Fiesta Days Parade ~ July 24, 2012

We finally got to go to the Spanish Fork Fiesta Days together! 

When Rick and I first started dating it was in the Spring of 2010. Every summer my family goes to the 24th of July parade for Fiesta Days in Spanish Fork. When Rick got his work schedule and ended up having to work that morning I was a little bummed and said something like, "Oh well. We'll just make sure you don't have to work next year so we can go together!" 

Ha. Little did I know...

The next summer, which was also last summer, I was big pregnant and due to have Kimbri mid-August. August 16 to be exact. The parade was scheduled for July 25 because July 24 was on a Sunday. We spent July 24 at Rick's Grandparents house in Salem for a little get-together and had dinner. That night we decided to just spend the night in Spanish Fork since we didn't leave Salem until  after 11pm and the parade was the next morning. We figured that it would save us some time and gas money driving all the way back to Provo just to turn around and go back to SF. 

To make a very long story short, the next day as we were getting ready to go to the parade,

 my water broke.

So, for obvious reasons, we did not attend the Spanish Fork Parade last year either. And I was just fine with that because I got to go and deliver a beautiful little girl into this world - Kimbri.

Anyway, this year was the year! Rick did not have to work. My water didn't break. And we went to the parade together as a family with my parents and siblings and a few other people that we've known for a long time that we always sit with on the same corner every year for the parade.

It was really fun and Kimbri sure enjoyed her yellow popsicle that Chris Smiley gave her. Thank goodness it was yellow and not red otherwise her shirt would have totally stained!

She sure loved it!

She kept grabbing the popsicle part with her hand. Let's just say that by the time she was finished eating both halves of her popsicle, she was very VERY sticky. But hey, it was fun for her!

Her 'worn out' face. By the end of the parade we were all very hot and ready to go home, but we still had a great time!

Enoch got to ride on the Maple Mountain Martial Arts
float because he takes karate from them.

Happy 24th of July everyone!

Kimbri's 1st Birthday Party!

I'm not sure I even know where to begin. This party was so fun to plan and get ready for. Yes, it was a little crazy and very busy the day of making 40 plus cupcakes, etc...but it was so fun! I can't believe that I have a 1 year old little girl! She's just growing up so fast.

So in the morning Rick had work at the MTC but after he got home we loaded everything up that we needed for the party and headed down to Spanish Fork, making a couple quick stops on the way.

Rick went to the Spanish Fork library to continue working on his secondary applications for medical school and Kimbri and I went to my parents house to start preparing for the birthday party.

We worked right up until the party making cupcakes, wrapping presents, making a birthday sign for Kimbri, getting some birthday pictures printed, and making 'guestimation jars' - where you put candy in a jar and then everyone makes a guess on how many pieces are in it. Whoever guesses the correct number or is the closest gets the jar of candy. It was crazy busy but really fun. 

Here are some pictures I took of how it all turned out:

Here are the 'guestimation jars' we made with pink and
brown candy cause the party colors were pink & brown:)

The chocolate with chocolate chips
cupcakes that I made for the party. 

My mom made corn salsa and Sundee brought watermelon.
We also had a pink homemade grape juice with sprite drink.

Kimbri LOVES watermelon!

Uncle Nolan plopped some ice cream right
down on her tray and she
was trying to eat it with her fingers...

Strawberries!

She was getting tired but just couldn't stop sucking on her
watermelon rinds.

Later we sang Happy Birthday to Kimbri. She was starting to get so tired since it was way after her bedtime but as soon as everyone started singing she just looked around and everyone was staring and singing to her! It was really funny. Then we tried to get her to blow a candle out but as the typical 1 year old would do, she just tried to grab it:) So I blew it out for her. Then we let her start in on the cupcake eating event.

She just tried to go right down for it with her mouth!

Yuuuummmm...this is good.

Sugar high? I think yes. Haha :)

One very excited birthday girl!

Then we had present time! I only got two pictures because when she opened that second gift she wouldn't have anything to do with anything else! We eventually got box that it had come in with wrapping paper and stuck her in it and boy did she love that. So we hid the other toy and tried to get her to open the rest of her presents. She loved them all. Thank you to everyone for the gifts you gave to Kimbri. She's been playing with them all day long!  

A big pink ball from the Stone kids :)

A sea animals light up & music toy from the Haycock's.

Kimbri's Great Grandma & Grandpa gave her two new bibs. The kind that go over the head and are really big! We love those kind! 

Kimbri's Grandma and Grandpa Stone gave her two new darling outfits and a shirt along with some bath toys that she used in the bath just this morning and loved! They also sneaked in a bag of Snickers for Rick and I. Thank you:)

Diana, Josh and Maylie got Kimbri two new adorable outfits! We'll have to dress Maylie and Kimbri up together and get some pictures of those two girls!!

Kimbri's Grandma and Grandpa Haycock got her two new toys - a sea animal toy and a toy with balls that you drop down different holes and it makes a sound as it rolls out. They also got her three new outfits that are so cute! 

Aunt Olivia got her a little pink and white cowgirl hat and a new baby doll with a carrier.

Rick and I got her a couple gifts too. We got her a few new books, a sippy cup, and a little swimming pool cause she loves the water and it will be perfect for the rest of the summer to have at our house!

Happy 1st Birthday Kimbri! We love you!

Kimbri's 1 Year Old Photo Shoot

For Kimbri's 1 year old birthday mark we decided to do a little photo shoot in my parents yard so that we could have some photos of her at 1 year old. I got a little carried away and ended up taking a lot of photos but hey, it'll be fun to look back at them later on in her life. :)

Kimbri loves to be on the trampoline!
 She loves bouncing and doing her dance moves.

We brought out the little yellow duck that Kimbri loves
to try and get her to smile so it is in several pics with her.

Trying to get the yellow duck from daddy.

She seriously gets so excited over this yellow duck!

Crawling away...she says she's done with pictures :)

That grin of hers just makes me so happy.

Excited about the duck again...

...and again.

Sad that we took the duck away...

Notcie the duck in the bottom of this picture...
good thing we had this cause it sure does make her smile:)

Another thing she LOVES = the Kitty!
I think her facial expression says it all.

Her nervous face...we took the kitty away to try and get some
more pictures but I don't think Kimbri liked that idea too much.

"I want that kitty!"

Classic Kimbri face. 

Kimbri also loves to swing in Uncle Zach's hammock.

And now for some Daddy/Daughter pictures...

After going back inside, Uncle Enoch wanted a picture with his niece :)

It was so much fun taking these pictures of Kimbri to celebrate her being 1 year old! I know I've probably said this a hundred different times but her smile, really her whole facial expression when she whips out a Kimbri smile, it just makes me so happy! When I see her so happy and excited about life it makes me feel the same way. Happy 1st Birthday Kimbri! Mommy and Daddy love you so much!!!