Party Time!

We celebrated Crew's birthday on Thursday the 12th and it was a hit! I was a little nervous for a number of reasons...

1-Crew had had a fever since Sunday and wasn't showing any signs of getting better

2-He had his 1 year old doctors appointment that day and was getting shots which probably wouldn't help the fever

3-Our house wasn't looking like it was going to be finished, and if we did finish it needed major cleaning

4-Reagan woke up on Thursday seeming to have the same illness that Crew had been battling since Sunday.

Now these are all pretty good reasons to post pone the party, but there wasn't really another day to celebrate. We were heading to the lake the next day through Monday, and this week Crew goes to Hemophilia Clinic which is a bigger deal than just the pediatrician, we have carpet guys coming to pull our carpet, etc. etc.

Needless to say we decided to go for it and I am so glad we did! It was a ton of fun! Here are some pictures from the party...

I made Crew's invitation, enjoy

I attempted to make Crew a birthday cake, as you can see we had a "Ball" theme. I am begging you not to look too closely at these cakes. I have never done the frosting in this way and it took me about 4 hours just to frost the three of these cakes and that was with the help of my mother. Even though it was a bit of a challenge, I actually want to do it again! Hopefully next time it won't take as long!

Crew loves to play peek-a-boo and this is his version. I love this about little ones, they think you can't see them when they put their hands on their heads, well maybe that isn't the case with other little one's but that is what Crew thinks! Love it!

Getting ready to blow his candle out...

This picture is a little decieving. It looks as though Crew was devouring his cake, but that certainly wasn't the case! He really liked the licorice rope that I used for the basketball and he liked to touch the cool looking frosting, but he didn't want it in his mouth. So really all that work was just for the pictures. What do you do?

My beautiful little girl

Crew and mommy opening presents

Reagan and Grammy. Thanks for all of your help!

I had to throw this one it because, first, it was that night after the party, and second, I can't believe how flexible he is! I have a picture of Reagan doing this very thing when she was close to his age and I think it is so cute!

Thank you to everyone who came and supported our little man on his first birthday! We love you all and feel so lucky to have such a great family!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!! again ;)

HAPPY BIRTHDAY CREW-MAN!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY CREW!

I can't believe my little man is turning ONE!

I have to say that this year has absolutely flown by! I love his little face and the smile he brings to mine on a regular basis. This little guy has been such a blessing to our family and I now know why I was in such a hurry to get him here.

He and Reagan are buds. She loves having an audience and he can't get enough of her shows. They are so good to each other and I am so grateful for that.

Here are a few things about Crew:

*I love his face (that includes his eyes, smile and little nose)

*He is my "lump on a log" he has yet to crawl, or move at all really. He can scoot his boot when he really has to, but he prefers to stay where he is. Although this my raise red flags to other parents, we couldn't be more grateful that he is putting this off. It has saved us many trips to the emergency room!

*He is a jabber pants. He loves to gab, especially when he is by himself. There have yet to be any intelligable words, but he may beg to differ.

*He is a fabulous sleeper! He is still taking two naps a day and sleeping long in the night. Love that about my kids.

*Crew is the best audience. He always applauds and cheers us on no matter what we are doing. He loves to clap and cheer for Reagan especially and this often drives her to continue whatever act she is playing for him.

*Crew is a huge blessing to our family. We love him so much and I can't imagine our family without him. He is a tough little guy and has already had to go through more than anyone his age should have to experience. We know he has a tough road ahead, but we will be here to help him along the way.

WE LOVE YOU CREW!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

WE DID IT!

I was a little nervous, but we did it! We finished the kitchen in time for Crew's birthday party! (Well, pretty much) There are a couple of things left... I have to stain the columns and beadboard, paint behind the fridge, we also have new crown to go above the cabinets, but that has been missing since we started the cabinet job, so I am not really counting it! If you want to see what the kitchen looked like before we started this whole mess you can click here.

So here is the rundown on what we did this past month to our kitchen/living room...

> Tore up the brown and blue linolium floor and replaced it with new beautiful flooring

> Ripped out the railing and one of the pilars that used to seperate the kitchen from the living room

> Demolished the wall that seperated the kitchen from the living room

> Removed the large cabinet next to the stove and replaced it with the refridgerator and a new cabinet above that

> Installed two new collumns and covered the one last standing pilar to hold up our ceiling

> Ordered and installed a new island to sit in the middle of the kitchen

> Painted the columns, walls and bead board so that the two rooms would flow together

Ok, so now you have it. This started out as just replacing our awful flooring and turned into a total demolition job. Sorry Steve... Actually, I am not sorry. I think he is just as happy with the results as I am! If you're ever in the area, stop by and see us! We love to show it off!

***A special thanks needs to be said to our great friend, Bart for helping with the demo and building our beautiful columns. You are the man! Thanks for all of your insight and help, we couldn't have done it without you!***

Tubby Time!

Bath time at our house is one of the best times of day! I think Reagan would stay in there all day long if I would let her. Crew isn't much different. What is it about the water? I have to admit I don't mind it too much. My kids are so happy there, how can I not be too? I thought I would share some fun pics in the tub...

Doesn't Crew have the most gorgeous eyes! I LOVE taking pictures of them!

Miska Mooska Micky Mouse!

This weekend we went to Mickey Mouse Playhouse Live at the Energy Solutions Arena. It was so great! I don't think Reagan knew what to think at first, but once she realized what it was she loved it. She sat very intently in her own chair and watched with fascination through the whole first half. They had an intermission wanting everyone to go buy food and toys, but we spent the time taking silly pictures. By the time the second half started Reagan was singing along and dancing. Even Crew had a good time watching the show. We can't wait for another fun show to come to town!

Sorry this is so blurry! It was hard to get a good shot with my point and shoot!

I Heart Faces

This is a fun photo blog that you guys should check out. Different people from all over can post pictures of faces showing the different emotions that we all exprience. It is a cute blog! Here is the picture I posted in the kids catagory: