Happy Birthday William!

So our baby turned 2 today! Will woke up a little confused when mom and dad were saying Happy Birthday but he was excited all the same! Brian had to work this morning so Will and I just hung out until he got home. Will was surprised to get the balloons, toy trucks and M&Ms that Papa Jeff and Grandma Barb sent and was also really excited about the train coloring book and Elmo card from Aunt Jen! And all the calls were great too! Thanks everyone for remembering Will on his birthday. He is so loved and loves all of you!!
After naptime, we headed to Monkey Bizzness. They have playland type toys for climbing and going down slides and also big blow-up bouncy type stuff...sorry not the best description but I don't really know what it's all called but it was super fun!! It is made for parents too so I got to go in the blow-up toys and play with Will. The first time in he left me in the dust as I was slowly trying to crawl through the tunnels = ) It was a blast though! Afterwards we headed to Fritz's, which is a burger place where the food is delivered by trains that ride around tracks throughout the whole place. Will was so excited about this. He kept saying "here comes the red choo-choo" or "there is the yellow choo-choo" and then would laugh! Brian bought him a wooden train whistle and Will couldn't stop laughing about that either. Needless to say, there was a lot of hand flapping going on = )
Once we got home, Will opened a few gifts from us. He got a picnic table, play-dough, and a puzzle. I don't think that he has played with play-dough before so that was a lot of fun for him. We then sang "happy birthday" and had cake and ice cream. Will was so excited when we were singing and blew out his candle like a big boy! Oooohhhh what a day! I think Will had a great time and a great birthday! I want to cry about him growing up too fast but am so excited with all that he is doing.
Here are some pictures from our busy day:

I forgot...it was Will's lucky day too...when we got to the mall for Monkey Bizzness they had a train display set up, so Will got to look at all the trains too...his favorite!




















Happy Birthday Will....We love you lots!!

Looking back

So our baby turns 2 tomorrow...where as the time gone?! Will is getting so big and growing so much. It is so much fun to see all the things he is learning and doing every day. And I know everyone thinks their child is the smartest kid in the world but I am pretty sure mine really is = ) He amazes us every day with the things he knows! I thought I would use this post to look back at a few pictures and videos of our baby...sorry...our toddler from the last two years.



Hope you enjoyed the look back as much as I did. Brian was making fun of me cause I always watch the videos but I love them! There is a baby one too but for whatever reason I cant get it to upload. I will post more pictures of the birthday boy tomorrow!!

Busy, busy...

So I haven't been very good about posting. One nothing too exciting is going on and two I have been super tired and busy in the evenings and haven't had a chance to get on here. So I will do a quick recap of the last couple of days.

Saturday we went to Maci's 2nd birthday party! She turned 2 on the 3rd and had us all over to celebrate. Will had lots of fun playing with Maci and watching her open her cute presents. Here are a couple pictures of the goof balls hanging out:


Happy Birthday Maci!

Sunday was a busy day for us. We went to church in the morning...we haven't been in a while so I was a little nervous to see how Will would do but he did great. Of course, I had a goody bag packed with lots of snacks and things to do so that helped! After church, we went to lunch and got some groceries.



The weather was beautiful which helped to motivate us, so Brian and I cleaned the house while Will napped and then we went outside to clean up the yard. Will must have been super tired because he took a 3 hour nap!! We got a lot done inside and out while he was sleeping. Once he woke up we headed over to the Melvin's to grill out. The weather was fantastic! I can't wait until it is warm every day for grilling and playing outside. A few pictures from the Melvin's:







Monday was back to work....Tuesday and Wednesday the same. Just hanging out in the evenings and getting a few things done. Nothing too exciting to share. Just need to finish two more work days and then hopefully a nice relaxing weekend again. Hope everyone is having a great week!

Mommy and Will's Date Night

Brian went to play poker at a friend's tonight so Will and I had a date night at McDonald's. Will was so good and super excited about his chicken nuggets and apples! We went to this Mc.D's for the playland but Will was too little to climb in it by himself so he just ran around and laughed at all the kids. I think he still had fun. We then shared a shamrock shake....I love St. Patty's at McD's for the shamrock shakes!! Will thought it was so funny that we were sharing it and kept saying "Mommy's turn", "Will's turn". He is such a big boy and I loved our date tonight!!
Will enjoying our shake as we were leaving = )

This isnt a picture from tonight.....but it is me and my adorable date so thought I would share.

Picture Post

When completing the last blog, I realized there were some pictures that I haven't posted yet. So here you go...
Will loves to put puzzles together and has mastered this one in the last week. He is working hard on it while patiently waiting for supper.


Last Tuesday, Melvins had us over again for a yummy meal and great company. And Will and Maci, of course, had a great time playing as always.



Will and the guys checking out the computer!

And going way back...I had a Monday off a couple weeks ago so Will and I headed to the mall to play. We also shared a pretzel after all of the playing. Will did great sitting with me and then doing some shopping. And I know I say this all the time but I can't believe how big and old he is getting. The time goes so fast but he is at such a fun age right now...I love it!




And just doing a little reading in his room.


Okay, sorry for the random post but I wanted to share these pictures.

It's so close...

It being Spring! We definitely can't wait for warmer weather and today gave us a little hope. It was above freezing and the sun was shining so Will and I played outside some once we got home. Will got to do his favorite thing outside...sidewalk chalk! He watched the trains and looked for airplanes in the sky as well. Will also found "daddy's house" once again. Years ago Brian made a bird house and it has been hanging in our front tree since. A few months ago, I showed it to Will and of course, he remembered right where it was today. There is a bunch of stuff in the hole of the house and I was thinking there was no way a bird could fit in there so I gave it a little shake and much to our surprise a little bird flew out at us! Will thought it was pretty funny as we both jumped away!! Brian informed us later that of course birds could fit in that size of hole....who would have thought...not me obviously!! A few pictures from our fun outside:
Sidewalk Chalk


Playing in the little snow that we have left. Yay it is almost gone!!

"Daddy's House" - Will said "daddy's house cheese" as I was taking this picture = )

After playing outside, we did a quick bath and put pjs on. Will just relaxing watching Sesame Street (of course)


And to top of the almost spring day, Brian grilled steaks for supper....yummy!!