he's gROARing up

this post is WAY, WAY overdue...but better late than never! so last summer, like 5 months before zac's actualy birthday, we were walking through the grocery store and saw this dinosaur cake & it immediately caught zac's attention & from that moment on, he was certain that he wanted a dinosaur party...oh, and he wanted a family only party this year, since that's how his friends do it. that was definitely fine with me! so to start off the birthday festivities, we took him to the dinosaur museum the day before his real birthday...

nothing like a peanut butter toast shaped like a 5 for your birthday breakfast...pretty gourmet, i know.

and this is the cake zac wanted...or at least my attempt at it. not my proudest cake moment, i must say, but zac was happy about it...so that was a plus!

zac & uncle nate sporting some cool dinosaur noses i found...

i found a recipe online for homemade dinosaur eggs & put little dinosaurs in each one. then the kids got to break them open...it turned out to be a fun little activity.

and a birthday's not a birthday without making your way through the spanking machine!!

it turned out to be a fun filled day...zac was happy, and that's most important! we sure love him!

halloween 2009 & some

i need to get these posted before it's way too late, if it isn't already! we had a great halloween this year...the holidays just keep getting more and more fun as the kids get older and their excitement grows. here they are making some witches' brew before getting ready for trick-or-treating...

they were a cowboy & cowgirl this year...in the weeks leading up to halloween, emerson tried to convince everyone that they should "be like me" and dress up as a cowgirl. she loved it...she's still asking people, "what you be??"

headed out with dad...emerson has like 5 shirts on mind you. it was pretty chilly that night, and so in an effort to not cover up her cowgirl outfit, we just layered her like crazy...she was little miss hefty for the night.

our after trick-or-treating snack...i don't know what i was thinking, really. well, i do know what i was thinking. i thought this was a cute idea and i wanted to make them, BUT the kids really didn't need more sweets & it was cold outside...icecream on a cold night...not the best idea. BUT, we did have hot chocolate with it...if that counts for anything!

the chocolate webs were a hit...i'm pretty sure the kids skipped out on the icecream & brownies...

miss emmy with her "de-peanuted" candy. i was very thankful for her cooperation with the whole thing. i'm surprised at how well she understands the fact that certain food will make her sick. thankfully she never puts up a fight at all & zac is always sooo good to keep an extra eye out for food that contains peanuts. it sure makes things a bit easier in times like halloween! :)

this girl is a hoot. she makes us laugh every day & is growing up sooo fast, it's crazy. i still call her my baby, because she is in a sense...even though she is 2 1/2! she's very quick to correct me when i call her ''my baby", by saying, "no. me emmy. me big guu (girl)." we're having a twin bed delivered for her tomorrow...and it makes me sad. i'm realizing that these kids are not going to stop growing up! they change so fast. if anything, it's just a reminder to savor the time i have with them all that much more...

in this picture, she was in perfect position for a cute shot...i asked her to smile, and this is what i got in return...

this fall zac conquered the monkey bars!! it was so fun to watch his persistence come out...he'd try over & over until he got it down. those little accomplishments are so fun to watch and experience...i was so proud! :) and speaking of kids growing up fast...this boy's 5th birthday is monday!! crazy...

it's a...........

so thanks to cousin natalie, we tried something different this time around. instead of finding out what the baby was right then and there at the doctor's office, we had the ultrasound technician call a bakery with the baby's sex...and then we had family over last night to join in on the fun...chad wasn't such a fan of the idea...he really wanted to peak during the ultrasound, but it turned out to be a success!!

cutting the cake...ooooh, what's it gonna be???!!!! pink???? or blue????

and it's........

BLUE!!!!! yay!!! zac was sooooo excited, as you can tell from the picture...for the last couple of days, he's been saying "mom, i REALLY hope the cake is blue!! i REALLY want a brother!!"

needless to say, we can't wait to have another baby boy in our home!! (and thanks again natalie, for the fun, fun idea!!)

the bug

emerson has caught the bug already...

and we're all recovering from a nasty cold bug that paid us a visit last week...i'm finally getting my voice back, so that's a plus. we did find out through this whole ordeal that the reason emerson has had pneumonia 3 times since april is probably due to the fact that she has asthma...poor girl. is asthma something you can grow out of? probably something i should research. :)

halloween house

we may be bad bloggers, but we're sure having fun getting ready for halloween!! hope you are too!!! :)

p.s. these houses are much improved from years past...they come pre-assembled! so all we do is the decorating!! we found ours at walmart for only $10!!