I am expecting my second baby boy in less than a month. We are so excited, and J can hardly wait to meet his new baby brother! He has been praying for a baby brother for a year now.
I like to use the blocks in my maternity photography session. I am very fond of my Canon DSLR digital camera, I use it for photography sessions as well as in everyday life.
My sister and I used to make gingerbread houses on Thanksgiving when we were younger, so I decided to start this tradition with my son.
We made gingerbread houses with his cousin on Thanksgiving Day! We used royal icing with a Mini Gingerbread House kit. Added all kinds of colorful Christmas candies and candy canes!
J loves to watch The Backyardigans and play dress up. I had a mirror set up low for the kids with a basket full of fun hats for them to try on and see themselves. We played The Backyardigans theme song and the kids danced with their hats on. J also loves music right now. We decorated with our usually crepe paper and balloons around the room.
For the cake I made a 9×11 sheet cake covered in green frosting. I found a Pablo candle and then placed some of his Backyardigans toys on the top. I tried to make green trees from buttercream along the edges. I made the sand box with licorice and brown sugar. I formed a shovel and pail out of Starburst candies. I made the picnic table out of wafer cookies and stuck a mini umbrella in it.
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J really wanted a piñata this year so I found this Pablo one. We only had a few cousins at the party so I didn’t need much candy/toys.
He got some dinos, trains, and a toy bow and arrow (his favorite) this year.
Happy Birthday, Sweet Boy, I love you so!
Be sure to check out my other kids party themes: Farm Birthday Party , Blues Clues Party and Bob the Builder Party.
I love gardening! We got to plant a cute little vegetable garden this year. It was such a great learning experience for J as well, he loved it too!
We planted in early May!
Our garden is doing great this Summer. Our lettuce is ready in June.
It’s July and our tomatoes are gigantic!
August harvest is cantaloupe… J’s favorite!
Our watermelons took the longest… but here in September they are finally ready!
We loved having a garden this summer!
We decided to have an Independence Day party. We had family over for grilling and fireworks. J had so much fun celebrating the 4th of July with us. It was his first time experiencing firework. We were glad to finally have fireworks here, we used to do bigger fireworks when we lived in MT, so this was fun!
We grilled hot dogs and corn. We also had watermelon wedges.
We played badminton while it was still light out, then we tried it with smoke bombs after dark.
Sparklers and smoke bombs were a favorite for the kids.
J is 3 years old this Christmas. We put up 2 tiny trees for him to help. He loves learning about Christmas and reading with Mommy!
Christmas Pajamas
Christmas Outfit
Black Suit
Christmas Sweater
I will use these photos in my Christmas cards that I send to friends and family this year. Be sure to check out my Baby Christmas Portraits post and Toddler Christmas Portraits.
J had a 3rd birthday party with his cousin whose turning 2. They are only 11 months apart so we decided to have a party together since their birthdays are just 3 weeks apart. We decided to have a Bob the Builder party since they both like it. We made a balloon bouquet for each of the boys and crepe paper round the room. I put out all his Bob the Builder toys and books for the kids to play with for the party.
We made pizza bagels for lunch and had chips, salad and soda with them. I found some small orange soccer cones to put on the table for decorations.
J loves playing dress up now. He got some cowboy dress ups and some pirate dress ups too.
I got some orange construction cones and made some construction looking signs from cardboard and yard sticks. Each boy had a sign that says how old they are and a sign that says their names. I also made a gift box for each boy with Bob the Builder on the front.
We set out their baby books for family to enjoy!
I made a 9×11 sheet cake with some Bob the Builder toys on top. I had a number 2 and 3 candle and a little construction sign that said, “Happy Birthday.” I made a road and dirt pile out of crushed cookies and I added whole chocolate graham cookies for the finished part of the road.
Be sure to check out my other kids party themes: Farm Birthday Party and Blues Clues Party.
He painted a different color each day and I cut them into shapes. He LOVES painting! I wrote the name of the shape on each one and then I placed the shapes on the wall with a clown juggling them.
He cut the different shapes from playdough too. I also made felt shapes (look in the background of the picture below) for him to play with.
Teaching him brings me such joy… I absolutely love see him learn new things. Don’t forget to check out my Preschool Clown Colors post as well.
I love learning and teaching new things with my boy; he’s so smart, he already knows all of his colors at 2 and a half. He painted a different color each day… Blue + Yellow = Green
I cut each painted paper into a balloon shape for him and wrote the color word on the balloon with a black sharpie. Then I placed the balloons on the wall with a clown holding them. I used normal balloon sting to give a bit of a 3-D effect.
J just turned 2 last month. He is such a joy to have in our family!
Christmas Pajamas
Christmas Vest
Christmas Outfit
Black Suit
I will use these photos in my Christmas cards that I send to friends and family this year. Be sure to check out my Baby Christmas Portraits post.
