Easter - 2008

On Friday we got together with our Friday Morning Breakfast group as usual only this week we did an Easter egg hunt for the kids. They had a great time; here are some of the photos...

On Saturday we went to the park because the city had an egg hunt (which we missed his age level time frame) and Easter bunny event. Nolan wasn't into sitting on the Easter bunny but watching him from afar was okay! Nolan got to see the Fire Truck and then we walked down by the pond. It was a nice morning...

Easter morning was a nice one for us. Unfortunately we didn't get to go to church because we're not sure if Nolan has a cold or allergies and didn't want to risk it. The Community Bible Study that we go to supplied us in "preschool terms" the story of why we are really celebrating Easter and a page for him to color, so he enjoyed that time. We filled the rest of the morning with making rice crispy treats and decorating them, then we dyed and decorated Easter Eggs as a family. I dressed Nolan up in his cute Easter outfit and took pics of him finding eggs outside. We ended the day with a nice ham dinner and then we ate those rice crispy treats. It was a great day! Happy Easter to everyone!

Nolan's 2nd Birthday Party!

We can't believe our little boy is already two years old. Since it's his favorite number, it's easy for him to respond with "two" when you ask him how old he is. He absolutely loved his birthday and everything that came with it. He loves to blow out candles (and I loved watching his face watching everyone sing happy birthday to him - too cute!) And he loved his presents (who wouldn't!) We had all of his friends come over to our house and we had a very special party for the two year old birthday boy. Momma was very proud of herself for making the first ever attempt to decorate a birthday cake and it turned out pretty good! (I know, I'm tooting my own horn, but I don't care! Take a look at the pic below!) Then when daddy came home we opened presents and had cake, not to mention another round of singing and blowing out candles. It was a great day for both of the birthday boys (more so Nolan since Patrick unfortunately had to work!)

While answering the question about how old he is, Nolan will hold up both of his pointer fingers, he hasn't mastered doing it on one hand so he does what works! That a boy! :)

HAPPY BIRTHDAY NOLAN & PATRICK!

Boy's Birthday Bonanza Weekend

Patrick had a great idea to go to San Antonio for the "boys birthday bonanza weekend" and it turned out to be such a GREAT idea! He got us a really great room at the Hyatt. We think this hotel room was Nolan's favorite part of the weekend! No, but he really did like it. When you first walked in there was a living space with a nice big L shaped couch and a cushioned ottoman. He jumped right on there and leaned back to watch the 42" plasma flat screen television. Then he discovered the big window in the bedroom area. He could see planes taking off in the air from a distance and a train that went by a couple of times. He was in heaven! Saturday night we went out to dinner and then we went and walked the riverwalk (a little too crowded for our taste.) Then on Sunday we got up and went to the San Antonio Zoo! Nolan had a really great time there. We seemed to agree that the elephant was our favorite because she put a little show on for us!

Here are some pictures from our great weekend getaway celebrating Patrick and Nolan! Happy Birthday boys!!!

Our day at the Zoo...

Nolan waving "hi" to the animals...

Patrick & I thought this was Eagle was fake at first! :)

Notice how similar their walks are :) So sweet!

There was a train ride at the end of the day which Nolan loved (even though he doesn't look too happy in the last picture!)