My sister's bday was April 11th, so we met in Salt Lake City

and had a weekend just with the girls. I ended up waiting til

Saturday morning to come up because I had just left Mia the same

week for my grandpa's funeral and Rick had to work on Friday. My dad watched

her and they got to go to job sites which Mia was excited about.

I had to be back to work on Monday so it was a quick trip for me but

definitely worth it! Here we are at a Hibachi table for dinner,yum!

PS Don't eat sushi in Utah. YUCK!

In Brooke's apartment, I missed the boot memo.

We shopped and shopped and shopped some more, my

mom was there too, so it was perfect!

When mom's away, dad plays! Mia got to go to the Logandale

Fair and had a ton of fun.

Momma pig with her new babies

dad and Mia waiting for a pig race to start

cool rides

check out the diva in her glasses. Too cute!

Always icecream when dad is around

She even got her own little cowgirl belt made

just for her!

Mia is obsessed with her bike helmet

In her jammies, coloring, with the cat right next to her

too funny

some days I wish I were a cat

Mia yelled, "Come see my boobs mom!" Oh boy

am I in trouble

just a cute pic

cuteness

tall skinny minney dressed for dance class

she finally does it all by herself and loves every minute

It's funny because every time they do something, they get

a stamp but Mia always says, "No thank you." She hates

stickers and stamps. She says they are for babies. Hilarious!

fun times!

Mia's Birthday! We started the day at Build a Bear

(wish I was the guy that invented this) She was

very excited, I was picturing a girl bear, nope a boy

owl??

Trying to decide...

She found him..

looking at all the clothes

Giving the little heart a kiss to put in her owl

Taking it very serious

She named him "Bine"

dad helping dress Bine

She definitely enjoyed Build a Bear, we ended with 2 outfits

and some glasses and a cute little owl :)

I got her birthday party all set up while she was taking a nap

She came out and immediately went inside the castle

Rick built her. She loved it!

She immediately got out her dress up stuff and said she

needed to look like a princess for her Tangled party

sitting inside her castle

I decided to make Mia a Rapunzel Tower cake for her

Tangled theme. It was a super fun cake to make.The look

on her face was  priceless when I brought it out. I even

used chocolate rocks for the bottom. It was fun!

I placed Rapunzel on the top

All the Tangled characters on the bottom and then I colored

coconut to make the grass.

Grandpa B in the castle. She told him he was her first guest

We did a barbecue even though it was 100 mph wind outside,

her favorite meal is a hamburger

Aunt Brooke even came from Utah because she needed

some family time...Mia was really excited to see her and play!

This is the look on her face when she saw the Rapunzel

cake I made. It was priceless.

She just kept staring at it, so cute!

She wouldn't stop staring at it and she won't even

let me touch it now that her party is over, it is still

sitting on the table with everything decorated.

As soon as she saw the flip flops she said, Great mom

these are for the beach!

At one point, Mia stood up and said, " Hey guys,

This is the best birthday party ever!" We even got it

on video, my dad said it sounded rehearsed it was so cute!

She was so funny about opening her presents, because

she didn't get tired of it, she was enjoying every second.

blowing

opening

She told Grandma and Grandpa M about wanting a chair

like dad's in his office, so they found her one !

She set it right next to his

They also got her hoolahoops, so Brooke and I tried

(don't mind me sticking my belly out, yuck)

Of course we had to get a nothing bundt cake to do the

actual candles. She was grinning ear to ear when we sang

to her.

Eating yummy cake

Here's her load!

oops need to get the chair in there

Mia on her new scooter having a blast

Inside her castle with all her new stuff

phew it sure is tiring having a big birthday party but it

was a great success!