Wednesday, February 27, 2013

Nolen is 2!!

HAPPY 2ND BIRTHDAY NOLEN!!
 
It is crazy to think that two years ago we were in the hospital having our second little boy!!  My how time flies when you are having fun!!  We had a small party with just family on Sunday for Nolen's birthday and we had fun!  Pizza, cake, presents and family make the best birthday parties!!  Nolen did not sleep well the night before his party, too excited, but that did not keep him from going non stop and having a wonderful party.  He did crash after we finished cake though!!  He got lots of wonderful gifts!  Thank you to everyone who made his day special! 



The Birthday table and room!

The cake!  I had so much fun making this one!!  I always like to coordinate the invitation with the cake and loved how it turned out!  The boys loved it!

Nolen checking it all out and Hudsen telling him how the whole birthday thing works!!

Nanny and Hudsen playing ball before everyone gets to the party!


Nolen enjoying some snacks and getting his run in before the party!



Present time!  He had so much fun opening his gifts and Hudsen loved helping!  Nolen is like me because he loved his cards just as much as the gift!!
 




sports quilt and bbq grill from Grandma and Bompa

Mickey book and unlv t-shirt from Beth & G


t-ball set from Mommy, Daddy and Hudsen

golf clubs and books from Kiley, Michael, Ashton and Stella




fun learning ball and elmo pj's from Amy and OnOn

Hudsen got some fun learning sheets from Grandma and Bompa



He got so many fun things and he loves them all!  I was not the mother that decorated the boys rooms when they were born with a certain theme.  I felt like I wanted to wait and let them decide what they were interested in so that they would love their rooms!  They both LOVE baseball, SHOCKER I know, so they both have baseball rooms now.  We did Hudsen's room when he was two, so that's what we did with Nolen.  That made his birthday shopping a lot easier.  He got a new sports quilt from Grandma and Bompa and decorative things from Nanny, me, Tim and Hudsen.  He loved them and loves his room too!!  I have to paint his headbord and nightstand and then I will put a picture up of his room!  It turned out so cute!  He also got a bbq grill, books, unlv t-shirt, sandals, easter clothes, golf clubs, elmo pj's, fun learning ball and his own t-ball set! 
 
 
After the party, enjoying some Nanny time!!  We had so much fun with my mom and due to some crazy weather in Plainview, we got to have her for a couple days longer than planned!!!  She went home today and Hudsen was really sad to see her go but we can't wait to visit this summer!!!
 
Love it!

Me and my Mom!  Love her!

Daddy, Mommy and the Birthday Boy!




They are so sweet!



Playing in the streamers!


Happy Birthday Boy!


My mom got Nolen this little table for part of his birthday and the boys LOVE it!! 

Happy Birthday Sweet Nolen!  We love you so much!  You are such a sweet, fun, energetic little boy that loves to talk, give kisses, snuggle and play baseball!  You love your big brother and want to do everything he does!  We all love you and love watching you grow and learn! 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
A few extra pictures!!!
 



This is what we did on Valentine's Day!!!  I played catch with the boys while Tim played softball!!  We had fun!

Our red velvet heart cake!  My first free hand cake cutting! 



My sweet boys!! I love them so much!
 
 


Thursday, February 14, 2013

Valentine's Day!!

 
HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY!!!
Tim and I are not big Valentine's Day people but I have to say that even the little holidays are so much more fun with kids!!!!  We totally get into the holiday now.  We still don't get too crazy but we have fun making cookies and getting and watching the kids open their little gifts!! 
 
Hudsen's preschool had a Valentine's Day party today and we took cookies and then made heart cookies for each kid and the teachers.  Hudsen helped me cut out the hearts and then put the sugar on top of the icing!!!  He was a big helper.  Nolen helped taste testing!!!  Hudsen took spiderman valentine grams and a little box of candy for each kid in his class.  They made mailboxes for their grams and they turned out so cute!  Tim made it to the party so we had lunch afterwards and that was our date!  He is playing softball tonight so I get to have time with my little Valentine's!!  Beth and G came over to deliver fun little gifts for the boys and some cupcakes for all of us.  They are so good!  We have had a great day!  The boys didn't nap so it will probably be an early night for them but you never know with all the sugar they have had today!!!  We may be up until 1am but it's ok, we have had fun!! 
 
Hope everyone has had a wonderful day with your Valentine or Valentines!
 
Next up: Nolen's 2nd Birthday.........CRAZY!!!!


Cutting cookies!  Such a big and handsome helper!!

Nolen wanting to do some taste testing!!  Such a cutie!

Finished!!!

Hudsen and his friend Jacob!

Enjoying some ice cream!

Nolen is not into cameras lately!

Tim didn't know where to look but I love this picture!



Spiderman and Doc Ock!  He was so excited!


Nolen loved the candy and his "ai-pane" (airplane)!

 
 
 
 
Hudsen has finally decided that it is pretty fun to hit the ball off of a tee!  He is really good too and will play for a long time!  He can hit the ball hard too, he drilled me in the ear the other night and it gave me a headache!!! 
 
So, we signed him up for t-ball!  He is so excited to play t-ball with the kids and we can't wait either!