Party Time!

Gavin had a Little Einsteins themed party this year.

I had his invite made on Etsy. His banner was made by my friend Kristin, who made my baby shower banner and his first birthday banner. His goodie bags I made out of leftover invitations. The cake I found online and had a cake shop near me recreate it...if you look close you will see that Gavin is inside the rocket too! His little shirt is from Etsy.

I chose blue and red as the color theme and bought some blue and red candy, table cloths and balloons to match his shirt, cake, bags and banner.

We served his favorite snacks in addition to his cake; Pirate Booty, apple sauce, animal crackers, a veggie tray, and cookies.

We had a great turnout with over 10 kids and 20 adults!

He got a ton of stuff...lots of sports gear and outdoor toys. He ended up sitting and playing the most with the party favors I bought...little instruments to match the Little Einsteins theme. The house was a complete disaster afterwards and we were exhausted!

He was a happy boy and it was great to see everyone! Here are some pics!

Gavin's Two!

Steve and I planned to take yesterday off and spend some quality time with our little man by going to the zoo. Snow coming, scratch that. The aquarium. Lots of snow coming, scratch that. Just the three of us at home playing. Blizzard coming, scratch that!

Paige ended up having a snow day too! We all just hung out at home all day and the poor boy didn't have the best day. He was a little sick and congested when he woke up so it was straight to a warm bath. Then we had some Krispy Kremes. They were so hopped up on sugar they managed to get all kinds of bumps and bruises. They decided to wash Gavin's hands without our help and tumbled and scratched his face up. It was quite the day!

He did have fun opening a few presents and having spaghetti and cake though!

As I put him to bed I told him the story of the day he was born and we snuggled and I cried a little for my sweet baby who isn't such a baby anymore. Happy birthday to my little boy. Even though it wasn't what we had planned, at least we were all together.

Gavin's Stool

I wanted to give you a closer look at the stool Gavin got from Grandpa Terry. Very special! Not sure if you can see the detail on the sides, but they are helmets with the Hawks and Huskers logos on them!

Celebrations

We headed to Kearney this weekend again! Gavin's 2nd birthday is on Tuesday so my family had a little meal/cake celebration for him. He chose chicken and rice for his grandma to make...he loves rice! She also made him a cake.

He received a little grill with hot dogs, hamburgers, and tools to cook them with from my mom. Terry made him a stool now that he's potty training. He spent a ton of time on it and made it so special! It's a Hawkeye/Huskers stool and we all love it and will keep it forever.

Michelle and April also came to celebrate and brought him a flashlight, band aids and a new book! Jenni got him a pizza making puzzle.

On Saturday we celebrated Jenni's 30th birthday by going to the horse races in Grand Island all day and then dinner and drinks that night. We had a ton of fun, but as always it went by so quickly and we are all exhausted now!

Steve and I are taking Tuesday off to celebrate just the three of us by going to the aquarium. We wanted to take him to the zoo but the weather isn't going to cooperate. He will still love it! Then next Sunday is his Little Einsteins themed party! Stay tuned!

Easter Fun

We had a lot of fun this year, Gavin is at such an exciting age where he truly is excited for all the festivities.

We started the week by coloring eggs with Paige. Gavin got a sticker dye set and Paige got a glitter dye set.

On Saturday evening we took Gavin to see the Easter bunny. (Paige was at her moms). While in line, he was squealing with joy! Once it was his turn he was a little nervous but ended up smiling for the camera.

Sunday morning he got to see what the Easter bunny brought him, he called it his "Easter bucket".

Then we headed to church, had lunch, took a nap, then it was egg hunt time! We took a little stroll to the park afterwards, then did some bubbles. It was such a pretty day! We finished our day with ham and guac sandwiches, a Mexican tradition on my moms side. Yummy!

Tonight we had Paige so she got to open her "bucket" and then we had another hunt.

Another Easter in the books! He is Risen!