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Monday, December 20, 2010

and the party continues....

as promised...more pics from andrew's bday party....

nanny joins in the fun!

2 of my boyz...

not too clear...but that's jacob & me

the gang...

andrew with one of his best buddies, dagan

weeeeee sarah!!!

spinnin' round....

the birthday king

makin' his wish...

andrew's birthday was a blast! my niece, sarah, had spent the night here, and the kids greeted andrew's bday at 5:45am! we had planned to take andrew out for a bday breakfast, and by the time we headed out, the kids had already finished 2 rounds of breakfast (that's what happens when they're up that early!!!). so...andrew asked me if he could have ice cream instead...my answer...."SURE!" well....then of course jacob and sarah wanted ice cream for breakfast too. i agreed to let sarah join in the fun, but poor jacob and his dairy-free diet (future post on this), he was left out! so while derek, nanny, jacob and i enjoyed our breakfast, sarah & andrew each had chocolate ice cream. i had told the waiter it was andrew's bday, but that we just wanted a candle and to sing by ourselves...we know how embarrassed andrew can get. he seemed to enjoy this much better than an entourage of waiters belting out happy birthday to him!

sleepover - sarah, andrew, natalie (neighbor) and jacob watching a movie

nothin' better than ice cream for breakfast...

and sharing it with your cousin!

...and the party was a hit! i don't have too many pics, since my camera battery died about 30 mins into the party...but i was able to borrow my friend's camera and will post more pics as soon as i have them from her. this was the first birthday party i've held outside the house and i must say it was SO much easier!!! all we had to bring was a cake, candles, goody bags and the people! and it was super nice not to have to clean up after all 20 guests left the party!

nanny with andrew & sarah

sarah climbing the bounce wall

andrew & karley

(karley's mom and i decided this could be their engagement photo!)

andrew on one of the slides

derek and jacob sliding away

everyone's having fun!

yes...i do have a 3rd child!

andrew enjoyed opening his presents as soon as we got home....and even sharing them with jacob. well....some of them....the LEGOS were off limits!

i'll be sure to post the other pics when i have them...

FALLin' behind....

I know, it's a pretty lame play on words, but it's the truth! Once again, even though I promised myself not to, I have FALLen behind on my blog. Writing is something I enjoy so much and really should make more time for. My good friend Robyn started a blog about 1 1/2 years ago and promised herself she'd write every other day...and she is really good at sticking to that. She then published her blog into a book, based on an idea I had given her. I am hoping to do that too, so I really want to keep up with the writing.

We've had a lot of fun over the past 3 weeks (since my last entry)...and the boys have had a chance to spend time alone with me one weekend and Derek another. While I can't speak for Derek's weekend with the boys (they said it was great), I can tell you that mine was AWESOME! We had a full weekend and really had a lot of fun!

The weekend started off with a sleepover for Andrew and our next door neighbor Natalie. We had a pizza party, baked cookies, watched a movie, read lots of books....and they finally fell asleep around 11pm. Minus the fact that they were up at 5:45am, it was a successful sleepover!

baking cookies

sleepover time :)

6am...up and ready to roll!

Saturday morning, I took the boys to Picture People for professional pics. This is something I haven't done since Andrew turned one! I hate paying for them and sometimes they just turn out so bad, it's not worth the time, effort or money. However, I had received a coupon for 6 sheets of pics for $18 (normally it's $18/sheet), so I figured it would be worth it to head over there. WOW...was I right! The photographer was awesome and the pics are amazing!!! The pics were so good, that the salesperson talked me into joining their "Portrait Club"...so rather than spending the $18 I had planned, I walked out with my membership card and $58.75 less in my wallet!!! Hopefully we'll make it back there every few months and actually USE the membership benefits :)

From there, we headed to the Fire Station for their Open House. As always, the boys had a blast and walked away with balloons, fire hats and big smiles! Jacob was a little afraid of the men in uniform and wasn't willing to get too close to them or the trucks. Hence, why Andrew is the only one in those pics!

After the Fire House, we headed home for lunch and some much needed down time....we still had a full night ahead of us! Around 4pm, we headed out to Brambleton to a Fall Festival in my sister's neighborhood. Andrew absolutely SHOCKED me with his new found bravery! He hopped right on the rides...and even a PONY! It was his first pony ride EVER! I was so very proud of him! We had our fill of games/rides/etc. and headed back to my sister's for pizza. Then several of her neighbors came over...the kids played while the adults hung out...and then we had a sleepover there. I am so blessed to have such a wonderful relationship with my sister and we just LOVE the close friendship our children share. They are like brothers and sisters, more so than just cousins!

We left their house around 11am on Sunday, and headed straight to a birthday party at Kids In Motion. I've shared with you before how much we LOVE this place...and once again, the kids had a great time!

We came home after the party just in time to clean the house and pick up Derek at the metro.

I can honestly say that this was one of the BEST weekends I've had with the kids! We all had so much fun, despite the over scheduling that may have occurred on my part :)

Here are some other fun pics from events over the past few weeks...enjoy!

Celebrating Ari & Shirin's wedding at National Harbour

Leigh & Me with the beautiful bride, Shirin

Celebrating Lisa's Bridal Shower

Staci, Leigh & I with the "towel wedding cake"

Lisa showing off her ribbon hat

Me, mom and Leigh

So...there you have it...I am all caught up! Sorry for the long post, but it feels good to get it done...now, on to the next thing...laundry :)

...not quite everything....

I know I said that would be my last post about the summer, but I couldn't skip posting about this FUN activity! Last Friday, we met friends at Kids N Motion. I was a bit nervous at first, because neither of my boys have ever loved these big bounce places....but...this place was AWESOME! First off, the gym time is split by age, so we went when it was a 6 and under time slot. It was really nice not to have to worry about big kids trampling our little ones. Second, they had plenty of toys other than the bounce equipment, which was great for Jacob, until he warmed up a bit. His favorite was definitely this roller coaster...which I might just have to buy him for Hanukkah!

Surprisingly so, Andrew jumped...or should I say BOUNCED...right in without any hesitation. WOW...how much he has changed in a year!

Lastly, the area is split in half, with only one half open at a time. So...just when the kids were getting bored (after about 45 minutes), they shuffle you into a second room, with all new toys and bounce equipment. It was SO much fun...for kids and adults too! The open session lasted 1 1/2 hours and then we took all the kids to Cici's Pizza for some much needed lunch.