Better late then never I always say:-)

Below are a few pictures from the boys' birthday party 4 months ago (April)...I want to make sure I post these before they are another year older! The pictures all go down the left hand side, but my comments are on the right side...you'll just have to read and scroll:-)

Jordan got this big remote control hummer from Nana that he runs outside and he just loves it. As you can see the box was almost bigger then him:-) We had the backyard patio decorated with balloons, streamers, and other things Diego. You would've thought it was Christmas with all of the presents they got, but I guess you can say this only happens once a year!

We had a big jumper at the house (one of those delivered and set up for you) and the funny thing is that the company dropped it off early (something like 11 instead of 1) because they had more to drop off in Seattle and said they'd be back at 4 to pick up and then ended up not picking it up until something like 8p. We paid for 4 hours and had it for like 9!!! So, even the grownups got to get in it and jump around:-) That's me, Justin, Steve and his youngest Emily (well youngest at this time since I waited so long to post, Scotty has since come along in May, so now she's the middle 'kid':0)).

Doesn't Ms. Mary Kay just look happy holding Justin???

I'm not so sure next year Justin will let Jordan take ownership and lead of the party...I'm almost certain we'll have to have two parties! Jordan was able to blow out both candles on the cake whilst Justin was worried about getting him some frosting:-)

The theme of the party was Diego and obviously I had to go and find a great cake since I wouldn't have any idea what I was doing. Here's a picture of the cake that cost me $20 from Fred Meyer. They did an excellent job and I was able to pick it up just before the party. I'll probably go there again next year, but will have to buy TWO cakes instead of one:-)

(yet another) HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!

Happy Birthday to Jordan...he is 4-years old today!

We go in tomorrow for his 4-year check-up and then it's off to our first camping trip on Friday.

(another) HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!

Happy Birthday to Philip today! He's the big 3-5 which (to me) means middle aged...it sure would explain the mood swings and the need for a bigger truck?

Happy B-day Honey!!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!

Justin is 1-year old today! Time has flown by SO fast! He's not quite walking yet, but basically runs with his car that he pushes (see the last video I posted). He has taken a few steps here and there on his own once he lets go of something and steps to grab onto something else, but that's about it. We go in tomorrow for his 1-year check up so I'll have to post his stats up against Jordan's for the 1-year mark since this should be the first time where they are more comparable with Jordan being a preemie. I do know that when I pick Justin up, he seems way heavier then I remember Jordan being at this age. Justin has been wearing 18-month clothes for the last month to month and a half. Because Justin is so big, him and Jordan fight over toys and literally wrestle with one another on the floor...it's so cute to watch!

On a side note, Jordan STILL seems to think his birthday party is going to be at Chuckie Cheese's (he again told Mary Kay last night about going to it), so it looks like a trip to Chuckie Cheese will be in our future:)

Plans are well under way!

Birthday plans are well under way for the boys, yes I said boys since I'm almost confident I can have one birthday party for both boys now without BOTH of them screaming it's their birthday, fighting, and then causing me to go to my grave early:) I figure Jordan will assume it's his birthday party, Justin won't know the difference, and I can kill two birds with one stone:) Philip and I were just discussing if this was something we could do for another 1 or two years, but I'm thinking maybe one and that's just a 'shaky' maybe because if I remember Jordan at 2, he was pretty much a chatter box and everything was already all about him:) I think this will be the only year where I won't have to have two birthday parties in April...three if you count Philip, but he hasn't had his own birthday party in a really long time so he can just piggyback off of the boys and choose one!

I asked Jordan who he wanted to invite and he picked all girls...no boys, though I've got an invitation out to his friend Wyatt whom he went to daycare with since they were 12 weeks old together. Wyatt had to go to a different daycare last year since his older sister started kindergarten and they wanted her to be bused to and fro after school daycare so Wyatt of course had to tag along. I'm hoping they come since Jordan would have a lot of fun! We are just having a BBQ at the house, though Jordan seems to think we are having it at Chuckie Cheese's; I think we are going to have to go and have lunch there one day just so he forgets about it (if that'll ever happen). He'll ask me for the car keys one day and say 'Ma, remember when you didn't have my Birthday party at Chuckie Cheese's and you said you would?' I CAN totally see that happening! Anyways, it is just going to be a few folks and kids.....AND Philip's mom (Nana) is making the trip up here for the birthday weekend too!

Well, I best be hitting the rack since it's about 9p here and I've got a bus to catch in the morning at 0445, yup you bet your sweet a-- that I get up at 0345 every morning! At least starting today, I'm off of school for the next 3 weeks:) Makes more time during the day and weekends to do other stuff...goodnight all!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME...(1 day late)!

Well, I'm now 35 years old...UGH!!! It's even harder to write it down! This is the first age I can remember when I was growing up that my mom was & that was very old at the time (it STILL is very old now)! I'm struggling to be able to say I'm 35, yeah I know some of you reading this are older then me and can probably remember an age when you said my gosh I'm as old as my mom!

Anyways when I got home from work yesterday, the boys had made me a homemade birthday cake...it was yummy! They also bought me some new pajamas and sang happy birthday to me! Ironically, IT WAS MY BEST BIRTHDAY EVER!