1st Birthday Party

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Will had a wonderful birthday party Saturday! We had so many friends & family come & celebrate his first birthday. We had a waterslide for all of the kids, we ate hot dogs & then had cake. I think everyone had a great time even though it was so hot outside. Thank you to everyone who came & for all of his birthday presents! We have the best friends & family & are so glad you could all be part of his special day!

Will's 1st Birthday

 

August 2, 2011...we didn't do much for Will's actual birthday b/c I knew we had a big day planned the following Saturday! We went over to The Carter's house & baked cupcakes & let the kids play. After all of the cupcakes were finished we sang Happy Birthday to Will & watched him eat his cupcake. He made a MESS, just what I expected. I didn't get a picture of him before I cleaned him up because he was making a bigger mess pretty quick. He had icing in his hair on his arm, all over his face & a sprinkle on his eye lid! We had a great day & can't believe my baby boy is a year old!

We went to the Dr. on Wed. for his one year check up & Will 21.9 lbs. & is 31" tall. That is 2 inches taller than his daddy at 1 year! He is in the 50% percentile for weight & 75% for height. (Katie was 23.4 lbs. & 30 1/4") I also decided that he had to come off the bottle that day! I had been trying to give him milk in a cup for about a week & he still wanted a bottle so I struggled with it a little bit. I thought he would be taking a bottle for months to come but, I gave him a bottle at lunch that day & he hasn't had one since. He has done great with milk so far & hasn't missed the bottle one bit. It couldn't come at a better time, the house we are living in does not have a diswasher & I have been hand washing Dr. Brown bottles for over a month now. So glad I don't have to do that anymore!

Guess who's ONE...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Happy Birthday to our little boy! Will officially turned a year old today. His party is not until this weekend but we will have some cupcakes to celebrate today too. I cannot believe how fast a year can go by! I remember so well going to the hospital & having him & it doesn't seem like it was a year ago. Will is so different from Katie, he is into everything & wants to go everywhere & is so silly! He started walking about 3 weeks ago & is still a little wobbly but gets where he wants to go. He has his one year check-up tomorrow & I can't wait to see how much he weighs & how tall he is. He is a momma's boy & if I am in the room he wants to be right next to me. He is so sweet & will just let you love on him. I love having a boy & a girl & I am so thankful that they are two beautiful & healthy children.

Alabama Adventure

 

Last week Katie & I took a trip to Alabama Adventure by ourselves & we had so much fun! The last few years I have had to stay on my feet the whole time because she was all over the place & last year I was 8 months pregnant. I didn't get season passes this year because I knew Will would be a handful. I was actually able to sit in a lounge chair & relax this time! Before we headed out Katie saw the Ferris Wheel & wanted to ride, I couldn't believe it! We rode it & she loved it. After that she wanted to ride the log ride, again, I couldn't believe she wanted to ride it & we ended up riding it twice! We both had so much fun, it reminded me of riding the log ride at Miracle Strip with my dad when I was little, it was my favorite & now I am doing it with her. Hopefully we will make it back again this summer for another mommy/daughter day! I really enjoyed it.

Happy Birthday Aiden & Austin!

 

 

A few weeks ago we went to Aiden & Austin's birthday @ Tree Top in Chelsea. We had so much fun! Katie loved riding the go karts & playing all of the arcade games. We had so much fun celebrating their birthday with them & I hope we make it back to Tree Top very soon!

 

After the party, they both fell asleep like that!

 

 

Last day...

 

 

 

 

These pictures were taken the last day we were all at the house together. We have so many wonderful memories there & I'm glad we thought to take one last family picture. I already miss having a place on the river but maybe one day down the road we can make it back to the water (hopefully to the beach) & probably after our kids are moved out! Until then I look forward to starting our lives in a new place, we still don't know where that is yet & I hope we find it soon!!