THREE!

Happy 3rd Birthday Ethan!

3 Months Old

I'm One!

I'm Two!

THREE!!!!

Ethan loves to play outside and especially loves to 'work' in the yard with Daddy. He is still fascinated with "BIG TRACTORS"....which is the name of any construction related vehicle. Some of his favorite phrases are "I do it", "I need that", and "OH MY GOSH". We are having lots of fun and look forward to what I am calling (and hoping for) the Terrific Threes!!!

Happy Birthday Ethan! We LOVE you bunches!!!!!!!!!!

Party Time!

Well of course we had to honor our little man with his first birthday party. (Yes, party was a few weeks ago but couldn't miss this post!) This time around we had a small party in our backyard. My goal was to keep it simple and fun, but at the last minute I took on some party projects that seemed simple in thought, but a little more time consuming than expected (well worth it though). The kids enjoyed a bounce house while the adults braved an EXTREMELY windy afternoon. Caden was spoiled with lots of love and survived his big day!

Birthday Boy!

Just beginning to dig in!

Ahhhh...yes, this is good stuff!

Let the jumping begin!

-Giant Rice Krispy Treat Cupcakes-
(One of my "simple" thoughts...I made 7 of them just for decoration!)

-Small Rice Krispy Treat Cupcakes-
(Edible favors...another "simple" thought)

-Cupcakes-
(Nope, didn't make these. Truly Simple!)

-Windows of Caden-

-Present Time-

He loved the tissue paper!

We can't believe we now have a one year old and almost three year old!!!!

What a FUN, FUN day!

ONE!

Happy Birthday Caden!

Yes, our little babe has turned ONE! Again, I am amazed at how quickly a year can fly by. It seems like just yesterday I was holding my little 6lb 6oz baby in my arms for the first time. I was in love again and could not believe I was now a mother to two precious boys.
What a special day March 26th was and will always be. Here's to a beautiful year...

Just minutes old taking in a whole new world

Proud Mommy and Daddy

3 Months Old

6 Months Old

9 Months Old

And Now I'm One!!!

Happy 1st Birthday Caden!!!!

XOXO

First Visit

Today was a big day for Ethan. He had his first dental visit and we had know idea how he would react to the event. We started off by having Ethan watch Daddy get his teeth cleaned to help prepare for his turn. Of course he wasn't too interested in what was happening, he preferred digging through my purse in search of things that he couldn't have. :)

Finally it was Ethan's turn. He sat in the chair like such a big boy and enjoyed 'riding' the chair up and down a few times. We were pleasantly surprised at how well he did during the cleaning. The only thing he didn't like was the sucker straw (what is that thing called?) because the air was cold. We are proud to say he was cavity free! Yeah! And...can you believe he's already asking to go back???

Tagged!

I was tagged by Kati~

Here are the rules:
1. Pick the fourth folder in the program you store pictures in on your computer.
2. Pick the fourth picture in that folder.

3. Post the picture and describe it.

4. Tag 4 friends.

*Remember, no cheating, cropping or editing!*

Okay, so this picture is very boring, but I didn't want to be the one that didn't participate. This was one of a few pictures I took of our Chevy Trailblazer when we were getting ready to sell it. It was a 'please buy me' picture. Fortunately we were successful and sold the car pretty quickly. It was another car that I was sad to see go being that it was my first adult car. Prior to this I was still driving my good ole blue Toyota Paseo. How many of you remember that car? :)

I tag Kellie, Katelyn, Lindsay, and Stephanie

The Brotherhood of the Traveling Pants

HILARIOUS!

This morning Ethan decided that he was going to try and fit into a pair of brother's jeans. As I watched him begin to put one leg in I thought to myself, no way will he be able to get these size 6-12 month jeans on. Especially since Ethan outgrew them in the waist when he was probably less than 10 months old. (For those of you that knew Ethan when he was a little babe, he was quite the chunker!)

These were the little jeans on Ethan when he was 6 months old.

Same jeans on brother this morning-10 1/2 months old.

And....yes, believe it or not they still fit Ethan.

Although they have a new look of course.

We were even able to button them. I was in shock!

I could not stop laughing once he got them on. He thought it was pretty funny too. Gotta love these moments!

Two Month Snapshot

Okay, I know there are a couple of faithful readers out there who have missed us. Good news...we are back! I thought it would be fun to share what we've been doing over these past couple of months...and I am hoping there won't be these kind of gaps in the future! :)

Waaaaay back in December.......we joined our neighbors and went downtown to the Christmas Electrical Parade. It was pretty chilly, but we packed on the layers and had a great time! We will definitely make this an annual event!

Brother stayed very cozy and loved looking at all of the pretty lights.

Annual Christmas party with dear friends....look at all of those munchkins!

Oops, our only family Christmas photo taken Christmas Eve afternoon. Did this happen to anyone else? Note to self: next year take family pictures first!!!

Christmas Morning....I love these little men! What a blessing!

We've had lots of fun playing with all of our new toys!

Ding...Dong...

Adventures to Pump it Up...I love the pop in playtime!

Can you see his static-crazy hair?

Caden's first tooth

And last, but most definitely not least....

Yes! We are now using the big potty!! Wooooo Hooooo!

These past couple of months have been busy and fun! We cannot believe 2009 is here and look forward to what the year will bring. We wish you and your family a safe, healthy, and joyous New Year!!!