Our Avery Baby Turned 8

Birthdays at our house always start out with streamers, balloons, and a pile of presents in the kitchen. Banbury Cross doughnuts are a recent addition too.




After breakfast, we dropped Lucy off at preschool and headed to Temple Square. Avery and Aidan were out of school for UEA. We had a great time taking Avery's baptism pictures, which turned out surprisingly well since I took them and know nothing about photography.













Aidan was a little trooper and had a great time exploring and collecting acorns.


Later that afternoon, we went to the Gateway to get Avery's ears pierced. She felt she had waited a lifetime to turn eight and the big day had finally arrived.

After ear piercing, we headed to Red Butte Garden for Garden After Dark. It was our first year going and the kids and I thought it was awesome. They loved the crafts, spooky lighting, and black lights throughout the garden.







We finished up the night with takeout from Cafe Rio, where Mikey finally got to join us. Avery wanted a Lion House chocolate cream cake, but because of time constraints she allowed me to make the way faster cupcake version. Happy Birthday Avery Girl!