happy birthday (rachel.) {the song.}

rachel is now 10.
she is getting so big.
this past weekend i went home to celebrate.
it was a party let me tell you.

friday after i got home i went shopping for the birthday girl with my mom.

definitely a party.

we got shoes. clothes. soccer stuff. and much more.

saturday was hetic.

josh. lindsay. and rachel had soccer games.

not in one place. oh no spread through out utah.

springville. bountiful. and lehi. 

ha it was a divide and concur.

except me.

i stayed home.

i baked cakes.

shopped at walmart.

made cake balls.

made fresh salsa.

i got my oil changed.

yes i was productive.

the layers were suppose to be different shades of orange. it only worked ok..

after the games we went to the byu football game.
we= my family. my aunt. uncle. and cousin.
and my other cousins cousins. {they are practically family its no big deal.}
obviously we tailgated with delicious food.
hotdogs. chili. salsa {yes i made this}. chips. hot cocoa.
it was a party.
followed by cougar tails in the stadium.
{you would be a byu fan too if you could have a 2 foot maple doughnut.}
{don't worry i only had 3 bites of my brothers.}
byu finished strong with the W. 29-16.
it was cold. i froze. but it was still a blast.

photo bomb. by the father.

cougar tail=2 feet of delicious maple doughnut.

then sunday came.

it was rachels birthday.

we woke up before church and had cake and ice cream.

yes for breakfast. {its tradition.}

she opened presents.

yes her hair has caught on fire before. more then once to be precise.

then we had church.

i went to a friends homecoming with the besties.

it was so much fun.

its so fun to see how much people change from a mission.

it was also so much fun to see the besties. 

honestly i miss them so much.

after we came home and had rachels birthday dinner.

of course it was roast beef. mashed potatoes. rolls. and veggies.

delish.

yep that sums up the weekend.
now a week of school the....
FALL BREAK IN CALIFORNIA!!!!
i'm a little excited. its fine.