Anna's 8th Birthday!

Anna turned 8 this March and she was so excited to be baptized!  It was a great day and we had lots of family that were able to come and share the special day with Anna.  We had quite a few people from our ward come as well and we had a big lunch afterward for everybody.  She was quite worried that she would have to be baptized twice because her toe or hair would come up, but she and Matt had a practise run the night before and we braided her hair so it would stay in place.  Unfortunately my camera was not working, but I did get my sister to take some for me -- I just haven't gotten them yet.

 Anna had a birthday party with a few of her friends as well.  She had that on March 17th and had a St. Patrick's Day themed party.  The girls had fun searching for fairies, playing "Don't eat the leprechaun" and decorating little boxes as a craft.  We ate green food and had a green cake too.   My cell phone doesn't take the greatest pictures, but at least I got something!

Brendan's 15th Birthday

 Although it is crazy to think that I have a 15 year old son -- it really did happen.  We had a family dinner with Dan and Mindy because it was Mindy's birthday too.

Later in the week, Brendan had a sleepover at his Young Men's leader's house since they were heading to the temple early the next morning, so we sent along a cake for him and the other boys. 

Brendan has had a good year so far.  He started grade 9 last fall and made the basketball team which kept him pretty busy.  Brendan also got his learner's permit in December and then got his braces of in January.  Brendan is a great big brother too -- most of the time anyway!