Here are some fun pics of us bowling.

And just a couple more pictures. The first is of Ephram when he was a baby and the second him with one of his new cars. They grow up so fast.