who let the dogs out??

a Thomas the Train big wheel!!!
concentrating on the mouse trap game

Grandma coaching Asher on Skee Ball

where a kid can be a kid:)

happy birthday to you

at DQ with Grandma

kissable cheeks!

puppy party- got Great Grams to wear a puppy nose!

hex bugs

My baby boy is 2!!!! He loves puppy dogs, so we celebrated his family birthday party with a puppy party:) It was a really nice time spent with family while eating p'sghetti's, nutella puppy chow, and pawprint cupcakes. Asher enjoys opening presents, but when he opened his t-ball stand and bat from Mommy and Daddy he didn't care about anything else. 'Ball! Ball!' is what we heard the rest of the night. He, Sadie, and cousin Elijah were very intrigued with the Hexbugs- what a cool toy! We also had entertainment of Sadie and Asher dancing around and singing for the adults......reminds me of the times my cousins and I always put on shows at family gatherings. For the 'Puppy Party' I got a CD with puppy party songs on it, the first one being 'Who Let the Dog's Out' and let me tell you that it is a favorite of the kids!!!. It comes on and they immediately start shouting it out and barking and making their stuffed animals dance. So cute!!

That night after we put the kids to bed BJ and I headed back to KC for our weekend of painting and a date night:) The kids had a great time at Nana and Papa's. They went to Cabella's, strolled around St. Louis Mills, made crafts, went to church, made a fort, and watched Tarzan!! On Monday, my mom and I met in Columbia at Grandma Debbie's clinic, My Zoo, and the kids didn't even care when I showed up- the animals were more interesting than their mom who they hadn't seen in over 2 days!!! It made me a little sad, but I was happy to know that they did just fine away from me so we can do a weekend away again:)

On Asher's actual birthday we went to church then came home to greet Grandma, Grandpa, and Aunt Molly who brought fun presents and took our first trip to Chuck E Cheese!! It was great. Being Superbowl Sunday it wasn't overly crowded. Asher LoVeD skeeball and learned the ropes from Grandma Debbie. Sadie and Molly tried an array of games, with a mouse trapping game being the fave. At home we enjoyed cookie cake and cupcakes and the tuckered out toddlers took a nap:)

My little man is getting big so fast- I am cherishing these 'puppy' dog years with him now:)