Peter's Birthday Party

Today was a very busy day as we had to get ready for the party and Grandpa Bill was here. I started out the day by decorating the cake. I think it turned out very cute, very zoo like. We played with Grandpa Bill until it was time to put the boys down for a nap. Then we all got the house ready for the party. We put table clothes on the table and put sand buckets on the table with the cake. We filled the buckets with animal crackers, pretzels, apple slices, cheese and crackers. Joshua helped me hang streamer from the ceiling and we blew up balloons. Joshua's dad drew animal prints and designs on the balloons. With everyone helping we finished in no time. We even hung glow in the dark lanterns from the ceiling. Joshua and I had invited two families from church over with young kids, so that we could get to know them better. Soon it was time for the families to come and we started the party with two games- feed the lion (bean bag toss) and animal musical chairs. The kids had alot of fun. I had painted picture frames to give the kids and bought animal masks for them to wear, so after the games I took the kids pictures. Then we all ate snacks and visited. It was a nice time to get to know everyone. After that we played two more games- pin the tail on the zebra and ring the giraffe (ring toss game). The kids had so much fun with the games. Then it was time to eat cake. Peter looked so cute next to his cake and trying to blow out the candle. We visited alittle longer and then everyone left to get ready for Sunday. We had such a great time and are so glad that we had a birthday party for Peter. I can't believe that he is going to be 2 years old.

Getting Ready For Grandpa Bill

We were so excited about Grandpa Bill coming. Paul would ask everyday if this was the day that Grandpa Bill was coming. The day that Grandpa Bill was suppose to arrive, I had the boys make a welcome sign to hang in the room that Grandpa Bill would be staying in. I hung it in the room after the boys finished coloring on it. The boys loved being able to color this for Grandpa Bill.

A Surprise Visit

Okay, so it was not a total surprise. Joshua's dad was helping out a relative in Utah and decide to drive up to see us and be here to help us celebrate Peter's birthday. Since he was going to be up here we thought that we would celebrate his birthday as well. It was nice to have Grandpa Bill with us for a few days.

Paul and Peter

The weather has been warming up and spring is on its way. We are hoping that the snow will go away for the time being. The boys love to go outside and play and I am happy to let them knowing that they will be tired out from all the exercise. Here is a cute movie and picture of the boys at play.

Sleeping Peter

I love to go into the boys' room after they have gone to sleep for the night. They look so cute just laying there. Peter loves to cuddle things and have things on his head as he goes to sleep. When I went in there one night, I thought he looked so cute that I could not help but take a picture of him.

Our Easter

Saturday started off with us having an nice family breakfast together. Then we cleaned the kitchen before opening our Easter baskets (yes, even we adults get Easter baskets). The boys loved what we gave them and loved looking at what everyone else got as well. They had so much fun playing with their new things. We wanted to take pictures of the boys for Easter, but they were both fussy. We did our best and it helps when Joshua makes funny faces and sounds. We did get some good shots though. Joshua took them outside so that I could get caught up on a few things and my parents and sister went out yard saleing for awhile. The boys love to be able to go outside and play. It started to get cold outside, so Joshua brought the boys in and we fed them lunch. Joshua and I decided to dye Easter eggs with the boys before their naps. My parents were home then and Joshua helped Paul and my dad helped Peter. The boys loved dying eggs. It seems like each year is a new adventure where they can do more and more things themselves. Before I know it the boys will be able to do this all by themselves and won't need our help anymore. The boys took good naps and we decided to give them baths before our company came over. My mom hid eggs around the house for the boys to find when they came down from their baths. The boys really enjoyed that. We have been doing piggy banks with them during the night and when they saw the coins in the eggs they were very excited. Paul and Peter both love to put the money in their banks. We invited over a couple from church so that we could get to know them better. My mom loves playing games and so do they, we had a wonderful time and it was great to get to know them better.
Joshua was going to be playing in the orchestra at church on Sunday, so he had to leave early. My family helped me with the boys, who were alittle on the fussy side. They still are having little symptoms of the flu. We made it to church and we had a nice service. I ended up taking the boys home after the service and feeding them lunch. Soon after they went to sleep. My mom's favorite thing to say is "life is short eat dessert first." So we all ate cake while she was making the Easter lunch/dinner. After it was made, we ate at the dinning room table just relaxing. It was nice because we did not have the interruption of the boys. We did not have an evening service so we just stayed home and relaxed. After the boys woke up, we went for a walk and then they played outside, while I continued to get things done. Yes I am nesting already :). We had a wonderful Easter just relaxing and spending time as a family. We hope that you all had a wonderful Easter as well.

Easter Egg Hunt

My mom hid Easter Eggs around the house while Joshua and I were bathing the boys, then when we went downstairs the boys were able to hunt the eggs. They loved running around the house and finding the eggs.