Happy 4th of July!

After Mae's birthday, we prepped for some Independence Day fun and got as patriotic as we could for the big day-

Matchy matchy for church!

Matching nails for the big girls!

This year we decided to go to the city parade for the first time since Wes and Eve were participating with the swim team and we had so much fun!

We got to sit by the Phillips and Rices and that made it much better!

Mae was way pumped about the parade if you can't tell!

Liv, too!

What a fun way to start one of the best days of summer!

After a quiet afternoon at home for most of us we took some fun photos-

Look at all those tongues...haha!

After our fun photos we went to dinner at the Whitney's before heading to the church to hang out with our ward friends and wait for the city fireworks at 10pm.

Summer is just the best and this is always one of our favorite nights in Dublin! How grateful we are for the country and the beautiful life we have in it.

Happy 3rd Birthday, Mae Monsen!

July 2, 2022

My summer baby turned three this year and I can hardly believe it!

I mean, can you even handle how cute she is? 

I cannot. She is everything a three-year old should be and more!

We spent the morning celebrating this darling girl as a family and then daddy took her and the big kids to the pool--one of her favorite things!

She had her afternoon snooze and then woke up ready to party! But...Of course we had to have a little photo shoot first-

Three is so much fun!

Next we got the cake out so it would be ready for the party-

With lots of advice from Aunt Kelli I got this cake made for my special girl and she loved it!

Totally worth all the work. I love her so much.

It was finally time to party! The only people she wanted at her party were Denton, Kevin, Bishop, and Faye....haha! A couple of them were out of town, but Denton and Faye made it and she was so pumped to have them and their families, along with the Sacketts, at our house to celebrate.

Mae & Denton

Ramona, Mae, & Faye

The Teens

The Adults

Anabelle - Eve - Wes - Cohen - Amber

After dinner and presents, it was time for cake-

And she was darling while we sang. Acted shy even though she's totally not.

Baby girl, I have so many wishes for you, but my biggest wish is that yours come true because you make them.

 I have a feeling this girl has whatever it takes to make those wishes come true!

Mae Monsen, we are always here for you. You have six other people that have your back no matter what. You are going to do big things and we are here for it. Watching it unfold will be one of the biggest blessings of my life!

Happiest THIRD birthday, Mae Elizabeth Monsen!

Three Things We Love About Mae:

1. Spunk. If you don't know spunk, just come hang out with Mae for a few minutes and you'll understand. This girl knows what she likes, what she wants, and will do whatever it takes to get it. 

2. Teeth. Those two front teeth are our favorite. They make Mae perfectly Mae and seeing them with every smile just melts us all. 

3. Confidence. This girl is as confident as them come and is happy that she is Mae. If you ask her if she's a princess, or a hero, or anything else, she says, "No! I'm Mae Mae!" Every time she does it, it makes me so happy because that is all I ever want her to be and I hope she always realizes how amazing she is!