C turns 3!

My goodness, where did the time go!  

C turned 3 and I was so excited to celebrate him.  He's such a sweet little boy.  It's been amazing watching him grow.  

I got so nostalgic on his birthday, and it was so fun watching little videos of when he was a baby.  

C is 32 lbs, and 38 1/2 inches tall.  

He LOVES reading books, playing LEGOS, trucks, pretending, riding bikes outside, and is always up for an adventure.  He is seriously the easiest kid to take places.  He is learning so many songs, and loves playing with us.  He is so compassionate, and has such a loving heart.  

He's getting sillier as the time passes, and his prayers are getting sweeter and sweeter.

For his special day, we decked out the house in decorations, and served a fun b-day breakfast.  

We spent the morning in Boston, and then let C sleep the rest of the afternoon.  We made his favorite for dinner: lasagna.  :)

I made him a 'truck' birthday cake.  It was so funny...the sister missionaries had asked him if he would have a 'truck' birthday, and so he decided that is what he had to have.  It was so fun to make a birthday cake.  It actually turned out, which I was amazed!

We opened presents, and had a great night playing with them and him.  We love our C!!!!!!

Throwback to previous birthdays:

T's First week of Life + my birthday

The first week of T's life was lovely.  Seriously: one of the happiest/best weeks ever.

My mom was able to fly in and arrived the Tuesday after he was born.  We had gotten home from the hospital that morning, so the timing was perfect.

It was so nice to have her here: she made my favorite foods, rubbed my feet and took awesome care of C so that Mr. H and I could relax and enjoy the baby.  

We loved going on walks, playing in the snow, and cuddling.  I was so sad to have her leave....it seemed there were just more and more things to do and show her.  

My birthday was also during this time and it was wonderful.  It was nice to just hang out with my little family and get the treat of having my mom here as well.  A highlight was a beautiful painting my dad painted for me of a spot on our trip this last summer.  I love having an artist dad. :)

It was a lovely week.  We were so thankful for how nice she made it for us and helped us transition to being home.  

I felt great---which was awesome.  It was crazy: I seriously felt like I hadn't had a baby.  I was so happy! 

We figured out T would sleep in the ergo baby newborn insert...ha this didn't last very long.

It's safe to say he adores her.

Love this picture of the boys! C has loved playing with all of his old baby toys.

C LOVED holding baby T.  Even when T was screaming...it didn't seem to phase C.

1 week old

We celebrated my birthday...the big 25! 

the busy cook...she made my favorite dinner and cake (with my favorite: almond extract)

Mr. H is a quarter of a century!

Mr. H turned 25 this last week.  

He is such a great husband and dad. 

I feel ever since our little adventure out here to Boston I appreciate him so much more.

He has worked so hard to have a good attitude, be attentive and be a great dad.  

We had such a great day celebrating him.

We had french toast that morning and C enjoyed singing 'Happy Birthday DADDYYYYYY'.

He went to work, and C and I headed to my Dr's appointment.  It went great (baby sounded wonderful).  

He came early that day and we headed out for a fall drive.

We made our way up to Concord, MA.  It was beautiful.  The town of Concord was gorgeous and as perfect as you could imagine a New England town being.  

We explored Sleepy Hollow Cemetery.  It was awesome!  I geeked out at Emerson's grave, Louisa Alcotts and Thoreuas.  It was wonderful.  Ha.  Mr. H was a good sport, so we made sure to not stay too long. 

Mr. H the headless horseman!

I love that people leave pencils.

Looking smart

We then made our way through the town to the battleground of Lexington and Concord.  It was gorgeous.  We loved it.  We enjoyed a picnic, and had fun chatting and watching C gobble up all the treats.  

We then took the scenic way home and made it home.  We enjoyed a blackberry pie and ice cream and opened Mr. H's presents.  He was blessed with generous family and had a great birthday.  

We spent the evening relaxing together and enjoying doing nothing.  It was lovely.

Happy Birthday Mr. H!!!!