Showing posts with label Parties. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Parties. Show all posts

Tuesday, November 11, 2014

Happy First Birthday Noah!

My sweet sweet boy, you are ONE today! I can't believe it! Happy Birthday love! You've been such a blessing to me and our family. Being your mommy has been such an adventure, you've kept me up at night but have always made those nights sweet with your little curly head resting on my chest, cuddling in my arms.

You've been the best little brother to Luke, your sweet affectionate character is contagious and you've rubbed off on him making him sweet and cuddly too. You scream at the injustice of him taking the toys away but you also love it and squeal with laughter when he tries to wrestle you.

You are daddy's little man. You light up when daddy walks into the room, he can always make you laugh, you love playing with him and grabbing his prickly beard.

You absolutely love your doggy Gnarly, you try to kiss him and hug him all the time, I've also lost track of the number of times you've eaten out of his bowl!

You have definitely kept me busy as you crawl around at full speed seeing what other cabinet you can empty out or what you can reach now that you can knock over! You're trouble, but I love it because you're always surprising me and keep me laughing at your newest travesura.

Here's a little more about you baby and where you're at:

  • You have 5 teeth, and they've made you suffer and kept you up at night but don't worry you'll be happy later when you're able to bite into a yummy steak!
  • You don't nap or sleep very well, you still wake up at least once at night and your down to one nap unless you're being fussy sometimes I try to sneak another nap in you.
  • You don't even know how to work an iPad but you always want it, but you usually want anything brother has...
  • You wake up groggy and grumpy from naps but it works out because you'll usually cuddle up in my arms for like 20 minutes and I love holding you when your cuddly!
  • You eat just about anything and at this point I'm pretty sure you eat more than Luke!
  • You're starting to stand on your own for a few seconds, you'll get all brave and let go of the furniture, no steps yet but I'm sure their coming!
  • You love when mommy or brother sings!
  • You usually cry every time we drop you off at children's ministry, and thank God these last two sundays we didn't get called because for a a couple of sundays we would have to go get you because you would not stop crying! 
  • You love to give kisses, you just open your little mouth and lean into my face, and I just get drool running down my cheek but they are sweet and they are my favorite!
  • You're drinking big boy whole milk now! 
  • You wear 18 month clothes and 2t pants, shoe size 4/5
  • You had your first hair cut!!!! We cut those sweet curls off your little head, daddy thinks you look better, I think you just look like a little man now, no more baby! But hopefully they'll grow back!
Love you sweet boy heres a few pictures of your birthday party!
































Wednesday, July 31, 2013

Little Brother? Little Sister? Gender Reveal!


I can honestly say that finding out we were having another baby boy has been one of the most shocking moments of my life! The last time I was taken off guard like that was the day Fred proposed, I totally did not see it coming! Just like I didnt see this boy coming either! 

All these months I was 99% sure we were having a girl. I felt it in my bones supposedly! With Luke I knew it was a boy and I had had such an easy chill pregnancy and this time it was completely different, I was so sick from day one, I'm carrying higher and I've just been a mess! I had a read a while ago that women who experience severe morning sickness or symptoms are more likely to have girls from the extra hormones messing with the body so that little tid bit of information convinced me that I was having a girl! BOY was I wrong!

So with Luke we did a gender reveal cake read amore about it here! This time we decided to do balloons in a box. Again we didn't find out during the ultrasound we asked the technician to put the results in an envelope for us. The day before Luke's party I went to Party City and asked a manager if they would be able to fill the box with pink balloons if it said girl or blue balloons for boy, he knew exactly what I was talking about and said no worries we've done this before we can get it done. Well I'm so glad my friend Selina came with me on the day to take the box because the surprise was almost ruined!

There must have been some kind of misunderstanding with the girl I spoke to because she got it all wrong! While I waited in the car Selina went in to pick up the box we had dropped off earlier and apparently they had blown up pink and blue balloons but had not stuffed them in the box! Selina had to reexplain what we wanted exactly and then we left again. I was worried that they still didn't know what they were doing and I also didn't want the surprise for Selina to be ruined when she went in again to pick up the box so I called the manager I had spoken to the day before and finally sorted things out! I also kindly asked that there be no pink or blue balloons in sight when we got there so the surprise wouldnt be ruined! And then they finally got it right and we were on our way home with our stuffed box!

When we opened the box I lost it! It was exactly what I wanted all along, another baby boy, a brother for Luke! When I first started praying for another baby I had prayed specifically for a boy. Once I got pregnant and I supposedly knew it was a girl I felt guilty I had prayed for a boy but I thought to myself, the Lord knows exactly what I need and maybe I need a little girl in my life so I'll be happy with my little girl and I prepared my heart and mind for little pink dresses and bows! I disregarded that prayer and just trusted that the Lord knew what he was doing giving me a girl and then....

SUPRISE!!! I got my BOY!!!!

I just feel spoiled and blessed and humbled all at the same time that the Lord would not only bless us with a healthy baby right away but that on top of that he would give me exactly what I wanted a little boy! I don't deserve his grace, he is too good to me! But why should I be surprised that he is good and answers prayers? Through my pain and suffering he has not let me down and through this joyful chapter of my life he is good to me! Thankful for the works the Lord is doing in my life and for they boys he's provided! Praise be to God!











Monday, July 29, 2013

Luke's First Birthday Party!

Luke's first birthday bash was a success! We did a "Little Man" theme! I  thought it was appropriate since when he was a baby people have called him little man, with all that hair and that little baby mustache he is definitely a little man in the making. Luke even wore a bow tie to celebrate the occasion! To make the party fit our budget we made most of the decorations out of materials we already had, we made a piñata, goodie bags, cupcakes, banners, it was a lot of work but I'm into all that stuff so it was super fun making everything! And the chalkboard art credit goes to my very talented handsome hubby! Oh and he made most of the piñata too I just decorated it! And to make the day more eventful Luke found out he was having a baby brother! Such a fun day, so blessed we got to celebrate with family and wonderful friends!

The dessert table!
Smash Cake! Got it at Kroger they did such a great job!
More goodies!
Luke's accomplishments in a year!
Cute and simple!
The goodie bags made out of brown paper bags from the dollar tree and
decorated with bow ties and ties made from scrapbook paper!
The backyard chalkboards, can you tell we are obsessed with chalkboards?
Mommy and the birthday boy!
Backyard fun!
Displaying Luke's  monthly pictures

The Yummy Food! Menu: Hot Dogs, Chili, Mac & Cheese, Veggies,
Watermelon, Chocolate covered strawberries and an assortment of chips
Luke giving my the baby a hug!
Say CHEESE!
Getting ready to hit the Piñata!

Dale, dale, dale no pierdas el tiro... That's all I remember!
  (Mexican piñata song)




And it breaks!


We're more intrigued by grass than the candy on the ground!
About to find out if Luke is having a little brother or little sister!
LITTLE BROTHER!!!!
With auntie Sel! She helped out so much!
Ready for some cake!
"mommy.., why are all these people singing?"
Yummm!
Decided to go in for a bite! This guy... Cracks me up!
Had to cut him off after that bite!
With his best bud Isaiah!
And finally the gifts! What a wonderful day!