Cake & Presents

#minionmania continues with the birthday cake!

The wind kept blowing the candles out, but we finally got them all lit at the same time so he could blow them out!

I'm so happy to have some wonderful photos of us of this great moment!

Finally...presents! Connor's reaction to presents was the most adorable and funny thing.  He's usually more excited with the idea of opening gifts than actually seeing what's inside and playing with it.  This is the first time that he had a real reaction to what was inside and it was the most precious thing ever.  I'm so glad I have videos of it because it's something I want to treasure forever.

He actually "read" a couple of the cards which was also really cute!

When he opened every gift, his reaction was, "Whoa!" with shrieking and yelling!  Everyone was cracking up because he was just so funny and enthusiastic about everything!

His obvious favorite was the Transformer that he's been talking about for the last week.  Great Uncle Stan didn't even know he wanted one, but he picked a great gift because Connor was obsessed from the moment he ripped off the paper!

Almost instantly, he opened the Transformer, thanked everyone for his gifts, and asked to go to bed.  The poor guy was worn out.  Of course, he insisted on taking the Transformer to bed with him.  We could here the little clicking noises from our bedroom as he played and fell asleep with it.  He was so exhausted that I could hardly even get him to talk to me about what a great day he had!

Pacifier Love

She loves her pacifier!  I try to keep at least 4 (and hopefully 6) in her bed at all times.  One goes in her mouth and one usually goes in each hand.  She's so sweet when she sleeps! 

Our Week

He fell asleep with a paintbrush in his hand!

Future hot dog eating champion on National Hot Dog Day!

T-ball in Grammy & Grandpa's yard

"Look, Mama, I'm going to work!"

Dragonboat drumming

Usually Kitty is not allowed in his room during naps (according to Connor), but on Saturday, I found this and couldn't resist a quick photo.

"Mama, we're pretending they're in jail."

Splash Park & the Weekend

On Saturday, we met up with Lincoln & his mom at the splash park.  At first, Connor was really scared to get in as expected.  He changed his mind after a trip to the potty and then decide he was really excited to play with his "new best friend Lincoln."

After that, I could hardly even keep track of him because he was running so fast through the water!

They got tired pretty quickly, so we dried off and headed to lunch.

We ate lunch and then the boys both said they were tired and laid down on the big chairs.  You know your toddler is tired when they admit themselves that they're tired and want to lay down!

And this is 15 minutes into the car ride home...

After nap and a bad rain storm, we headed off to a 40th birthday party!  While Connor & his friends got muddy and wet in the grass, Caylee, Daddy & I hung out on the side.  I think Caylee was jealous of our drinks, so she tried out Daddy's water bottle for the first time.

As more people showed up at the party and the DJ started playing, Caylee and I did a little dancing! #tinydancer

On Sunday, we woke up and Connor helped build his new Ninja Turtle table & chairs.

Dumb photo, but doesn't Caylee look adorable in her tutu?

Happy 90th Birthday Papa!

Girls Weekend - Day 1!

The first rule of girls weekend is that we sleep late!  I slept until 7 and Caylee slept until 8:30!  She wore her pretty new navy dress, red bow, and white sandals for the party later in the day and I prayed she would stay clean!

We did some shopping in the morning and then came home for a nap and lunch.  While she was napping, I cleaned out Connor closet and realized that my artwork hoarding has gotten a little out of control...

Awake after a good nap!

We had a little extra time before the party, so we leisurely strolled around Walmart.  She perked up as soon as we turned a corner and she saw these!

At one point in the afternoon, I got this pic of Connor and his cousins.  They look really tired after a long morning in the sun!

Caylee and I made one more stop at the store for Mama's beer and then we headed over to the party!

Happy 90th Birthday, Papa!

Dancing with Nana!

A kiss goodbye!

We stayed very late and she passed out!