Quinn's First Birthday

Quinn opening his first present, not quite sure what to do.

Starting to get the hang of ripping the paper off, thinking to himself, this could be fun.

 

Quinn is getting excited about the sound and feeling of ripping of the paper to expose a new toy underneath.

 

Quinn got his favorite thing in the world for his birthday... FOOD!

 

Carefully examining the paper and present.

 

His first birthday cake.

 

He's not sure what to do with it. Checking with mom for approval.

 

Getting excited after his first taste of the icing.

 

Yummy chocolate cake! 

 

Want some?

 

 

Las Vegas

On the way back from Arizona we stopped for the night in Las Vegas. On the first night we walked about 5 miles total and the kids were exhausted and fell asleep literally in minutes when we got back to our hotel room.

Claire and Suzy at Treasure Island.

Claire pulling a face in front of a fountain at Caesar's Palace.

Claire and Suzy at the Gardens at Bellagio.

Casey and Quinn in the gardens.

Lake Powell and Glen Canyon Dam

We drove down to Phoenix and Tucson for 2 weeks to visit family and friends and stopped off at the Dam on the way down to stretch our legs a little.

Claire did not like the wind, so she was a little concerned when we took this picture of her on the bridge.

iPhone App

Change Anything, the company that I have been working with and consulting for has recently released their first iPhone app called You're On! The app is quickly growing in popularity and last week was #2 in Health and Fitness apps in the iTunes App Store!

If you have a iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch I recommend that you download and check out this free app (it's free and no ads!). The app helps you keep good habits by sharing and completing challenges with friends. If you do download the app, add me as a friend using my email address csullivan at changeanything.com.

If you don't have an Apple device don't worry, the android version is coming soon and I'll let you know when it is released!

A Day in St. George

We spent the day hiking around St. George today. The weather was perfect (around 65 degrees). First we went on a 3.5 mile hike to see some ancient Native American petrogyphs along the Santa Clara river. Claire pretty much ran the entire time. She is such a runner. See the pics below.

Can you spot two animals in the rock formations here?

After hiking we went to the historic St. George Tabernacle where we took this out of focus picture at the rostrum.

Then on to the St. George Temple grounds.

Happy 3rd Birthday!

Claire's Birthday is tomorrow and we had her birthday party tonight. She loves princesses, so we had a princess party with a couple of her little friends.


Quinn being cute as usual...as a side note, he's almost 9 months now and is crawling and starting to pull up. He is such a wiggly happy little guy.

The birthday girl and her princess cake

I thought of the idea, but then Casey wanted to execute it. He did a great job!

We decorated princess crowns.

The little princesses.

We colored princess pictures.


Played pin the crown on the princess.


And opened presents. It was a fun night.

Claire is such a fun girl. Its great to hear the amusing things that come out of her mouth. I love to see her little personality develop. She loves kids and running around. She can walk or run for literally a mile or two. She never wants to be carried or ride in the stroller. She is starting to have such a good memory. Lately she has been telling me things that she remembers that happened like six months ago. She is so happy and kind and very obedient, even though she has her two-year-old moments. We love having her in our family!