Am I too old to have a slumber party?

Certainly NOT!

Caleb went on a Men's retreat this weekend, so I took that as a perfect oppurtunity for a girls night.

Not just any girls night, though. A full out, nail painting, hair fixing, loud giggling, hilarious dancing, late night talking, chick flick watching, pizza eating slumber party that would make any twelve year old girl sweat with envy to be invited! Oh yes! It was that awesome! We will make this a yearly event, for sure!

The girls got to my house around 6-ish. I had snacks and goody bags waiting on them when they arrived. (I forgot to take a picture before they ripped into them) In the goody bags was Freeze It Original Hair Spray, 2 varieties of a facial mask, nail polish, and the slumber party staple a tube of Lip Smackers. We ordered pizza, baked cookies, and danced before Brady went to bed. FYI: Brady is a ladies man and a wild dancer! We enjoyed some home-made non-alcoholic pina coladas and strawberry daiquiris. We did a little nail painting and then put on our masks. One girl brought stuff for a salad, but we put the cucumbers on our face instead. Then we piled into our computer room and got an infamous lesson on hair poofing. (If you haven't seen this, then you should. It has changed my life! That may be a bit dramatic, but oh well!) This is what the hair spray was for. Then we attempted the always desired Bachelor hair poof with little success. We will keep trying though! The rest of the night was filled with talking and laughing until we decided to turn on Pretty in Pink and we all passed out on the air mattress and couch.

The next morning, Brady was up bright and early so we fixed a delicious little breakfast casserole, cinnamon rolls, fresh fruit, and coffee for every one. Brady fell out of the chair trying to get some blueberries and woke every one.

All in all it was great fun! I can't wait to do it again. It is a little sad that almost every one was asleep by 11:30 and every one was up by 7:00. I guess thats what happens as you get older!

I kept forgetting to take pictures, but I managed to snap a few!

Sweet Sweet Noah!

Brady would like to introduce you to his cousin, Noah!

Little Noah was born today at 3:31 p.m. weighing 7#12 and 20 inches long.

He ABSOLUTELY perfect!

Mom and Baby are both doing Great!

He and Brady are 15 months apart minus one day!

We expect these two to be the best of friends!

We are thrilled for Amy, Bryan, and Noah! He is so blessed to have such wonderful parents who love him more than he could ever know. He has a pretty awesome aunt, as well!!! Ha!

Welcome to the world baby Noah, we have big plans for you buddy! We love you so much! 

Favorites!

The disk of all of Brady's 1 year pictures came today! I love them so much! I thought I would post a few of my favorites of the new ones. Of course, I love all the preview ones! There are several others I like as well! I don't know how I am going to pick. Andrea does such a great job. I realized by some of the pictures, how difficult this could be. Brady was into everything that day and would not stay still for anything!

I love this one! This is how I see them everyday!

This is a look I get often!

I find this one hilarious and sweet.

I love this!

He looks so big!

In other news,  We are just anxiously awaiting the birth of my sisters baby, Noah! She is due ANY day, now! We can NOT wait to have another little guy to hang out with. We are trying to prepare Brady for the baby as much as you can prepare a one year old. Ha! I constantly tell him about Noah, so maybe he is picking up on some of it. When you tell him to love the baby, he lifts up my sisters shirt to see her belly and sometimes will hug it. Ha! I think he is trying to understand. We shall see!

Happy St. Patricks Day Everyone!

Just Perfect!

A few weeks ago, we had Brady's one year old pictures made. I know he is 14 months old. BUT he was born 2 days before Christmas and during one of the busiest months of the year, so that is my excuse! Andrea at Andi Inc photography took them for us. She is the same one that took his 6 month pictures. I am so in love with what I have seen so far! It was a long afternoon for Brady, but he did really well. He was so worn out at the end, though! Andrea was so sweet and patient with him. I can not wait to see the rest of the pictures! Thank you so much Andrea!

A baby shower and birthday dinner!

We had a great, but busy Saturday! I was invited to my friend, Amanda's baby shower. Brady and I loaded up and made the about an hour drive to attend her shower. It lasted a little over 2 hours and she got so much great stuff!

Amanda, myself, and Brady and the gift we gave her.  

Brady made sure to stay close to the presents! Ha! He kept trying to take off with the pacifiers!

The cake my friend, Jessica, made. This is as close as I could get with Brady swatting the camera. She always does a great job!

The shower ended a little after 4, so Brady and I rushed home. He got a bath and we were out the door again to meet Daddy and some other friends for a Birthday dinner. Brady was so sleepy when we got there!

Brady and Aiden playing together! I think they are becoming good friends!

We had so many people come that we had 3 tables!!! We probably could have crammed into 2, but with 4 babies and one pregnant girl we decided to utilize all 3 tables.

It was Ana's birthday!

We had such a great night. Several people came over to our house after dinner to play games. It was so so so fun!

When we got home I asked Brady if he was going to bed, he shook his head yes. We laid him down and he slept all night, even with so many people over. And we were not quiet! He was so worn out! Ha!

Changes

Evenings in our house used to be quiet, calm, and relaxing!

Now they are wild, busy, and chaotic!

We used to spend a lot of time on the couch!

Now we spend a lot of time in the floor!

We used to watch a lot of t.v. to pass the time!

Now we tickle to pass the time!

We used to think up hundreds of places we would love to travel!

Now we travel there on daddy's airplane!

We used to think our home was filled with love!

Now our home is overflowing with love and kisses!!!

Did I mention they are the sweetest kisses on earth?

Because, They really are!!!

Oh, How things change and I am so very thankful they do!!!

One Word Wednesday!!!!

Oreos!!!

Weekend Wrap Up

Saturday- Brady and I spent all day cleaning the house. Brady makes the mess while I clean it up. We had a great day anyway. Caleb spent the day working with his dad.
Saturday night- we met our friends, Amanda and Will at Mimi's Cafe. I went to college and worked with Amanda through college. Unfortunately, this is the first time we have gotten to spend any time with them, since Brady was born. It was so great to visit with them and catch up.  They are expecting a baby boy in April, so we talked all things baby!!! We are so thrilled for them and their growing family!!!

 You can't even tell that Amanda is pregnant in this picture.

Will found Brady's weakness, tickeling!!!

Sunday- After church, we went to see a play in my home town at the local arts center. We saw Seussical the Musical. It was so fun! My sister and Brother-n- law had the idea for us all to go.  Brady laughed, danced, and clapped throughout the entire show. It lasted about an hour. He was getting a little antsy towards the end, so an hour was a good time limit.

We spent the rest of the afternoon with my parents and went with them to church.

All in all, it was a great little weekend. Not too busy, but not boring at all. I love it when I feel like I can have time to enjoy my little family!