Liv's St. George Birthday Weekend

Olivia had about the best birthday a little budding thespian girl could ask for this year.  She was dying to see Matilda at Tuachan (and I was dying to see Cinderella), so we planned a girls’ trip to see both.  We brought along her BFF Hallie Blunk which was super great because over the summer Hallie moved to American Fork and Olivia had really been missing her at school.  I brought two of my girlfriends (Angelica Oler and Kassie Vought).  We had a great girls trip.  Hallie gave Liv these adorable sunglasses which matched her own set for her birthday.  I snapped this cute picture of the girls in their matching sunnies before we took off.  

We drove straight to the Tuachan when we got into St. George, stopping for McDonalds on the way.  The girls and I ate our McDonalds at a picnic table outside the Tuachan and then met up with Babi. 

Then, all of us went to watch Matilda which the girls thoroughly enjoyed.  


Meanwhile back at the home front Derek took the boys and dog on a campout up Provo canyon.  Sounds like they got a perfect site just in the nick of time and Camden of course befriends the kids in the neighboring campsite.

The next day, Nay and Benz and Aunt Kylie all came up to join in the festivities.  We went horseback riding.  We kept trying to get Benazir to join us which resulted in her admitting that she and Nay were expecting a baby.  Such exciting news for all of us!!!  Nay didn’t bring any jeans for the trailride, so he borrowed a pair of Moms.  

The girls did great on their first trailride and all these pictures show Nay's Mom jeans butt really well.




Aunt Kylie at least had the good idea to take one of the traditional pictures of this cute little girl with her 8 fingers.

I spent the afternoon with my friends at the foot palace getting massages, having lunch and Liv, Hallie, Babi and Aunt Kylie and Aunt Benazir all went to get pedicures.   I thought that it was hilarious without any planning these girls both had and had packed the same shirt! 

Aunt Kylie gave the two BFFS best friend necklaces which was the perfect birthday present that both were excited about.

We all came back to the house and had ice cream cake. 


Then, we got ready to get ready for Cinderella.  Hallie brought Cinderella dresses for the girls to dress up in.  Angelica did their hair, and Kassie painted their faces with glitter. 


The poor girls were so worn out from the fun day and late night the night before that Olivia actually fell asleep during the second half of the show.  But, I didn’t.  I was wide awake and loved that show so much.  I love the music and the costumes were amazing both Cinderella and the Fairy Godmother would just twirl around and their dresses would transform before our eyes.  Plus, the fairy Godmother flew out over the audience at the end.  It was a slightly newer version of the classic Rogers and Hammerstein play with a plot twist and a few new songs.  I loved it!  When we got back to the house Mom made me and my girlfriends midnight margaritas.   She makes them so great with lots of ice and chunks of citrus in them.

The next mornings I drove the girls to church in the golf cart which they loved.  

And we stayed 2 hours so the girls could attend primary which they also loved.  It seems they have a tradition almost every time of making these PB&J prayer sandwiches.  You start a prayer with Dear Heavenly Father (one piece of bread), fill it with thanks for blessings (peanut butter), ask for anything you need (jelly) and then close in the name of Jesus Christ Amen (the other piece of bread). The kids absolutely love this lesson/snack in one. Then, it was home again home again.  My girlfriends and I relished in the chance at uninterrupted hours of girl talk on both the drive down and home.   A fabulous girls weekend and amazing way for Liv to spend her 8^th birthday with her BFF.   (No big birthday party with a million friends this year for this girl, but I don’t think she found it lacking).