A Two Year Olds Birthday Party...

Friday was our niece Livi's birthday. My sister threw a little birthday party! Steve wasn't able to go because of class but I went and for only being 2 years old, it was quite the party. Livi is very into dolls right now and anything to do with them. We gave her some outfits for her doll that she got for Christmas and she also got a new crib and high chair. It was so fun to watch her play with her new things (sometimes she was having to fight with Luke to use them). Overall, a nice and entertaining way to spend an evening...

Birthday Celebrations...

Steve and I both took the day off on Friday to spend his birthday. We started the day by having the appraiser look at our house (since we are in the process of refinancing), after which we jumped in the car and headed for Salt Lake. My family has a tradition of going to the zoo on New Year's Eve in Colorado, but since we weren't there for the holidays this year we didn't get to go. So we planned on going to the Hogle Zoo here on New Year's Eve, but things didn't work out and we did not end up going. So we decided to go on Steve's bithday.

I know it seems funny to go to the zoo in the middle of winter- but it was so much fun! We couldn't have picked a better day to go, it was absolutely beautiful and not that cold at all!

After returning home Steve rested while I worked on his cake. We watched a movie together and then left for dinner. We went to Red Lobster (definately not my first choice) for Steve's birthday dinner. He loved it so that's all that really matters!! After dinner we came home and Steve opened his presents and we ate cake. By this time it was really late and we were tired so we curled up in bed to some "Friends." It was a great way to spend the day and Steve's birthday!

This cake doesn't look as good in the picture as in person, but I was extremely proud of it! It is a three layer homemade chocolate cake with chocolate whip cream frosting. My mom always made this cake for us and it was my first attempt at it.
Here is Steve with his birthday gifts- he got the new season of Matlock, some new shoes, 2 new shirts, and some new cologne. He was a happy man!