4th Birthday!

My little boy's 4th Birthday came and went without a post :( (Bad Mama)

Between Thanksgiving, planning his party and packing up for Texas for the holidays... can you blame me?! Anyway, I guess it's no excuse.

so here it is.... Andrew's 4th Birthday!!!

We started the day off with a donut breakfast (with red, white and green sprinkles)... not the best way to start off the day but our last donut day was September (or was it August?).

And off to school he went... where he got his birthday crown for the day

after school, he got his birthday gift from Grandpa and Grandma... with Allie in tow...


ANDREW'S BIRTHDAY PARTY!

Theme: Backyardigans

Andrew's special guest.... straight from Texas... NINANG ISA!

Friends...

Pinata Time!

I like the pull string ones.... less aggressive.. although I have to say, Pablo (the Penguin) looks like he's pooping candy :) (and Richard's looking up his butt :) )
*As for the apron.... because i know someone (and by that "someone" I mean you Carlo!) will say something about it.... I was frying eggrolls and completely forgot i was wearing it.

Kiddies got to decorate their own hats! I think they liked that! And I liked it because it kept them busy and not stampeding throughout the house.

Cake Time!

cake flavor: White chocolate mousse with fresh strawberries (yum!)

Awesome huh?! (ha!ha! j/k)

It wasn't how i imagined the cake to look like in the beginning but I had to work with the time I had. The characters were made out of chocolate candy melts. I worked on these daaaaaayysss before the party. I ended up making 3 Pablos (the penguin) and 2 Tyrones (the moose)and had to choose the best ones. There are 5 characters in the Backyardigans but let's be realistic... I have 2 kids... enough said.

As for the cupcakes... from the box. As much as I like making things from scratch.... I am not a masochist. So, I used the box and tub icing... no shame admitting I need help sometimes :) I did make the cupcake toppers and I think they turned out great! I've been on a cupcake topper making kick lately and I just love them. Unfortunately, I don't get to make cupcakes very often.

Here's the birthday boy blowing his candle.

And the Birthday boy's sister enjoying her cupcake.

Happy Birthday my dear little Andrew!

My dear little Angel.

You are growing up so fast...

there are days when I can barely remember

how small you were when you came into our lives,

and yet,

there are days when I remember every detail of that 1st day,

four years ago.

you are growing into a big boy,

everyday with you is a blessing.

I wake up in the morning thinking "how will you be today?"

Some days are more challenging than others

but i wouldn't change the way you are for anything in this world.

You'll always be my little boy and I love you very much.

love, Mama

PS.

See what I mean about the cupcake toppers?!

ALLIE

My Baby Girl is One today!

Where has the time gone? I can't believe it has already been a year. For some reason Andrew's first year seemed a whole lot longer (maybe because the learning curve was so high and every little thing was such a big deal-whether or not it was ACTUALLY a BIG deal- that time seemed to stretch out OR maybe because Andrew never gave me a good night sleep).

At one, our dear Baby Allie is on the verge of walking and talking(a couple of steps and a few chosen words like "mama"). She loves playing peek-a-boo, pushing her walker and her Kuya's digger, playing with Kuya's markers, looking through books by herself, pulling all the books off the shelves, Kuya's silly dancing, bluberries, goldfish crackers,rice, my cell phone and lima beans. She hates Diaper changes, being carried by people other than mama, daddy, grandma and grandpa, diaper changes, staying IN the bathtub when bathing, diaper changes, being in the stroller when it's not moving, oh, and did I say diaper changes?

Happy Birthday Allie! Our dear little sweetheart. Our baby. Your smile brightens our day and makes us less cranky.