moore.love.than.ever: party

Tuesday, September 23, 2008

Celebrating two birthdays

This past Sunday we celebrated TWO birthdays! Our first birthday party was for Jimmy's 2nd. Jimmy's Daddy works with Kevin and they actually share the same birthday (9/16). The party was at the grandparents house and it was the perfect place for a party. The outdoor area at their house is just beautiful.
Our second birthday celebration was for Kevin. We had a family dinner at Mom's to celebrate. Last year I had a big surprise party for him (it was his 40th) so this year was lacking in fanfare (sorry honey) :)

The kids are doing great - still loving school. I hate to compare my 2 kids to one another so I asked at school this morning if Jackson's speech was behind or comparable with the other kids and if Isabel was with the other kids or advanced for her age. I got good news- Jackson is right where the other kids are and Isabel, I was told, is "exceptional". So I'm a proud Mommy today. Jackson has shown signs of interest in counting and numbers but not so much in the alphabet whereas Isabel can say her ABC's much better than she counts. She also loves to sing. Her favorite song to sing is "Twinkle, Twinkle little star". She sounds like an angel. Last night I heard her say, "Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday". She also like to watch dvd's more than Jackson so I think that may be helping with her speech. Jackson had much rather play with trains than watch Dora.
We also are trying Jackson out on egg again. We've let him have birthday cake and cookies, even a couple of bites of Isabel's scrambled egg. He is itching a little bit but not the horrible rash we are used to seeing so maybe it will be gone completely very soon. The allergy Dr said to periodically try testing his allergies and with egg being the hardest to avoid I'm hoping!!!!

Here are some pictures from Jimmy's party:

The birthday boy!!!!

Kyle & Bella

Jackson being nice to Isabel

Izzie playing with Jimmy

Jackson ate TWO pieces of cake!

Jimmy & his Daddy, Ben

Off to Kevin's birthday dinner-

Isabel carried this pumpkin all over the house

Archer

The birthday boy!!!

Playing in Daddy's cake

Tuesday, August 19, 2008

Birthday Party!

It's all over. We have been celebrating the kid's birthday's since Isabel's on 7/8 and continued well through Jackson's on 8/9. We had the "grand finale" this past Saturday at home with friends and family. We had about 30 adults and 15 kids. Soooooo much fun. I went with a monkey theme. They are my "little monkeys" so it seemed appropriate.
Isabel was so excited about having all those people in her house and backyard but Jackson needed a little time "on my hip" to take it all in. He eventually agreed to go to my Mom and within an hour or so he was running around with all the other kids.
My grandparents were able to come which is just priceless! My "Mimi" is suffering with dementia but she had such a good day! That meant the world to me.
I think the highlight for the kids was the endless supply of M&M's and lollipops they were allowed to eat. :)
They didn't even open presents until the next day but it was like Christmas morning. Things got a little out of hand so I'm not sure who gave what but I'm trying to piece it all together. Let's just say they made a mess.
I did take a lot of pictures (of course) so get ready.