K turns 2! Sesame Street Party!!

K's invites. They were made by  Just Click Print on Etsy.

As you can tell this year we celebrated K's birthday Sesame Street style !
Our house is currently undergoing some renovations so we had his party at the neighborhood clubhouse.
Are you ready for pictures galore ?!

 K's cake.
 It didn't turn out exactly as I had planned but it made up for it in taste!

The party brought to you by the letter K and number 2!

The food table.
We forgot to take a pic with all the food on it though !
We served all types of fruit and veggies with dip, cheese, deviled eggs, pasta salad, and even had a sandwich making station.

 Cookie monster shared some of his cookies.

Elmo's friend Dorothy shared her fishy crackers too!

 My sister found some cute little Sesame Street "buildings" on eBay.
The kids had a blast going in and out of them.

K loved his Elmo shirt. He had a fit when it was time to take it off for bath.

A few toddler friendly games:
Oscar's trash toss and fishin' for Ernie's rubber duckies!
and pin the nose on Elmo!

and they actually played with them !

 more decorations...

 My husband's coworker let us use his cotton candy machine for the day.

 I think it was a hit!

                    Sweet little Ipolito                                            K's "Pa Pa" and "Paw Paw"

  You don't have to be young to have fun!

Time to blow out the candle!

This boy loves cake !
Can you tell !?

K's grandmothers  "Meme" and "Wela"

 friends and family

The kids working off some of that cotton candy outside. ;)

Party favor bags I made.

Lots of goodies to take home.
Crayons, Elmo note pad, bubbles, stickers, candy filled Elmo heads, noise makers...

Family pics.
Thanks Carol and my sister Maria for the pics!

Happy Birthday to our "Baby K"
We Love you!!
 Thanks to all that came out to celebrate with us!

Homemade playdough

K's ECI teacher came over the other day and she taught us how to make homemade play dough!

 He loved helping pour and mix all the ingredients in.

He got to pick the color he wanted to use.

Time to cut out our shapes. "Tars!"

two toddler thumbs up!

Microwave Playdough

Mix :   1 cup flour

           1/2 cup salt

           2 tsp cream of tartar

Add:    1 cup water

            1 Tbsp vegetable oil

            food coloring

Stir

Microwave for 1 minute

Stir again

Microwave 1- 1 1/2 minutes more

Knead and play!

Store in airtight container or ziplock bag. Playdough will last for months!!

Talk about what comes next as you mix the ingredients. Let your child choose the color of the playdough and count how many drops of food coloring. Have fun!!

Easter 2011

Easter recap 2011

The night before Kemper and his cousin Nolan decorating their eggs. We didn't think the dye would ever come off them!

Easter egg hunt.

 Confetti eggs!! they were a hit!

Discovering the candy and Hot Wheels cars inside the eggs.

 Even more candy in his basket and a Mr. Potato head bunny!

Easter love.

 Hope everyone had a wonderful Easter!

He is Risen!

Take me out to the Ball Game!

Recently my husband's company gave us suite tickets to the Rangers vs Red Sox game, so we took this opportunity to go out on a date!

We both love going to baseball games, but since the ballpark is quite a trek from home, we don't go often. In fact, we realized the last game we went to was when we got my family together to announce we were expecting!

 It was opening week and weather was perfect.
The Ballpark was perfect.

I love being at the ballpark, seeing all the families together and I love how it brings out all those childhood memories.

Proud to be American. Proud to be a Texan!

  another one of my favorite things about going to the ballpark...

The hot dogs!

 I keep it simple, just a little mustard please!

 oh and don't forget the peanuts!

It was a great day spent with the hubby. The only thing missing was my K. Hopefully we can get his allergies in check and bring him with us next time.

This Kid was born deaf?!

We love nights like this.

We can't believe that 14 months ago this child could not even hear a jet engine pass him by.

"There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle."

~Albert Einstein

TWO YEARS OLD!!

Sweet "Baby" K you are TWO years old today!!!

• You weigh 26.4lbs, (25-50%) my skinny little thing! You eat tons but I don't know where it goes!!
• You are a pretty tall toddler, everyone comments on it.  35.5'' (75-90%)
• You wear size 2T clothing. They are slightly baggy but you need the extra pants length!!
• You wear size 6.5 shoes
• You wear size 4-5 diapers

• You are still a good eater, you will even tell me when you are hungry by saying and signing "food"
• Your favorite foods: banana, strawberries, scrambled eggs, avocado, rice, beans, cheese, bread, macaroni, chicken, and french fries.
• You are still not into drinking milk from a sippy cup, anything but milk. We really need to work on that!

• You love to go to bed late, a 9:30 bedtime is now considered early :(
• You have decided that you no longer need naps, but some days mommy wins and you will a take nap  ranging from 1-3 hrs.
• You still wake up each morning at 7:30-8:00, even when you go to bed really late.
• You hate to go take a bath, but once you are in we can't get you out!
• You hate to be dirty, you make a big fuss. If your paci drops on the floor you always hand it over and say "wash!"

• You still love to brush your teeth.
• You have to brush your teeth immediately after you get out of the bath, In the nude!! No time for PJ's!
• You no longer care to be rocked to sleep, you will tell us "upstairs"
• You love to read Goodnight Moon before going to bed. It is pretty much the ONLY book you like to read.

• Your comfort items include: your paci, blankie & Elmo doll.
• You like to have something in both hands at all times. You are always carrying something.
• You love to watch Elmo's World and Yo Gabba Gabba
• You can count to 5
• You know your primary colors
• You say you are "two!" when asked your age.

• You have no problem announcing "I poop!" when you need your diaper changed. Potty training is in the near future.
• You still love to hear.
• You are hearing so well, it's amazing!!
• You are talking tons too!! The other day you felt the cool breeze and said "Mama cold outside!"
• You are so dramatic, if one of your hearing processors falls off you will say "oooh NO!" Then if you are able to put it back on you will say "I did it!"

• You are very polite. You love to say hi and bye to everyone you see, especially in restaurants.
• You love your dog Raider. You ask for him each morning and you even greet him before your parents.
• You are obsessed with your grandmothers car. You will have a fit if you can't ride in it. You are always asking your grandmother to unlock it so you can sit in it. (It's a Mercedes, you have great taste ;)
• You are very obedient and do not get into things. You will even ask for permission to go up the stairs.
• You do not get into trouble often, but when you do you will close your eyes and pretend you can't hear us.

• You  love to hug.
• You are very good with your hands.
• You love to color.
• You call yourself "Pimper"
• You need a haircut!! Your hair grows like a weed!!
• Your favorite restaurant is Joe's Crab Shack. You love the music,dancing, & the crab dip!
• You went to Joe's Crab Shack for your birthday dinner. They sang "Happy Birthday" to you.


• You are an amazing little boy. It's crazy, you are the young one but we are the ones with sooo much to learn!

My mother had a great deal of trouble with me, but I think she enjoyed it.
-- Mark Twain

Between the innocence of babyhood and the dignity of manhood, we find a delightful creature of a boy.
-- Author Unknown

Mothers of little boys work from son up till son down!
-- Author Unknown