Little Boys, Little Boys

(To the tune from the Annie song "Little Girls" but instead I'm singing "little boys")
I don't remember how Evie was at 2 and a half but this boy of mine sure keeps me hoppin' these days. He is constanly into things he shouldn't be into. He is forever testing Derek and I to see how far he can go before he is in big trouble. Some of his favorite things to do right now are:

• Finding any kind of pen, marker, pencil, (whatever he can get his sneeky little hands on), and drawing something lovely on a door, floor, Evie's bed, the toilet seat, it doesn't matter he will commence to draw.
• Putting his arsenal of cars, planes, trucks, etc. inside the pot that our huge tree is in, in the living room. That tree is "HUGE" it is not moveable so it stays and he continues to make a mess.
• Pushing, shoving, smacking, yelling, pulling hair all directed towards his sister. One of these days she is going to put him in his place but for right now she is patient with him and hasn't punched him in the face or anything.
• Potty talk...isn't he a little early for this? I hate it. I wish he would just go to the potty.
• Generally making a huge mess wherever he happens to be. I don't know how to keep the house clean...it gets clean when he's napping.

Just a few of the things I get to deal with on a daily basis. I have to say that all the "I love you Moms", "I want you Moms", "Will you cuddle with me Moms" pretty much make up for this list though. Excuse me while I go fish out the pillow he just threw in the tub...

A Birthday Girl

As most of you know Evie had a birthday and turned 5! I went a little crazy this year for her birthday and planned some cute decorations and goodies to make her party extremely girly. It was actually really fun for me to plan and make decorations, cupcakes, cake, party favors etc.

On her birthday we let her open presents from us and we also took her to Texas Roadhouse for dinner. They did their cheesy little birthday "yee haw" for her which she loved. She also saw her preschool teacher there which she was pretty excited about. Derek and I stopped at the new "Culvers" which is our favorite frozen custard place in the world! Never thought there would be one so close to us. This could be bad for my body! :)

Evie wanted a friend party this year so I let her invite a few friends for an afernoon party. She decided that she wanted a princess party, but not a Disney one. She also helped pick out what cake she wanted. I made little princess hats that turned out cute which they got to decorate themselves. So, Saturday she had her friend party and then had the whole family over to celebrate that evening. There were so many people there, I think she felt really special. I'm so glad my kids have so much family to love them!!

Opening her birthstone necklace from Grandma Larson.

Evie with her new tu tu and kitty

I'm pretty sure Evies favorite part of her birthday was seeing her cousin Carys

Cute Princesses!!

Inside of the cake...have to show my handiwork. :)

And a picture to creep everyone out!

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