Happy 2nd Birthday, Thomas!

This picture pretty much sums up Thomas's birthday party. He had a blast! Mr. Joe from Music for Aardvarks came and did a music class for Thomas and all of his friends. I apologize for so many pictures, but it was too hard to narrow them down!

 

 

Shake, Rattle and Roll on Over! Ready for our music-themed party!

 

 

 

Giving BooBoo the stink face!

 

Can't let go of our popcorn from Tino's popcorn machine!

 

Time to sing and dance!

 

Birthday boy LOVES Mr. Joe!

 

Harris was very intrigued by the singing!

 

Singing under the parachute!

 

Dancing under the bubbles...

 

Pure joy!

 

Happy Birthday Boy!

 

Mr. Joe dressed up Thomas for the last song! I couldn't believe he wore that wig.

 

Playing the air guitar from Mr. Joe!

 

 

BooBoo decided to try it on too!

 

Instruments and more bubbles!

 

 

 

Cake time! I made Thomas a number "2" cake. What would we do without Pinterest?

 

Happy Birthday to Thomas! He was so excited that everyone was singing to him!

 

 

Lots of sweet friends celebrating with us!

 

A farewell Happy Birthday from Mr. Joe.

 

Sweet birthday wishes from Mrs. Bowie!

 

DeeDee, John Eric and Jane came into for Thomas's party. What a special treat. Thomas absolutely LOVES DeeDee. Sweet Jane was so good during the party. I cannot believe how big she has gotten since I was in Jackson.

 

Our first baseball glove and ball from Nana and Papa.

 

Reading our new books with Papa.

 

 

 

A Tonka bulldozer from Grandmother. He wanted the bulldozer to "push the dirt."

 

One more happy birthday song to this sweet boy. He just eats it up!

 

Our little fireman blowing out his candles!

 

Driving his car from Helene and Watson.

 

Our new fishing pole from Grandmother!

 

Helping Tino unscrew his new backhoe from Annie. Thomas knows the difference between all types of construction equipment...more than I even know!

 

In case you haven't noticed, we are 100% boy...loves tractors, bulldozers, dump trucks, tools, firemen, baseball, cars, digging in the dirt, and fishing.

 

Thomas woke up at 4:30 in the morning after the party screaming to go outside and play with his birthday presents. Ha! I told him to go back to sleep and after about an hour, he was just dreaming about the toys.

 

Once he woke up for good, he started playing with Papa immediately. Fireman hat on and tractor flashlight in hand!

 

 

Then a costume change to our Braves jersey and baseball glove.

 

The only way he would eat breakfast was to put both the bulldozer and backhoe on his tray - not next to him, ON HIS TRAY. There are two donut holes buried in the middle and his milk. Silly boy!

 

We are so glad that Grandmother came in town to celebrate with us!

 

Watching some videos with Nana.

 

We spent the rest of today riding our new four-wheeler, playing in the dirt, taking long naps and swimming at the club. This has been such a wonderful weekend full of family, friends and parties! Thomas is a lucky little boy to have so many people who helped celebrate his second birthday.

 

 

 

A Special Gift

This sweet boy will be two on Monday. Is that possible? He is such a precious gift. He is truly the light of our lives and brings us more joy than we ever could have imagined.

 

 

I know I use this phrase too often, but what a difference a year makes! This picture was taken the week before Thomas's first birthday. He was two weeks away from walking on his own, but was very much into everything and mobile in his own ways. Oh the miles this cozy coupe has clocked in the last year!

 

 

 My Aunt Nelse gave me some of the children's furniture pieces from my Meemaw's house when Thomas was born. These pieces were in the "baby's room" (playroom) of Harbert since my grandfather was a child. I cannot count the number of tea parties my cousins and I hosted in this room or cakes I made for my baby dolls in this little kitchen.

 

I decided to put a fresh coat of paint on this little hutch and give it to Thomas for his birthday. He loves playing with little kitchens, so I thought he needed one of his own. Add some pots and pans and play food and voila - a kitchen of his own. He has become very good at using his imagination lately and I love toys that make him use it even more.

 

 

I decided to give it to him a few days early so he could enjoy playing with it before he is overloaded with all of the new toys. This is his face when he first sees the kitchen.

 

I love this one...he is so excited he can hardly believe his eyes....

 

And then he hears Patrick taking pictures and cuts his eyes at the camera!

 

Full on cooking...making Mama some breakfast!

 

 

By the end of the morning, this was the state of our kitchen...just keeping it real! We have been working on cleaning up our kitchen after we cook....I've got to start building those good husband skills at a young age! :)

 

Before and After

Two and a half years after we moved into this house, I finally decided what color I wanted to paint my dining room. The older I get, the more bold my color choices seem to be. This one was no exception and I could not be happier with how it turned out. Before it was a very pale gray color and nothing stood out against in. The decorating scheme and fabrics are all pretty neutral, so this neutral background had to go. I don't have a great picture of the dining room before but you can get the idea from the two pictures below.

 

BEFORE:

 

And now the bold and beautiful new color! What a difference a can of paint can make...I absolutely love this color.

 

AFTER:

 

I love how the gold accents and the white molding stand out again the teal color. I think the wood looks so rich and the rug finally fits with the rest of the room. This chandelier is one of my favorite pieces in the house and it finally takes center stage against this color. Best part, besides how much I love it, is that it only took us a couple of hours from start to finish.

 

I hope everyone is enjoying their Memorial Day weekend as much as we are!

Happy Girl!

This girl is cruising in style now.....yay for my new set of wheels. I am one happy girl!!!!