Milestones At The Fair

We had the best time at our first fair (of many) of the season. My older son adores going to the fair and I'm so excited to say that little brother now loves them just as much. Every time we have to put the ticket bracelet on it creates a lot of anxiety. My special needs son doesn't like to wear the bracelet so he often takes it off and I carry it around but some of the fair companies don't like that because they think we could have taken it from someone who used it earlier that day. We have tried putting it on his ankle and today had planned to attach it somehow to his shoe. When it came time for the bracelet though he just put his hand through the window and put on his big boy pants. Then for the first time ever he kept it on for the entire day. He fiddled with it a little bit but it was easy to talk him out of it.

 

The boys went on tons of rides and had a great time. Our older son is a little dare devil and loves the wild rides and roller coasters. I thought it was bad enough when he wanted to go on the ferris wheel because I am not a ride lover but today he insisted on going on the huge, swinging pirate ship. I tried to distract him but in the end he won and as horrified as I was, he absolutely loved every minute of it.

 

 

After his adventure, he rode a pony while little brother went on the slide for the third time and into the funhouse for the 4th :). Sometimes they get together for rides but they do seem to have their own special favorites.

 

 

 

A unique thing this fair had was a Home Depot tent for kids.

The boys built tool boxes and thankfully my neice was there to help with not only scary rides but also with hammering :)

 

 

And of course just the usual bliss that comes with being at the fair.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

My First 5k! Happy St. Patty's day!

What a blast! Today I did my First 5k and aside from the fact that we were beyond frozen, it was so fun. There was a great energy in the air and super fun costumes everywhere I looked. I also picked the perfect friend to do it with so we had the best time together. I am excited to complete the whole triple crown series. 2 races to go. I just might be hooked!

Team Shamrock

Freezing! Waiting to start.

Great group!

My friends dad and hubby cheered us on. So sweet!

Rainbow Snow!

We had the best time painting the snow today! We bought these cool snow painting squeeze bottle kits a few weeks ago and I am ashamed to say I have been hoping for snow so we Could test them out. They were so much fun and the boys loved the rainbow snow.
Their mom loved it too!

Birthday Success

My little man had his very first on location Birthday party yesterday. We always had our celebrations at home because we didn't think he was that interested in the party and friends yet. This year we knew he was ready and we let him choose where he wanted to celebrate his big day. Our big boy chose Jungle Java and we invited all of his friends.

The party was amazing and N had the best time! He didn't even want to stop playing to take a bathroom break. He loved seeing his school friends and enjoyed every second of playtime. I was so impressed with Jungle Java and their service and staff. I literally didn't have to do one thing because their great staff decorated, served yummy food and ordered a perfect cake. I loved seeing my baby (and his little brother) so happy and having so much fun.

With this party falling the day after the horrific Connecticut shootings, we spent even more energy basking in our amazing children and family. There is nothing better than celebrating an amazing boy with all of our favorite friends and family. A truly wonderful day!

Great Decor

 

Happy boy

 

Lunch time. Even for picky eaters!

 

Adorable cake

 

Cute cousin Roxy

 

Baby Brother's B-ball game

 

 

 

 

New Year Wishes

I like to be prepared and I often get things ready a little early. I loved these two things I saw on pinterest so I gave them my own little spin and then made them for the 12 adults on my side of the immediate family and 2 of my friends.. so far ;).


I am big into making wishes and encouraging others to do so. I believe anything can be yours and the more you put into clear words/pictures, what you want, the more likely and quickly it is to happen. SO to start out the New Year this year, this is what I gave to my people.

A few different designs but one mission

 

 

These are the instructions

 

Inside the jar is paper, a color coordinated marker and one bag of wishes

that can be carried over each year. Love, Health, Wealth, Serenity, Dreams and Happiness.

 

On the side I added this second little trinket

Rainbow candy with mini pots of gold

This part I got from a St. Patty's Idea on Pinterest

 

This part I added and spun it into my little New Year's theme

 

The New Year is almost here. Make sure your thoughts are positive, your hopes are high and your dreams are

huge!!

 

Enjoy the end of the year and ring in the new year right!

xoxo

 

 

 

 



A Little Late To Post, But Still Thankful

It has been busy around here as I have some exciting new things on the fire that will hopefully help my little business move to the next level, but I did want to post some fun pics from Thanksgiving.

We had 25+ of our favorite friends and family over and everyone brought a yummy dish. I tested out a few new recipes including, Blueberry Cheesecake Bars, Oreo Cheesecake Bars and Grandma's Marshmallow Candy. Dinner was perfect, dessert was yummy and the company was the best!

Thanksful as always to be surrounded by amazing people all year long.

Set allll the tables

 

Gone are the days of fine china. It's resting comfortably in the cupboard

Everyone got a goody bag with a See's turkey sucker, jelly beans and a little note telling them

how thankful we all are to have them in our lives!

 

Delicous first attempt

Quite yummy too

The people that fill these chairs alternate from time to time but every single day

these chairs are filled! We are so lucky to have playdates with our favorite people

all the time!

Lucky and Thankful!

 

 

Our First Family Vacation

We recently took a family trip to Florida with not only our little family but most of my extended family as well. We have even more family in Florida so it was definiately a trip to remember! I had a little less fun than my kids because I pack worry along in my suitcase but luckily my boys don't and they had a blast!

Our first airplane ride was way more smooth and successful than I had even hoped for. My boys stayed busy for the most part and everything went great.

 

 

Picky baby #2 even tried some new cookies

 

We didn't have time this round to go to Disney World but we went to Sesame Street at Busch Gardens and for my kids it was even better than Disney...for now

We went on rides, played on a huge trampoline and got to meet some of our favorite Sesame characters.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

It was very windy and cold but we are tough so we went to the beach and had a blast!

 

 

 

 

 

We had fun with family and friends and loved staying in a hotel.

 

 

We loved playing with our new cousin (niece) who lives in Florida

 

 

and playing leap frog with other cousins.

They all look like brothers when they are standing together!

 

We loved all the new experiences but we actually went to Florida for a wedding and a beautiful, amazing, perfect wedding it was!

 

Flower Droppers

 

Back View

 

 

Windy, cold weather can't spoil true happiness!

 

Dancing the night away

 

And dancin..

 

Travel is great, family is great and home is the best!

We had a great time and we went away for a wonderful event

 but we were thrilled to get home to our routine and comfy house.