Bunnies DON"T Lay Eggs!

This whole Easter bunny coming and hiding eggs never made any sense to me...I mean bunnies are mammals and have live births. Maybe it is just the teacher in me, but something is off.

Oh well, on to the cutest! The boys SMILED and were not scared of the Easter bunny at all this year. Lucas is obsessed with dying eggs. He did it once the other night, then insisted on doing it again when the neighbors came over last night.

The Alderwood Mall bunny is a tradition. This year Lucas asked if he is the REAL Easter bunny!

 Colby wants to help and I am trying to hold him back.

 Lowering in the eggs.

Almost ready!

 This is what Colby does while we're busy. WHO ME?!

Dying again...this time with Markus!

My OH My, Mariner's Baseball!

Look at these adorable boys in all their Mariner's gear! GO M'S! We are hoping for a winning season.

Little Charmers!

Happy St. Patrick's Day 2011!

 Colby just takes off...

 Silly boys!

 Two kids makes taking pictures twice as hard...

I love this one of Lucas.

 And this one of Colby!

Lucas trying to stop Colby from climbing the stairs..

 Posing!

Put the camera down and pick ME UP!

The Jungle Animals Gathered to say HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

We had a wonderful first birthday celebration for Colby! These pictures tell most of the the story. We can not say enough how much we adore him and are so thankful he is in our life.

The invitation.

 We always celebrate with cupcakes, mmmm...

 I made sack lunches for the kids. 

We had sandwiches cut into elephant shapes, apples, jungle mix, and yogurt.

 The bigger boys having their indoor picnic.

Colby watching for his friends to arrive.

Singing the the birthday boy!

 Thank you Mimi for hosting and helping SO much!

 He LOVES the attention!

 Just tasting!

 So proud and in love with our sweet boy!

 Messy kisses!

 Bros!

 Oh my!

The VERY proud big brother!

Colby needed a bath after the cupcake!

 Since Colby can't open gifts I let each of the kids open the gift they brought and give it to Colby.

It was pretty cute and overwhelming :)

 We had craft time and made jungle puppets.

 The bigger boys put on a show!

Colby and Reese at the end of the day, ready for a NAP!

Happy Birthday to our sweet, sweet Colby J!

Our sweet little boy is ONE today! Last night as I was rocking him to sleep I wished I could just pause life for awhile. Colby has changed our life and brought so much joy in the last year. I want to cherish every moment. Si and I smiled thinking about what we were doing exactly one year ago as we were trying to fall asleep in preparation for his arrival. We had no idea how much we were going to fall in complete love with a tiny 6lb 15oz sweet boy (at that point we still have not even settled on a name). At time it feels like time has FLOWN by, but in the same thought I hardly remember our life without him.
Just a couple of reasons I love Colby J:
- I love his sly grin when our eyes meet.
- I love how he crawls up, gets up on his knees, and reaches up.
- I love how when we get to daycare and I pass him off, he always reaches back for one more hug and snuggle.
- I love how he immediately stops crying when I hold him tight.
- I love how him and Lucas hold hands while I drive.
- I love how he rolls to his side as soon as I lay him down.
- I love how he splashed in the bath, and makes every day so much FUN!

 He CAN walk, but does not always chose to.

(more pics to follow soon)

Our Little Valentines!

I took the morning off to be with Lucas and Colby on Valentine's Day! I also got to go to Lucas' Preschool Valentine's Party in the Train Room. Holidays are so much fun with little ones...even though our big Valentine was VERY BUSY working and going to class in the evening. I made sure I had a special dinner for him when he got home at 9:30pm :)

 Lucas and I worked very hard making homemade Valentine's for his two teachers and 16 Train Room Friends. He got lots of practice writing his name! We included some special treats and a Valentine pencil.

 We had special Valentine hot chocolate with heart sprinkles!

 And red applesauce with pink yogurt and granola.

He got a special Valentine bag from cupid!

 I tried to get a picture of their Valentine shirts! So cute!

 Then it was off to the Train Room to celebrate friendship with his classmates!