HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO EVAN!

My little boy is now 2!
We had a wonderful day for his birthday!
He had a Yo Gabba Gabba themed birthday party at the indoor playground with many friends! My friend, Jess and I made cupcakes with all of the Yo Gabba Gabba friends on them and they looked so cute!


Evan always has a great time playing there but it was especially exciting for him to have his Grandma and Grandpa Hoctor there. Here is is showing off for them going down the tall slike.. (they had never seen him do this.. although he does it regurally)



He loved hearing his name in the birthday song but was afraid of the flame on the candle... it shows.. he is clinging to me for dear life!

and eating cake with his friends and sister...






He had a good time opening his gifts! (We asked friends not to worry about gifts this year, but you know how friends are!! :o) )
Most of his gifts were Yo Gabba Gabba items.. which made the tearing of paper more
exciting for Ev.. he absolutly adores that show and their characters!




We tried to get a good picture of all of Evan's friends together.. that was nearly inpossible.. so I'm gonna post 3 pics.. that way I'm sure if you have a child in any of these three, I'm sure they look good in at least one!




No party would be complete without Evie and her boy toy, Alexander...


And here are Evie's Grandparents and Joe watching the festivities!



Thank you to everyone who helped make Evan's 2nd Birthday a memorable event!

My boy is almost Two...

Seems like just yesterday I was getting Evan's pictures taken for his one year birthday. Well.. Hope took pictures of my sweeties yesterday... just in time for Evan to be turning two in a couple of weeks.
My friend, Jessica's little boy Nathan just turned one so she had some family pictures done with us. There are pics with her kids and my kids together.. Evie said it best the other day.. "You guys are like family to me".. It seemed fitting that our kids be a part of the same photo shoot.
And as usual.. Hope never disappoints. No one can capture my kids' adventure and smiles the way that she can. I love you, Hopey B!

More summer fun!

We have been having a lovely summer so far!
We took the kids to the farm the other day and to the park yesterday.
Evan was very apprehensive at first about me putting him down anywhere near any animals but as we were ready to leave, he wanted down.. and he was so sweet petting the miniature horses and goats!




Evie, of course, wasn't afraid :)


And then to the park yesterday with Jess and her kids..
A car ride with Jess and I is never boring...


Here are some pics from the park..

Summertime Fun!

We had a fantastic day yesterday!
My friend, Jessica and I took the kids to the pool and stayed all day!
Evie was so excited to have Brooklyn there to swim with her and Evan loved having Nathan and Miley to play with as well.







We saw some of Evie's other best friends there, like Alex, Anthony, Brayden, Caleb, Olivia, and Brynn! Summer is here! Can't wait to go to the pool more often!
Afterwards we stopped at home to clean up and drop Miley off with her Mommy and then the hubbies joined us for dinner and drinks at El Toro.
It was awesome to sit out on the patio and soak up some more sun while we were eating and visiting. Evan wanted some of my margarita but thankfully it was already gone before he got a hold of the glass. :)


Happy Summer!!

Tea for Two!

Evie's friend and schoolmate Payton had her 6th birthday last Saturday. She had an American Girl Tea Party! The had to bring their favorite dolls and dress in their favorite party dress! Evie and her doll dressed alike from their hair, dresses, slippers to even their eyeglasses! They had a lovely time and looked so beautiful!

Little Monkey

I just thought that Evan looked cute eating his little banana in his PJ's
He loves being able to hold the banana by himself and eat it. What a little monkey!

Feels like summer!

Hey all! We've been enjoying some lovely weather! We took the kids to the park the other day and played for hours! Joe and I thought that the slides might be wet from the rain in the morning so we brought out the blanket that was in the van and it turned out to be the coolest thing ever! The kids used it on the slides and went super fast!

Here are some pictures from the day