What have we been up too...

Where did Spring go???  I promised myself that I would get better about blogging, but man time is flying by and each day I say I am going to blog, but I never get around to it!  I have an awful memory and this is the only place I seem to write things down, so I know I have to get better!  So this is a catch up post of our Spring 2012!  It will be long and there will be pictures!

At the end of March our neighborhood had an Easter Egg Hunt!  It was so much fun and Kellen seemed to enjoy himself!  He doesn't really like the Easter Bunny though!  He made sure to steer clear of him each time he came close!

I had the honor of co-hosting a shower for one of my dearest friends, Sarah and the newest member of the family Mr. Grant!  We had so much fun enjoying a brunch with the girls!

Kellen has been taking gymnastics and loving it (we just finished up and now we are trying out swim lessons for the summer)!  Here are a few pictures of Kellen & his buddy Dominic at open play during Spring break (thanks Lisa for the pictures)...

A couple of times I have had the chance (and of course I jump for the chance) to watch Miss Charlee Lynn!

In April we got to help Deanna celebrate her birthday!  It was a child free night for us and so much fun visiting with friends!  :o) 

We had so much fun on Easter!  It was us, Nana, Andy & Ansley!  The Easter Bunny has started a tradition of bringing Kellen all his swimming gear for the year!  Nana also got him a really cool pool/sprinkler!  It was cold on Easter but that didn't stop us from setting it up and the kids enjoying it for a bit!  :o)

I don't have any pictures to document it, but we enjoyed Matt's birthday with some of our closest friends at Taco Mac!  I have to say that we have been blessed by the circle of friends that we have around us!  It is one of those things that a while back I was watching the finale of one of my favorite TV shows (for those that don't know...Hello, My name is Stephanie and I am a TV~holic) and in the end they were all gathered with their families and eating at a cafe and as I sat there watching it I became overwhelmed with the thought that I have that!  We have a circle of friends that our kids are going to grow up together and hopefully they will be forever friends too!   Matt turned the BIG 3-5 and I have to say it was a pretty amazing birthday (if I do say so myself)  I gave him a gift that I don't think I will be able to top (but that is for another post)!  

May was full of craziness.  My mom has been looking for a new house so Kellen enjoyed looking at SO many houses and now thinks that we need a new house!  Ha!  Nana found a new house less than a mile from ours and we will be able to walk there!  She closes on July 30th and I can't wait!    Our friends had triplets and we got to meet them...I could have stared at them all night!  :o)  They are growing and getting stronger and come home with Mom & Dad!  Congrats to the Cobb Family!   

Cinco de Mayo Chastain night & Jeff's Birthday ~ 

Matt is staying busy with work and still loving his job!  He just finished up his first year there and I have to say I REALLY enjoyed NO TAX SEASON this year!  It is a wonderful company and so family oriented!  Little Boo is keeping me busy and I am loving selling on Etsy!  I am not doing markets anymore and I love that!  I will do one or two around the holidays depending on a few things, but I am really looking forward to it!  Little Boo has been a blessing to me and keeps me busy and has been a way for me to contribute a small amount to the family!  

Kellen is growing like a weed and changing so much!  We are struggling with potty training, but I am pretty sure it is just because he doesn't want to do it!  ha!  The count down is on...he is supposed to start school at the end of August, but HAS to be potty trained!  So it HAS to happen!!!  We are looking forward to a busy summer and hopefully I can figure out how to blog more often!  :o) 

One...Two...Three...

We had the honor of co~hosting a baby shower for one of Matt's oldest & best friends, Chris and his wife Jennifer last weekend!  Right before Christmas, Chris came to our house and surprised us with the sonogram picture and asked us how high we could count...not one baby, not two babies, BUT three babies!  We have got such a kick out of Kellen....When we ask him how many babies Uncle Chris is having???  His response is "One, Two, Three"!!!

Jennifer looks beautiful, the babies are doing amazing, and Chris is already a proud papa!  :o)  We had so much fun planning their shower!!!  We decided to do a couples shower and to do a monkey's and camping theme.  The camping part really ended up coming in through the food!  It came together perfectly!  Here are a few pictures of the event...

Invitations made by Sarah & Me!  ~  Chris & Jennifer (so cute)!

Centerpiece (leftover decorations from Kellen's 1st Birthday)

 Silly poem I made up by googling things that rhyme with "way"!  Ha!

 Burlap Ruffle table runner made by my good friend, Amy from Custom Creations

  Mini Diaper cakes made by me (I made 6, but ended up with 5 at the party)

Tried to come up with decorations that could be used by the parents~to~be!

Monogrammed onsies ~  This was a tough one since we don't know the sex of the babies!  

Deborah Anne did a great job coming up with these! 

Mini Cupcakes from Walmart!  They were so yummy! 

  

 My Cricut has been such a life saver in doing my own decorations!  :o)  Second clothesline filled with receiving blankets, white onsies and monkey sleepers! 

 The hostesses ~ Deborah Anne, Ashly, Mommy~to~be, Me, & Sarah (We missed Deanna for the picture)  We were going to take pictures later and then never got around to it!  

 6-foot sandwich from Walmart!  I have to say that this was so yummy 

(came with all the fixings to)!  

 Chips & Homemade Salsa!   There was also Deer Chili & Vegetarian Chili & Cornbread!

I have to give a shout out to Ashly for the cornbread...it was her first time making it and it was SO good!  AND it was from scratch!

Make your own Smores bar!  This was a HUGE hit and so much fun!  

We had Sterno's in the flower pots!  We were able to find Regular marshmallows plus...strawberry, chocolate, chocolate mint, toasted coconut,  & German chocolate cake.  Then we had honey & cinnamon Graham crackers with milk, dark chocolate & Rolos.  And that is not all!  We also had mini peanut butter chips, chopped Andes mints, & chopped heath bar to dip the Marshmallows in!  

It was SO yummy & fun!

It was such a fun party and I was super honored to be a part of it!  We are so excited for them and can't wait to meet their three bundles of joy when they arrive!

Three

Wow! Where has the time gone? I have always been told that they grow up so fast, but you just don't realize how fast time slips away till you have children. At times I can't wait for Kellen to grow up and to watch the kind of man he turns into...BUT at the same time I wish he would stay a baby for ever. It is pretty bad that when I say, "are you mommy's baby"? He says, "no, a guy". He is very into telling us if we are guys or girls.

I also can't believe it has almost been a month since his birthday...where does the time go???   Here is a picture recap of Kellen's 3rd Silly Monster Bash Birthday!

 I loved the invitations this year!  They are from Retro Whimsy Designs.  She was super easy to work with and super fast! :o)

I had so much fun making all of the monster stuff this year on my Cricut!  

Of course the cake is by the amazing Amy from Scrumdiddlyumptious Bakery

Time to line up for Pin the Eyeball on the Monster...

 Great Job Kiddos!  

 Make a Wish...

 Cake Please!  :o)

 Say Cheese!  Pictures with the monsters...

Everyone went home with Monster Bubbles!  :o)

We started this tradition on his first birthday of letting go of the balloons and watching them float up to the sky!  He didn't want to let go this time!  :o)