our little buckaroo turned t w o

i know, i know.... i feel like i have been getting ready for this party for  f-o-r-e-v-e-r.  but i have become slightly addicted to party planning and my little man.  so this was too much fun.  

this last saturday we enjoyed time with family and friends celebrating jack's  s e c o n d  birthday party.   

he really was so excited to have everyone over!

                                           

 

look who got his oh so loved  "piderman mashk" 

we had fun with a little photo booth...

  

some might have had a little more fun than others :)

 and after the sugar slowly got out of his system, he got to clean up with all his new bath goodies.

 he finally crashed at about eleven o'clock  saturday night. 

   thank you to all who helped us celebrate his special day! 

it has been an incredible  t w o  y e a r s  to say the least.

fall is finally in the air...

so here's what little man has been up to...

playing at "daddy's park" 

enjoying the oh so loved "hutball" games on the weekend

looking pretty cute in  a n y  jersey, we must say.

getting some practice in these days... holding sweet little friend felicity.  

we think sam will love her too!

just   f i v e  days  till you are the big  T W O.  

xxoo 

thirty weeks!

yay!! is all i can say.

i know this has gone by fast in a way but now it gets tricky.  i don't know if i want it to hurry up or not.  i know it will be here before i know it.   i am loving my time with your big brother, but it's hard to chase after him with this growing belly. 

note to self: just because i look down and see that the shirt fits, doesn't mean it looks good from the side. (haha).

taking our weekly pictures obviously doesn't happen too often.  but we are trying.  

my little sam, since your 4d ultrasound i just can't help but dream of your sweet face.  i feel huge and have decided i can only gain so much more weight.  although, that decision doesn't really match well with the decisions i make sporadically to bake sweets or finish up whatever your brother doesn't eat.  

oops!

you kick like  c r a z y. 

which kind of scares me.  but i'm trying to tell myself it's just a glimpse of that little personality you hold.  oh my we are so excited for you!  your room is almost complete.  it's not much different than your brothers but we tried to make it your own.  everyone thinks i'm crazy for wanting to get it done right now because i still have  t e n  weeks to go.  but i guess you can just call me anxious.   i love having our house ready for any occasion, even if that means a new baby coming in a few months.  

we love you little samuel more than you know!

xxoo 

my first baby ... our b i g boy

it's kinda crazy,  i don't have to get that teary eyed because i'm not sending him off to pre-school or kinder yet like all my fellow friends have been posting. 

but i'm realizing we are just a few weeks shy of a 2 year old.

and he's about to be known as the big kid in the house.

b i g  b r o t h e r.

it just has me thinking, wow this really does go by too fast.

at 23 months old :)  you are as much of an explorer as you very well should be.

you are not potty training, because, well we are not ready for that yet. but you are interested so we let you play on the "roggy potty" in between diaper changes.   you actually have gone twice!  you impressed me.  you will hate me for posting this picture but i want you to know just how cute you looked to me. 

love those thighs!

you, sweet jack, have enjoyed actually smiling for the camera these days.  it is always followed by 

 " i see chach, i see chach! "  as you try to grab the camera or phone.

you love going to any "pock"  we have never seen you more ready to be anywhere.

how did you get so brave?  i love it.  

you have a new love for "piderman"  and anything over your head makes you "piderman."  we can't get enough of your imagination.  

you still call a four wheeler a "joey" and to say you are a little obsessed would be an understatement.  

you have taken on the one that is too big for you out at granny and gramp's house.  i got my work out walking around the house with you, always reminding you to "turn! turn!"

you politely ask "ra?"  for rabbit speed.  you love going fast.

the other morning i was thinking of how much you love to cuddle.  you are doing great in your big boy bed. 

you usually call me to your room to come lay with you for a bit.  if you get up and out you want me to lay with you on the floor in the morning during your cartoons.

"ah mama piwoh"  as you point to the pillow you have on the floor.

maudie really has been quite an entertainment for you.  i don't know what she would actually say if she knew we were having another little boy.  would she pack up her bags and leave?!?

 nah, i really don't think so.  sometimes i catch her giving you kisses.

we have had so much fun this last summer, you have really learned to love the water.

you always ask for the "baby pool" when we go over to dana's house.  i think we took our last swim the other day.  i enjoyed every bit of it.  it's hard to believe next year i'll have two little guys at the pool.

you are a ham.  you love your cousin joey to pieces.  it is so fun to watch you and hear you talk about him.  your face lights up!  

in just a few weeks we'll be getting ready for a second birthday party.  we are so excited for it too!   you are getting chattier and chattier these days which really shows a new side of your personality.  from pretending you are something or someone, to debating daddy on what is what.  you are a hoot.   we know sam has the best big brother to look up to, that's for sure! 

we love you little man

xxoo