Alex's B-day Party

I know, I have been a bad blogger for those interested in Alex's b-day party pics... finally here they are. I am going to let the pics and captions speak for themselves. But it was a lot of fun, and enjoyed seeing my newly 2 year old boy enjoying his special day. It is amazing (now a week later) changes in his speaking, vocabulary, and his tantrums and behavior in just a couple weeks span.

The theme of his birthday
Opening a gift early

Elmo shirt

The Birthday Boy

Big Bro

Janna` and Collin

Daddy a.k.a my other kid :)

Grammy w/ the boys

Amy, Me, and Janna`

Uncle Ihab

Group pic....it's not a good pic unless you have some pouters, ha-ha

Anna and her 5 grand kids...Yasmeen, Noora, Brayden, Alex, and Mariam

Hudson enjoying his juice

Misty, and girls Sloan, Abbie, and Landry (sleeping in her carseat carrier, not shown)

Piper

Aubrey and Piper

Marli w/ red lipstick

Alex cleaning his fork...too cute. He is getting neater w/ age apparently

Collin

Sadie...yummy!

Logan

Alex and Mommy

Toys!

Opening gifts

A his size Elmo...he is in heaven

Mother's Day

The Mommy's~ Our Mommy, my sister, and me

Celebrating

Alex is hungry and cranky

I have to say they make me proud, and I am a very lucky Mommy to have these boys

Silly B

Uncle Funny (what they call my sister's hubby and if you meet him or have then you know why)

Cousins...Sadie is going to be well protected by these boys, when Uncle Funny isn't around

My new stroller...it was a hit


Mother's Day was a very nice day spent with my 3 boys, my mom, and my sister and her family (Wally's mom had to work the entire day but made it up on Monday after school and hung out and had dinner with her). We had a very nice brunch at the club and afterwards running on greens of the golf course was a hit. After coming home and naps were had, we went to go and get me a double jogging stroller (Yay! the boys love it and B will actually sit so I can get my workout on for summer and Wally's big trip at work ;) )and then picked up some dinner. It was a very nice day and followed by a nice family evening walk...couldn't have asked for a better day!

Bzzzzzz...

**These pics are not the best, it was dark outside, trying to take a pics through a window, and not being fast enough to get a pic w/ how fast it was to remove them**

The bees on the lid to the water box in our yard, hard to tell w/ the bad pic but their were layers and layers of buzzing bees on the lids...a small mound of them

One bee that didn't get in, but eventually he did

So last night, thanks to my terrific 3 year old informing me of bee outside, we were able to catch our bee problem before it got really bad. Brayden, around the time I was preparing dinner, told me to come look outside at the bees, not thinking it was a big deal (who doesn't have a bee here and there in their yard) I went and looked so he would leave me alone. Holy Moly! I kid you not, there was a swarm (100's of them) flying around our porch...almost looked like it was something from a movie. Five minutes later they were gone, or where they decided to make a new home under our shrubs in a water box in the ground. We were able to get a bee keeper out that night and she, yes I said she, came out to remove the bees and take them home with her. Yes, it was a very interesting night, to say the least, but happy to report bee free!!!

Let me tell you what a seen this was for the neighbors...

Happy 2nd Birthday, Alex!

May 9, 2007, 11:59 a.m., 8 lbs 1 oz

Sweet Alexander, today

Today we celebrate a birthday for a very special little boy in our lives...our lil' Alexander is 2! I can't believe he is not my baby (well, he will always be my baby), but my toddler boy who goes looking for trouble where ever he can find it, and is usually accompanied by his older brother. We love everything about this sweet boy and look forward to another year and ready to see what Alexander has in store for us as he heads to turning 3.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, ALEX!!

Happy 4 Year Anniversary to Us!

Wow! Four years!! I can't believe it...maybe because I am so occupied with raising 2 little boys, that it takes a reminder like an anniversary to sit back and reflect and cherish our relationship and how far we have come. I love the hubby more today than the day we got married... and the day we got married I was already head over heels in love with him. So, I am truly blessed and so proud to call him my best friend, husband, and Daddy to our precious boys. Happy Anniversary, Honey!!!

A Little Surprise For Me... & Teacher Appreciation Week

My Mother's Day mug

Old-timey baseball pic of Brayden

Brayden's school did this cute Mother's Day gift for the moms, and how adorable is this. I love it!! And so did B-boy, once I signed him out of class and gathering all his stuff, he made me open it right then and there in the hall. My guess is the pic and picture frame is a little something for daddy, which is just as adorable.

I love the gifts, love his school, love the projects, and most of all his teachers. These are 2 sweet women that we (Wally & I) and Brayden were so bless to get this year. I couldn't of asked for 2 better teachers than Ms. Betty & Ms. Tonya, especially as a first time mother leaving his first born son at school for 2 days with people I didn't really know. These are 2 teachers who truly deserve to be appreciated... and not for just a week.

2 teachers who dedserve to be appreciated

Brayden's Spring Program

Alex w/ lollipop waiting for his brother
Brayden hittin' the stage

Not such a great shot :(

Cranky Brayden and his precious friend, Grace (so sweet)....you always see these two together

Yesterday was Brayden's Spring Program and the theme was patriotic. He has been singing Yankee Doodle Dandy around the house in prep for his big debut...it was so cute. He got a little stage fright so he wasn't so theatrical as he has been at home singing, but still a proud mama seeing him on stage :). Here are just a FEW pics, we were not seated in the best spot, so hopefully I can load the video here soon.