Picnic at Church

That is Chuck trying to get Tyler to go down the slide - Happy Birthday, Son!!!
Birthday Boy playing in the bushes.

Bounce House Fun!!!

After church today we had a Sunday school leadership picnic. Tyler thought it was all for him because everyone kept saying "Happy Birthday" to him. He got to wear a birthday boy t-shirt that Uncle Chad and Aunt Stacy gave him. He looked SO cute and he LOVED all the attention.

TYLER IS TWO!!!

This morning before church I made blueberry muffins (I knew Tyler would like that!). We let Tyler eat off the You are Special today plate! We put two candles in the muffin and sang to him. He was so cute!

More from the Baker Party!

I just had too many pictures for just one post! When I was making the pizza boxes one afternoon before the party TJ said to me "thanks mom for celebrating me"!!! It made me want to work even harder to let him know how special he is to me. The day after his party he asked me if he could have another baker birthday next year and I told him by then I am sure I will have come up with something else that will also be fun for us to do on his birthday. TJ really does get excited about "little things" - I wonder who he got that from???

Baker Birthday Party!

Tyler and TJ in front of their "Pizza" cakes!
All dressed up for the Party!

I had a lot of fun putting together the Baker Party for the boys. I think everyone had a good time celebrating by sweet little boys.

Cookie Decorating

At the Baker Birthday party we let the kids decorate mini "pizzas"! I had red icing and grated white chocolate left over from the pizza cakes so I let the kids each decorate a sugar cookie. They really had a great time. The red food coloring was EVERYWHERE, but in the end it came out of everything.

Opening Presents

We are still having to teach Tyler how to open presents. I am sure by Christmas he will be an expert like TJ!

Gordon got BIG SMILES - thanks Aunt Melodie and Uncle Jay!

Gram and TJ in the new sand box!

Before the party today we let the boys open all their presents. We have such a generous family. It was SO much fun to watch the boys open their gifts and get excited about the new toys they got.

HALLOWEEN!

Tonight we took the boys to the Fall festival at church. Before and after the fall festival we did some trick or treating. The highlight of the night was the train ride. It was starting to get dark when they went, but they really enjoyed it!

TJ had a great time going through the blow up tunnel.

Tyler got in on the "fishing"!!!

Tyler looked SO cute crossing the street to go trick or treating at our neighbors house.

I just LOVE the way he is licking the spoon!!!

Pumpkin Carving Time!

This is the pumpkin TJ and Tyler picked out at the pumpkin patch.

TJ and Daddy carved our pumpkin tonight. It was a little cold but they enjoyed turning our pumpkin into a Jack-O-Lantern. TJ insisted that it have a light so I got a flash light and put it inside to "light him up"!

Sea World Spooktacular!

Baker TJ and Football Player Mason!
TJ looked so "cool" in his sunglasses - his baker outfit was a big hit too!

Lyla Grace, Mason, Baker TJ and JR Baker Tyler are ready to Trick or Treat!

Today we went to Sea World with the Rein family. We had a great time trick or treating and just hanging out with them. The weather was beautiful and the kids were great.

Pumpkin Patch!

Today we visited our local pumpkin patch. I just LOVE taking the boys to pick out a pumpkin. We may be in shorts and the leaves my still be green but we can enjoy some FALL activities anyway! Gram came with us and she let the boys get some small pumpkins to paint at her house. We are so blessed to have Gram so CLOSE - she always wants to do fun and special things with the boys.

BAKERS!

I finished the boys Halloween costumes today, so we went to Gram's house for an early trick or treat to show them to her. The boys were really excited about their bakers outfits and about the candy from Gram's. A few weeks ago TJ and I came up with the idea that he and Tyler would be bakers for Halloween. I ordered their chefs hats from a company online and then I made their aprons out of dish towels. I haven't sewn in a long time and I didn't realize how much I missed it. I had a great time making their costumes and I know they will enjoy them for many months to come.

Cruise Day 3

This morning when we woke up we were docked at Disney's private island. This was my favorite day. Imagine Disney World - but at the beach!!! Two of my favorite things rolled into one. We had a great time playing at the beach, snorkeling and of course eating!!! We have done a LOT of eating. Tonight after dinner we went back to the room to let the boys go to bed. TJ at dinner was asking us if he could go to the room where the beds were. We were disappointed to miss the last show (we heard it was the BEST!) but we knew the boys were exhausted. We really had a great time and we look forward to getting to go on another Disney cruise in the future.

Cruise Day 2

Tonight was Pirate Night! We had a lot of fun dressing up in our Pirate accessories. If you look closely you can see Tyler is wearing an earring. Melodie brought tattoos for the kids and earring for all the guys. TJ would not wear an earring but he did finally let Heather put a tattoo on him. Only after Tyler LOVED his!!!

They sang Happy Birthday to mom tonight and brought her a cake.

This morning we let TJ on the ship to play in his "playroom" and we took Tyler with us to walk around the straw market in Nassau. Tyler didn't last very long. He was already tired from staying up the night before.

Disney Cruise

Tyler is ready for the DRILL!
We were thankful Aunt Melodie brought her laptop for movies!!!

Today we left for our LONG awaited Disney Cruise. Last January I got together with my sister and my brother, we wanted to do something really special for my mom's 60th birthday. We knew she would want the family to be together so we came up with the idea of us taking a family cruise to the Bahamas. We surprised my mom and all the kids at our annual summer beach trip with the news! As the days approached for our "set sail date" the whole family was SO excited. TJ kept asking "Is today the day we go on our Disney Cruise?" Well, finally TODAY I got to tell him it was the day. We got on board in time for a great lunch buffet. Tyler got a quick nap while I unpacked all of our things. Chuck, TJ and the rest of the family went on a tour of the ship. They came back with a great report. We knew our days on board the Disney Wonder were going to be fantastic. Tyler got up just in time to be "strapped" down in his life COAT for the safety drill. He was such a great sport. He had to practically wear a body suit for the drill. The day ended with our first dinner and show.