Not our own block party!

Before you jump to any conclusions, NO WE DID NOT CRASH ANY OLD BLOCK PARTY BECAUSE THEY HAD A BOUNCE HOUSE! We were invited and we did bring red velvet brownies! Our friends live across the street from one an other and invited us so that Gus could play with his friends and we could visit with our friends. It was a win win situation! As we turned on the street Gus new where we were and began asking to go to Endi's house and to Siena's (as Gus pronounces it SIGH-EEENA) house. He was very excited to see his friends and there was no hesitation to take his shoes off and bounce on in the bounce house! He is getting to be such a big boy! The kids had a blast and did not stop until they literally dropped! I remember those days as a kid and how much I enjoyed going and going and going and how rewarding the crash was when it finally hit!

Here is Gus all smiles in the bounce house :-)

Collecting a few leaves for the bed of the kid size tractor that goes at adult speeds!

Sweet Simone and Endi in the bed of the above mentioned tractor!

Now it is Gus and Endi's turn!

Sweet Siena giving Gus and Endi a ride! She was a great driver and was able to maneuver that thing around the sign and back down the street. I am not so sure some adults can drive as good as this 4 year old!

A day at the park

Cinco de Mayo

A little dinner date with his best gal pal! The kids had "American" food while the adults had authentic Mexican food! A great time by all that attended!!

Happy 2nd Birthday Nash!!

Today is Gus' Louisiana pal, Nash's 2nd Birthday! He is having a Yo Gabba Gabba party and we sure wish we could be there to celebrate with him!! We can't wait to see him and spend some time with he and his mommy and daddy when we are down in May!

Happy 2nd Birthday Nashie Boy!! We love you and miss you!!!

Brought to you by the No. 2 and the Letter G!

Today was Gusley's actual birthday party and what a beautiful day it turned out to be! Despite only having a 40 minute nap in the car while we were out and about, I think he was in a great mood! We played outside for a bit, then came in to sing Happy Birthday and have cake and ice cream and to open presents. Our friends stayed over and we all had pizza together for supper. (Gus did not make it to supper...he had had enough at this point and off to bed he went!) He got some really nice, cool and fun presents!

The theme of his party was Sesame Street and I made faces of all the main characters out of paper for him. Gus really likes them and points to each one of them and smiles really big! I think I will get them laminated and use them to decorate the toy room.

The stage is set...waiting for the party guests to arrive!

Yummy, yummy cake!!

Ernie and Bert

Big Bird and Cookie Monster




The word on the Street

My personal favorites...Oscar the Grouch and Count Von Count

Grover and Elmo

Here is Gus walking his new backhoe around the yard!

This is my favorite birthday picture of him! By the way, I made the shirt so if you are interested in a number or letter shirt for your little one or someone you know, please let me know and I will be happy to make one!

Gus and his bestie, Endi hanging out in the playhouse!

Pure cuteness!

Giggle, Giggle, Giggle

Endi, where are you??

Why Gus, here I am!!!

Two times the fun when these two are together!

Weeeeeee.....with his chip in his hand!

Preparing to sing Happy Birthday. He still got a little uneasy when everyone was singing, but was very eager to blow out his candles!

Present time!! Endi was so eager for Gus to open her present that she started it for him!! Sometimes we need a little help from our friends!!

Checking out his new Yo Gabba Gabba boom box!

and a really cool truck!

Definition of Tardy = a picture of me!!

Gus slept in this morning....8:15am! It was snowing out, Jake was out of town for work and we had a birthday party at 9:30am about 45 mins. away. In case you haven't noticed, I am notorious for being late. **Disclaimer: To all those that have had to wait on me, especially my dear patient, loving, understanding husband, mother and mother-in-law, I AM SORRY. The intent to be punctual is ALWAYS there, but the ADHD often takes over and I get side tracked with many other tasks and loose track of time. Now throw a baby/toddler into the mix and I am totally off! My promptness is a work in progress, but mom seems to think that I will be late for my own funeral. That is what she says when she is at the impatient point with me. In school when we would have to write our best and worst traits and how we can improve on the worst.....tardy/promptness/better time management was all my worst. Again, I AM SORRY for all the wait time. Okay, so I digressed a bit. We were suppose to meet our friend and ride with them to the party.....didn't happen. In my defense, it was snowing and the dog refused to go out and do her business and Gus was being a clingy crab and he was still sleepy. We pulled out of the driveway at 9:05am, I called my friend told her to go if she wanted to go....she went ahead. Thankfully I now have an iPhone because Jake had the GPS and I had no idea where I was going!! We pull over and I get the directions pulled up on the phone, read over them and off we go...in the snow! We made it to the party at 9:58am...not too bad. I have been much later for other functions....trust me, this is not bad. The party was at this really neat little place that was jammed packed with kids at first, but them began to clear out and Gus began to enjoy himself and let his guard down a bit!

Our day turned out to be a good one. A cold snowy one, but a good one!! Gus and I had a nice morning and early afternoon together then met Jake in the city and came home. Did a little grocery shopping and Jake and I went to dinner at Pei Wei, which I have to say if you are ever in the vicinity of one of these we highly recommend it!! After dinner Mommy needed a drink so we headed over to this local bar Kimbro's and had a nice evening enjoying each others company. Thank you Pinki and Pops for babysitting!!!!!

Digging in the rubber dirt pit!

At the train station! Trains are at the top of his list these days. I am thinking Daddy's next project is going to have to be a train table!

Sitting in the fishing pond watching this sweet little girl fish!!

This table was really neat. Those plastic pieces he is holding are magnetic and the table has a night under it and it too was magnetic.




Gus and Endi shopping on the empty shelves at the store!

The sweet birthday girl!

The Monkey's Treehouse!!

This is my favorite picture of the day!

Nearing the end.....

The entire time he slept he clung to his balloon string with all his might!!!

Gusley, mommy is so proud of you. You were so well behaved and if someone took a toy you just went and got another one. You explored and Mommy just sat in the passenger seat and sat back and let you do your thing and check out what you were interested in. We did see several children hitting and being bullies with no mothers in sight, but luckily they left you alone!