Party Time!!

Sunday the 3rd was Taryn's first birthday. So on Saturday we rented the county ice rink (I know a little over the top) and had a party with our family. As you can tell - even though she couldn't skate Taryn had an AWESOME time! And so did everyone else. We had quite a few people (because I use this for Taryn's journal I am going to have to list them all - if you're reading the blog just skip to the pics ;) ). Papa, Mama, Gma Rita, Gpa Jon, Andre, Brooke, Isaac, Ella, Sara, Blair, Dylan, Darci, Aimee, Dallas, Kasie, Linda, Mark, Sarah, Susan, Nate, Tayler, Mark, Suzanne, Allison, Parker, Ashley, Emily, Shalisa, Kaylyn, Bruce, Terri, Brayden, Brittney, Colton, Alyssa, Sally, Blake, Charles, Carrie, Leah, Kylie, John, Cindy, Darin, Haley, Andrea, Mitchell, Matt, Rochelle, Chammy, Kelsie, Brooklynn, Madelyn, Holly and friends...Taylor, Casey, Nick & Jessie and fam. And Gma Evans stopped by for a minute (she had a cousins wedding that night).

Taryn with Carrie

Earlier Saturday - Ian and I went boating and Grandma Rita & Sara watched Taryn. Gma gave Taryn some awesome gifts. Here are a few pics of Taryn opening gifts with Grandma.

After her skating party - Taryn opened and played with some of the gifts that people gave her. Here she is playin' with Aunt Kasie.

Below are all pics of the skating party...
Aunt Kasie & Aunt Aimee

Cousins Allison & Parker

Cousin Tayler & her boyfriend Taylor with Taryn

I love this picture, even if it is fuzzy, it is so darling of Aunt Brooke & Uncle Andre laughing and enjoyin' the pizza party.

Everyone enjoyin' the pizza & koolaid.

Aunt Sara & Uncle Blair skatin' - they always seem to be laughing and are always fun to be around.

Gpa Jon helpin' Isaac out.

Cousin Chammy & Brooklynn

Taryn with her cousins Madelyn and Ella (they played with toys and Gma Rita while everyone skated)

Aunt Sara & Uncle Dallas

Uncle Blake showin' off some serious skillz

Blake isn't the only one with skillz - check out Uncle Bruce and Aunt Terri.

Here we have a little Despain train.

Brooklynn skatin' they had these sweet walkers for the kids to help them out.

Allison & Carrie - I'm sure they are sayin' skatin' is the BEST time ever.

Bruce havin' a baby. ;) Ha ha j/k Bruce's kids have no fear - they were skatin' machines.

Uncle Matt & Aunt Rochelle - still feelin' the love after 3 lil' girls and 1 teenage boy.

Cousin Chammy (the teenage boy mentioned above) his buddy Casie helpin' Brooklynn skate


Cousins Kelsie & Kylie - they are best buds.

I imagine this is a flash of what they will look like when they are old women - hangin' out together with their walkers. ;)


Uncle Darin & Cousin Andrea


Cousins Ashley, Emily & Shalisa

Cousin Ashley & Kaylyn

Uncle Blake with his hands full of women. ;) Cousin Carrie, Aunt Sally & Cousin Leah

Cousins Shalisa & Emily
Alyssa puttin' on a little ice dance for y'all

Aunt Cindy and cousin Haley

Cousin Nate - he is the hockey stud in the family (I mean besides Blake and Ian of course)

Uncle Darin & Cousin Mitchell

Cousin Brittney

Cousins Sarah, Susan, Emily & Shalisa - can you tell Susan just got her wisom teeth out - ouch!
Aunt Holly & Cousin Susan

Aunt Suzanne and Allison & Parker


Taryn hangin' with Aunt Cindy

Everyone takin' off their skates

Brayden 'knee'-din' some more skatin'