My baby is 3!

I can't believe that Cooper is 3! It has been a whirl wind three years. Cooper has blessed our family more than I could have ever imagined. He is a ball of energy but has the most loving heart. I am so proud to be his mom!

Everyone who knows Cooper knows that he is OBSESSED with Toy Story. I mean OBSESSED. He loves all things Buzz or Woody related. So, of course, we had to have a Toy Story theme for his birthday.

He doesn't get to have a friend party until next year so we invited the family to Chuck E. Cheese to celebrate. Mmmm...nothing screams kids birthday like cardboard pizza and video games! :) The kiddos had a great time! Noah, Cooper, Dylan, Mya and Gianna enjoyed all the games and activities.

Noah turns 6!

June 24, 2004 - An 8lb 13oz Noah Joseph entered the world! He has been such a blessing to our family. He has been a ball of energy since he was born! He was super excited to turn 6 this year! His birthday started with smiley face pancakes - with the requested cherry eyes! :)

Followed by the big surprise - Toy Story 3!

After the movie the boys has "mocha's" with Grammy.

Noah enjoyed super delicious Delsa's ice cream while Cooper was napping - don't worry, we brought some home for Cooper and Daddy!

His birthday was supposed to end with a back yard camp out, but the weather had other plans. So we moved the tent into the family room!

Sounds like a pretty good day huh? Well, his birthday celebration didn't end there!

Saturday was his party with friends. We had it at the Discovery Center of Idaho. It was great!

The kiddos got to play with tons of cool stuff and actually learn something at the same time!

They loved the liquid nitrogen demonstration. Especially the ice cream! I was pretty proud of the "dirt" cupcakes that I made - complete with rocks and worms!

Adam was able to spend the night making the day extra special! :)
Noah's birthday celebration ended with a family party at the house. The weather was perfect for hanging out on the new deck. It was also perfect to break out the gift Noah received from Bryce and Landon - water balloons!

It was an awesome 4 days! Secretly, I was looking forward to going back to work today to rest!! Shhh...don't tell! ;)

The Graduates

It has been an emotional end to the semester. Both boys graduated this semester! Noah graduated from pre-school. He will be starting kindergarten in this fall. I am excited for this next step, but sad to see his time at the Children's Center coming to a close. He has learned so much and has made some great friends. I hope he has a great summer before he is off to kindergarten!

Cooper graduated from the looping program. He has had the same teachers the entire time he has been at the Children's Center. I am so sad to know that he will not be with Ms. Terri & Ms. Leslie next year. They have been fantastic teachers and Cooper loves them. I am looking forward to the next step for Coop, but wish we could take Terri & Leslie with us!!

I love my boys!

My wonderful boys sent me these beautiful flowers for Mother's Day. I am so blessed to be Mama to my two wonderful sons.

When life gives you lemons...

SMILE!

Awesome givaway at Fabulessly Frugal

I just entered this awesome photo shoot giveaway at Fabulessly Frugal. The pictures are awesome - I hope I win!!

Why is it always the black marker??

So this morning I was hanging with Noah in the living room while he was building with his legos. Cooper was supposed to be watching The Princess and the Frog...

A quiet 2 1/2 year old is never a good sign...

Cooper got Noah's markers and created his own artwork...on the wall and his body.

Thank goodness for the magic eraser! It took the marker right off the wall. The same could not be said for his body. A bath and lots of soap later, he now has green marks all over his body and hands. Why is it always the black marker that he wants??