birthday surprises

On the day of Trevin's 3rd birthday, Trevin opened quite a few cards that had come in the mail. Hwas so enthusiatic with each card he opened. I loved watching his delight. We also had the wonderful surprise of having special friends over for supper. Jordan, Caleb & Mariah live in CA, so they were a long way from home & we sure appreciate the time they spent with us. It was a wonderful evening with friends!






Thanks to all the wonderful birthday wishes for our little boy! It was a great day/week for him.

Happy Birthday Nana!

Happy Birthday to our dearest Mother (& Nana). You sure do have special place in our hearts!
It didn't take the boys long to finish the task at hand...blowing out the candles!
Amazing ham & egg cups I made for Sunday supper (from Our Best Bites)....delish!!
Chocolate Eclair cupcakes to celebrate.

Pilot Jax

The highly anticipated 3rd birthday party for little friend Jax was this past weekend. We all had a grand time & the decorations were simply amazing. Becca did such a great job. The boys still talk about all the fun they had at the birthday "pautee" (Trevin's word). Trevin didn't protest too loudly when I got to hold little sister. Ahhh...what a sweet, beautiful little girl. Loved getting to snuggle a bit with her. To see even more pictures of this great birthday party...click here.

Benjamin is 6!!!

A week before Benjamin's birthday, Benjamin requested that he have "chocolate donuts with lots of sprinkles" as his birthday cake. Well...I couldn't refuse such a request. It certainly made my life easier in planning his birthday celebration(s). Nana & Papa furnished the "exactly perfect" ones when we had lunch with cousins & great Grandma Burnette. FUN. We also got him a gigantic chocolate donut from our favorite donut shop. Finger licking good...he was pleased!

4 sweet cousins...a happy bunch

Special donuts from Nana & Papa - thank you!

Surprise....it's a Huge donut (oh, and I loved the price...$5.99 - compare that with a store bought cake)

What you can't see is that Trevin desperately wanted to help with the candles.

a remote control truck & lots of legos...doesn't get much better for a 6 year old boy.

What a wonderful big boy we have! He is already looking forward to turning 7.

a busy september!

Birthdays, parties, school, workdays, violin lessons, work....wow, we've been busy! Here's a quick peek of some of the highlights.

Benjamin's recycling project...

Happy Birthday to me!

Trevin celebrating at Marie's bday

Happy Birthday Marie!


Benjamin's 6th birthday up next

Two already?

Happy Birthday to our little man! It feels good that we already celebrated with him since today is a school day for Benjamin, early release, violin lesson, & mtg tonight. Here are a few more pictures from his little celebration. So, today, we'll slow down and enjoy our time with a little boy who's growing way too fast!





For comparison...here's Benjamin when he turned 2!

Labor Day!

2 years ago on Labor Day was one of the happiest days of our life...giving Benjamin a little brother. Our lives changed forever. We love our little boy so much and it is amazing to watch him change & grow every day.

We had a small birthday celebration yesterday. It was just right. Russell & I had so much fun decorating the cake together...nothing fancy or extravagent, but perfect for Trevin. He was delighted to have a train cake. Choo choo, let the fun begin...

a happy day

Happy Birthday to our wonderful husband/daddy!

We made him a special meal tonight including baby back ribs (oh my, these are delish!!) and for dessert...toffee tiramisu. It was my first time to make it and I believe Russell was pleased with the results.



Birthdays are fun in our house!

Candles!

This month, both boys celebrated their "half" birthdays. It's a low key event around here, but we'd never turn down a chance to put candles in a cup cake/bundtlet, sing & blow out candles. It was so fun to watch *pure delight*. Trevin absolutely LOVES candles and I've sadly had to put most of my decorative ones away...even if they are not lit, they are a huge temptation & Trevin is not afraid to utilize his climbing skills to get to them. I'm reminding myself & Russell to enjoy everymoment...they won't be this small again [sniff, sniff]. But at the same time, it is so fun to see them growing/learning/exploring/discovering. My favorite word that Trevin has learned this week is bible (blubler).

Happy times around here...

Growing up...

Who gave these 3 cute boys permission to grow up??

March 2009

March 2011

Happy Birthday, Mr. Delbert!!! We will miss your visits to TX.

Happy 1st Birthday!

Today is Miss Madelynne's birthday! How is that possible?

It seems like yesterday these two were toppling over on each other...

Happy Birthday Sweet Girl!
We love you!

Happy Birthday to Mason & Chase!

These 2 special boys had a fabulous party. Benjamin has been talking about it ever since. Since returning from Ireland, the twins have introduced Chuggington to Benjamin. Haven't you heard of Chuggington? Evidently he has taken quite an interest in these new trains because he spends time everyday coloring the Chuggington trains in his 'thank you coloring book'. Impressive!

Benjamin's 5 year pictures

I can't believe how grown up he looks in these pictures! Today he had his 5 year check up. Just as we guessed, he's in the 90th percentile for height and 50th for weight.

Lots to celebrate

Fall is my favorite time of year...
-We have lots of birthdays in our family during this season.
-The weather is perfect for playing outside anytime - morning, afternoon, or evening.
-Preps & convention are here!
-I enjoy pulling out my pumpkins & Benjamin helped me decorate with sticks & leaves this year!
-We've found the early mornings perfect for sitting on our back patio & having quiet time.


Thanks for the birthday wishes! My boys made it special.