Blake's Mickey Mouse Clubhouse Birthday Party!

Saturday evening, we went to the Jennings house to celebrate Blake's second birthday. Due to the weather, it changed locations from a city park down the street from Blake's house, to his house. Miss Kelly and Mr. Sam did a wonderful job arranging the last minute changes and the kids had a ball. They were able to play in Blake's playroom, decorate their own cupcakes, and even bust a pinata! Hope you had a super birthday party Blake!

Blake's birthday friends!

"Uncle" Ivan and our god-daughter, Anya

Kayla's having way too much fun!

The 3 Stooges: Kenden, Blake and Kayla

Such a fun party!


Time to decorate and eat the YUMMY cupcakes!



Blake the birthday boy mowing down his cupcake!


Pinata fun! Luckily this wasn't the kind you hit....pull the strings, and wa-la, CANDY!

Happy 2nd Birthday "Baby" Blake!

A super special Happy Birthday to our buddy, "Baby" Blake Jennings! Blake, it has been a pleasure to watch you grow so fast and become a little boy! Kenden, Jeff and I look forward to many more of your birthdays to come! Also, thanks for letting me borrow your mommy Kelly on your birthday so I could go to the doctor....your buddy Kenden really appreciates it, too!

Happy 1st Birthday Cayden!

Happy 1st Birthday Cayden! So hard to believe yet another year has passed and here you are turning one! Hope you had a wonderful birthday party yesterday and another great day today (on your real birthday)! Love you!

The Itsy-Bitsy Spider....

....Lives in our Flower Bed! I guess you know Halloween is almost here when REAL spiders start taking up residence in your bushes in the front yard. This BIG fella has been here for at least 2 weeks now, building and rebuilding his web. The lights from the garage must lead to an abundance of juicy bugs to feast on. Kenden love to check and see if "Mr. Spider" is there everyday. I am waiting for Kenden to forget he's living there and run through the bushes and get a huge spider bite! UGH! (If you click on the pic, you can see just how big he is...and all the beautiful colors on his body).

Pumpkin Time at Hunt Club Farm!

Tonight, we made our annual trip to Hunt Club Farm as a family to pick out our pumpkins, ride the carnival rides, and get our bales of hay and cornstalks (for decorating of course!). It was a gorgeous fall day today...perfect weather. I just love this time of year....Kenden had a ball. We had a successful trip with NO MELTDOWNS (which is just about as close to a miracle as you can get around here lately....we are in three year old meltdown city!). Now, I am ready to get the house decorated....it is official!

RIDES! Kenden rode the helicopter all by himself this year!

He rode the monkey thing with Da-da....he is the one with the stronger stomach, although we debated this fact~they basically rode in this and didn't spin the wheel so they weren't spinning on top of spinning...does that make sense?

Mommy did the slides with Kenden! I think I had more fun than he did!



The men making crucial "pumpkin decisions"!


Choosing Pumpkins...

Hmmm....decisions, decisions...


THROWING the pumpkin into the wagon...guess we're buying that one.....

World's Strongest Toddler: The Pumpkin Lift....

Kenden had a ball this year because he was able to pick up some of the pumpkins and pull the pumpkin wagon! Here are a few shots of him enjoying his new found strength, as well as standing with the horse carriage!

Happy 4th Birthday Colin!

Happy Birthday To YOU! Happy Birthday Dear Colin, Happy Birthday to YOU!! Hope you had a wonderful day today! Eat a piece of cake for us! Love you!

Happy 3rd Birthdays Luke and Jaxson!

Luke's little sister, Daisy, checking out the cows!

The birthday boys!

Jaxson (far left) and Luke (far right) digging in a bit early! YUM-O!

Happy to be front row center at the cake table...



Today, Kenden and I went to Luke and Jaxson's 3rd birthday party at Hunt Club Farm here in Va. Beach. This party started the LONG list of birthdays and birthday parties this month! I am convinced that there is nothing better to do in January (think about it). Anyway, boy did we have a super time! We got to go through the petting zoo (but I avoided that at all costs...farm animals sort of freak me out, especially the poultry version), so Kenden had a blast doing the bounce houses they have set up. It was a gorgeous day and a fun time was had by all. Happy Birthday Luke and Jaxson!