HAPPY BIRTHDAY "BABY" BOY!!!!!

Today is Noah's 4th birthday and I get a little teary eyed just thinking of how big he has gotten. I miss my baby!

We had his party this past weekend and it turned out quite nice. He is OBSESSED with Go Diego Go, so of course that was the theme. I decorated our dining room to serve as "The Animal Rescue Center" and I even made a cupcake cake for him. Both turned out rather cute, if I do say so myself!

He had a great birthday! Thanks to everyone who came to celebrate this special day with us!!

My little monkeys

We went on a field trip to the zoo with AJ's school and we had a blast!! The weather was perfect and the zoo was not crowded at all. Our favorite things to see at the zoo are all the different types on monkeys and, of course, we enjoy acting like them too!

SHADOW DANCERS

Those silly boys!

Taking in the Springtime Beauty!

It was such a beautiful day outside today so we decided to take advantage of it!

The boys love to do anything art related, especially if they can get all dirty doing it!! So in celebration of Spring we painted birdhouses. We also spent some time playing frisbee and practicing with the boomerang.....we all still need to work on our throw though. Can anyone actually get those things to ever come back to you?

Here are just a few pics of the boys getting messy and having fun painting.

If You Give A Kid A Camera............

.............He's probably going to want to take a ton of really up-close and blurry pictures!

AJ and Noah got hold of one of our old digital cameras the other day and went to town taking pictures of their stuffed animals in AJ's closet. But they were VERY proud of their work!! Gotta love kiddos!

Birthdays, Play Dates and New Toys.... OH MY!

So..... I've been really bad at updating this for the past few months. I WILL try to be better. It just seems like I never have my camera with me anymore. I used to carry it everywhere, it was practically attached to me. But lately, I've been terrible and it upsets me so because I've missed so many wonderful moments. My camera and I need to get more intimately involved, and soon!

That should be easy since my wonderful hubby bought me a new computer, printer and photo shop program for my birthday.....even though it's not quite my birthday yet, but soon! I love all my new toys and am SUPER excited to play around with my new program and create beautiful pictures. Not that any pictures with my boys in them aren't beautiful already!

Speaking of said wonderful hubby, he had a birthday just this past weekend. We celebrated his big 3-0 last Saturday and it was fab-o if I do say so myself. We have never, and I seriously mean never, in over 5 years, spent the night away from our boys. Sure he's gone on a few "boys" weekends and been away from them but I've always been with them. But since turning 30 is a pretty big thing....especially for him....I decided to surprise him with a special night away at a hotel. It was quite nice, even if we were only 5 whole minutes from the house.....baby steps people, baby steps. We had a nice dinner with friends followed by a few drinks at the bar and then ended the night with just the two of us, no kids to put to bed. We got to cuddle and talk, and the best part, of course, was that we got to sleep in the next morning! All in all, a wonderful evening and one I know he truly enjoyed.


Today the boys and I had a wonderful play date with my good friend, Michelle, and her little boy Chase. We took the kiddos to a place called Boomerangs in Plano and the kids had a blast. Definitely a place I would recommend. It is quite inexpensive and you can stay as long as you'd like....especially good in these times of stretching the dollar. However, I once again walked out of the house without my camera and missed the opportunity to get some great pics of the boys.....bad mommy. I mean, amazingly enough, my boys played for over two hours straight without fighting with each other once. I had begun to think that was no longer possible. I know they love each other but sometimes.....

Well, off to play with my new "toys" now. I promise to post some pics once I figured out some cool tricks. Until then......