The Big Three-Oh!

I'm a little late on this post, but I couldn't go without sharing pics from Steve's Big Day. Steve was definitely not excited about turning 30, but we still had a good time. He had to work, so while he was gone, Alyssa and I made him a birthday banner. Alyssa loved it because she got to decorate each letter with anything she wanted. She had paints, glitter pom-poms, glitter glue, stickers, jewels, colored pencils, and markers. She was so busy for over an hour and couldn't wait to show him. Steve loved it and Alyssa was so proud.



At Steve's request, we had a strawberry-banana trifle instead of cake. Found the recipe on allrecipes.com of course.

A candle for each decade!





He claims that once you turn 30, you gain superhero status. But he won't let me in on his secret identity. Maybe someday.

Bully at the Gym Nursery

During lunch yesterday Alyssa was in deep thought while she was chewing her sandwich and then out of the blue she says, “I saw a naughty boy in a green shirt hitting a girl. Then, he turned around and looked at me. So, I ran as fast as I could and hid.”
I was so confused and said, “Where?”
“At the gym nursery.”
“Did he get you?”
“No”
“Is he a big kid or a little kid”
A little pause “Well, he’s kind of short”
“Then what did you do?”
“I went to the big kid class and he didn’t ever chase me again”
“Do you want to go back to the gym nursery?”
“Yeah”
“What if that naughty boy is there?”
“I’ll just hide”

She may not be that brave, but at least she's fast!

Addi Turns One!

Yesterday was Addi's big day! We celebrated at the Nelson's with Kathleen. She always throws a great party!

Our little Birthday Girl


New toys are so much fun! Even for me! She loves anything that has buttons and makes noise and lights up. Our house is always loud because there's at least two or three toys going off as Addi crawls back and forth between each one. She keeps so busy and I love it. The noise doesn't bother me cuz I can get so much done!


Showing off her spitting skills. I love this stage when babies spit as long as it's not food being spit back in your face.





Alyssa loved the new toys just as much (or more) than Addi. She showed Addi how to dance with the maracas.


My mom told me about this cute giant cupcake cake mold, so I had to get it for Addi's birthday. It turned out pretty cute. The frosting was too warm and it was dripping all over the plate, but Addi didn't care!



She had no hesitation. First she put her handprint in the cupcake and then I cut her a slice and she dug right in.




Alyssa only eats the frosting. Unfortunately she didn't enjoy it much because most of the frosting dripped off the cake.




After partying too hard, Steve was so tired. Alyssa helped by burying him under tons of pillows.


Thanks Kathleen for letting us celebrate with you at your house! Happy Birthday Addi!