Celebrations

It's official...my babies are even less babies now that they are TWO!!!!! They are getting so big and amaze us all the time with what they can do and say. We are two very proud parents!! Last weekend we celebrated this special milestone with a MONSTER bash, complete with their very own monster cupcakes (decorated by Auntie Jessie). We had over 40 people attend and even our new MUCH larger house felt small.

 Here are some highlights:
1. Party started at 10a, to hopefully circumvent last years "we are tired and need naps" crabbiness and general fussiness.
2. Food served was all their favorites: hotdogs, mac-n-cheese, fruit, corn on the cob, chips and cupcakes.
3. Despite our efforts, Henry fell asleep during the gift opening.
4. The kids made out like fiends. They've enjoyed everything but the winner for Henry was his duplos, for Grant definitely dinosaurs and cellphone (na noo) and Ella loves her sunglasses and clip Minnie. All three loved their new Coupes via mommy and daddy! They vehemently protest coming inside from playing with them. They also really love their bubble maker. Daddy loved their new Iowa clothes, which I have yet to get in their closets...tomorrows agenda for sure.
5. Evie had a blast with her friends Abi, Aine, Ava and of course her bff cousin Xander (more on him and Molly soon).
6. LOVED having everyone here.
7. Our road construction hadn't started yet (also another post).
8. We had all of the V family in attendance, which is ALWAYS a huge blessing.
9. Shawn's sister, Laura (with hubby Brandon) is having a baby girl and I really enjoyed Laura's baby bump...we are excited!!
10. It's awesome to have so many of our friends there and our house ran a muck with infants (5), toddlers (6) and preschoolers (5) !!!!!
11. IT WAS A BLAST!!!!!!

Now I have to start planning Evie's rainbow party....

At this time (1:36p.m.)...

this teeny-tiny little man took his first breath and we knew we were going to be getting a BIG personality.

Happy 2nd Birthday, to our silly and handsome baby C, Grant James!!!

Ovredue-Grant, 21 (ish) months

At 21 months (22.5) you:

*Love to sleep on your tummy and HAVE to have your teddy, lovie and now your giraffe.

*Can still wear size 12 clothes though you've grown taller so you are now in 18 month pants:)

*Weigh a whopping 20.7 lbs

*love to be LOUD, you also have the reputation for being the whiner and the screamer.  Today you were screaming and it was so loud you were covering your own ears:)

*can say lots, most of it intelligible, that which we do understand is very crisp in it's pronunciation.

*bite and scratch if your siblings take stuff you have/want.  You get the maddest: red face, screaming and you stiffen up like a board

*have an awesome laugh, it makes everyone else smile and laugh with joy

*give the sweetest hugs, always curling your arm around our necks.  My favorite is that you play with my hair and rest your sweet cheek against mine

*are the earliest riser (usually before 6:30) and the shortest napper

*love to be helper, though you "march to your own drum."  Sometimes you are so very independent.  You have the least amount of meltdowns because you are happy to play on your own.  You love cuddles but also can be set down right away in the morning.  You are less likely to fight over mommy's lap.

*are so little that watching you walk is a delight, you sometimes seem too little to be doing that yet.

*love being outside, you run around in pure and simple joy

*can be a huge flirt with your sweet waves and smiles.  We stopped at McDonalds for ice cream you were more interested in smiling at several ladies around us and every time they smiled and waved back you'd come running back to us to laugh.

*make some of the best and most outrageous faces.  There's the serious face, the "stern" face, goofy smile face, the O face.

*say "O tootles" from Mickey Mouse Club House and it's adorable and daddy tries to get you to say it all day long.