Then he turned 3...

 Today was Jimmy's 3rd birthday!! I can't believe it! It seems like just yesterday we were bringing him home from the hospital, all tiny in his car seat, too small for his Winnie the Pooh bunting. Now he is a rambunctious toddler, learning how to use the big boy potty and starting to ask "Why" about everything. He is such a sweet little boy, I wouldn't trade him for the world. He has a slight obsession with a certain blue talking train...and mommy and daddy did not disappoint with his presents. I found this awesome Mega Blok set at Christmastime on amazon.com for $14.99 so I HAD to buy it. It was hard, but I kept it aside for Jimmy's birthday, even though I wanted to give it to him at Christmas! Glad I did, because it was a hit! Here is a photo of it all set up and Jimmy & daddy having fun with it:

We are having a tiny get together for Jimmy with my dad and Kathy and my brother, sister-in-law and nephews on Saturday (which is actually MY birthday!) so I will have more pics and one of Jimmy's Thomas cake that I am making later. And then we are having a little party at Jim's parents' house on Sunday, so I may have MORE pics for ya ;-)

Happy Birthday Jimmy!

Happy Birthdays! & VGNO

Yep, I said "birthdays" plural. Jimmy's 2nd birthday was on Wednesday, the 20th and mine is today. =)  We had a two day celebration for Jimmy's, Wednesday night we had cupcakes and opened his presents from Mommy & Daddy and then yesterday we had his Great Grandparents over and my dad & Kathy (Granddad & Grandma). For that celebration I made Jimmy's special Thomas cake, boy does that kid LOVE Thomas!! We will add a third celebration on Sunday at Jim's parents' house. I can't believe my sweet baby boy is 2 already!! And next year he will have a little brother or sister, wow!! Time just keeps going faster and faster.=(

Here is a pic of Jimmy enjoying his felt hamburger I made him. I also made him felt fruit consisting of an orange slice, 2 apple slices, a strawberry and a banana. He loves them!

As far as my birthday is concerned, hubby had to work late, so I decided to join in VGNO over at Ann's. So go check it out and join in the fun!!

The party game for this week is called "Would You Rather...?" so my question for you is....Would you rather have your significant other/good friend/family member throw you a surprise party for your birthday, or go out (or stay in) and have dinner with your significant other?  I myself would prefer to spend time alone with my hubby and just go out to eat & maybe a movie.

Well, that's it, I hope you have fun at VGNO if you join in and have a wonderful weekend!

Happy First Birthday Conner!

My adorable nephew Conner turns 1 year old today! He is my big brother's little boy.

Here are some pics from his birthday party last Saturday:

Conner & Jimmy playing with the gigantic ball!

Jimmy playing cornhole

Presents!!

What do I do with this?

Ohh....that tastes pretty good!

Yup! Good enough to wear! Yummy!
Congrats Mike & Mandy on such a sweet little cutie pie! Happy First Birthday Conner!

Happy Birthday to Duke!

Today is my little doggie's birthday - he turned 6! Wow, it seems like just yesterday that he was running towards me and tumbling over his clumsy puppy feet, a crazy little ball of fur. Here are a couple pics of Slick Silver Duke. One is from today and the other is from October. Oh, in case you were wondering, he is a Blue Merle Australian Shepherd.