Chase's Birthday week

What a fun week for us all. It all started with Chase's actual birthday him and Tay came down to our room around 6:30 in the morning. The first thing Chase said is that he wanted to open his presents and that he is the birthday boy and so we have too. And so we did at 7:00 in the morning. Chase made sure to take full advantage of his birthday boy power that day.

I'm not quite sure how we get so lucky to always be surrounded by such wonderful people, but around 8:30 that morning we heard a knock at the door and there was my adorable neighbor with some delicious homemade muffins she made Chase for his birthday. We then went with them to a really cool park that has a train that goes around the park, a carousel, and a lot of other fun stuff. Our kids are all the same age. Chase and sweet Tessa are such fun little friends. So grateful for them. They make us feel right at home here. Having good neighbors is the best.

That night Chase decided that he wanted to go to Peter Piper Pizza. I am pretty sure that that place is the breeding ground for new germs that have yet to be created. But my kids love it there and since it was his birthday, away we went. The kids always have so much fun there. Talan kept disappearing, but each time he did I always found him in the same place, hitching a ride with some random kid on one of the little rides they have there. Hilarious. Talan really does just go to the beat of his own drum.


Chase's preschool teacher is so good at what she does. They threw a little party for Chase the day after his actual birthday. At the beginning of the week Mrs. Peggy asked me if it would be ok if we celebrated Chase's birthday after his actually birthday, I said sure. She then told me that Chase told her that they couldn't celebrate his birthday because they don't go to school that day, she then told them they could do it the day before and he told her no, it had to be after. I am sure he had his reasons.
Here's Chase outside of preschool. Mrs. Peggy puts this huge sign up on the day of each child's birthday celebration. She is absolutely wonderful and makes everyone feel so special. Chase adores her. In fact after we had written out all of Chase's birthday invitation he told me there had to be one more. I was so stumped and I asked him who did we forget?? And he then said "Mrs. Peggy!"

Chase's friend party was this past Saturday and I had so much fun planning it. I decided to copy the Disneyland version of training to be a Jedi as our theme for the party. We made a light saber cake, and I made each boy a Jedi robe and found these little blow up light sabers for the kids to take home. Cort was our Master Jedi and after some serious training and a obstacle course, the kids battled it out with Darth Maul himself AKA: me. It was a lot of fun and the kids were sooo into it.






Of course you can't have a Jedi training party and not have the Top Master Jedi Yoda there. Easton is such a good sport.

At the age of 5 Chase loves to do puzzles, Lego's, really anything that requires putting things together he loves to do. He loves to go on bike rides, play baseball, swim, and he picks up on things so easily. He is learning so much. He is such a little sponge.
Some of Chase's favorite things these days in his words are
Favorite food pizza
Favorite color blue
Favorite tv show star wars the clone wars
Favorite thing to do jump on the tramp
Favorite song star war theme song
favorite primary song scripture star (scripture power)
Favorite place to go Peter Piper Pizza
favorite scripture story When he get thrown into the lion's den, Captain Moroni, and when the guy gets thrown into the whale
When he grows up he is going to be a superhero
Chase still loves to help Cort with just about anything he is doing. He is all boy, and loves to wrestle, sword fight, tease, and yet at the same time he will come up to randomly give me a hug and tell me how much he loves me.

Happy 5th birthday Bubba! I can't believe how fast you are growing up. I couldn't been more proud of you.