January Birthdays

We love getting together even in this time of Covid.  At this point every household has had it and three of us have Covid shots.  The Buzelli's are still on zoom because that's the safest way for them.    We celebrated January ( and Monson's December) birthdays on Sunday.  I decorated and made a special two layer cake.   We clapped our hands instead of blowing out the candles.  (another covid precaution). 

We celebrated Alfie, Wayne, Monson, Lady, Laila and Truman.  This means, besides presents, we went around the table and each said what we love and appreciate this person.  It's always fun to hear what everyone feels and it's great for the birthday person to hear how special they are.

On Alfie's birthday we went tubing at Soldier Hollow.  It as a blue sky day, cold, but with so little Utah snow this winter, we tubed on manufactured snow.  Fun fact:  It was 11 years ago that we went tubing that we first met Bre.  It was Addison's and Bre's first date.  The funny story is when Bre and I cane down with our tubes hooked together when we got to the bottom, I let go of Bre's tube prematurely and she went flying into the fence.  Good thing she wasn't hurt and continued to want to hang out with Addison.

Three generations of Welch Boys

Our birthday boy eating a donut the size of his HEAD

We love this 7 year old... He is sweet and calm and a thinker.   He loves putting lego's together.  He's so creative and willing to try things, but he doesn't want the spotlight.  Infact, Alfie said he was putting on a show.  SO he set up his couch with some of his stuffed animals, he set up a flashlight for lights and some instruments and blankets for curtains and just when you thought now he's going to DO something and perform...he pulled out a chair and sat on it.  He was the audience.  

Blurry picture...must have been water on the lens... we went with the Inkley family - Danny and Wendy are Add and Bre's best friends. 
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Some of our best friends are Laura and Eric Belnap. We are so blessed to have them in our lives.  We have raised our kids together and hashed out our troubles and explored the gospel and share all things with them. We love each other.  We went down to their home this week.  Laura and I were getting our Covid shots and Wayne and Eric who have both had Covid hung out and hiked and solved all of the world's problems.  Wayne and I got two good bike rides in.  It was cold, but gorgeous.