our best friend is t w o !

 and tu tu cute!

today we enjoyed celebrating sienna's 2nd birthday!

she had a tu tu and tie party!

we had a yummy picnic with friends!

we made sure our ties were just right!

enjoyed bubbles outside and of course cake, ice cream and presents inside!

oh my could she be any cuter??

b e s t  f r i e n d s

happy birthday sienna rose! 

xxoo

just playing around....

2 weeks left for brother to come....

so we've just been playing around, waiting for the fall weather to actually stay.

aunt dana invited us to go with their homeschooling group to the dewberry farm!

i had been a few years ago with my second graders, so it was so crazy to be there with out the responsibility of so many kids.  instead i had one crazy two year old to chase after.

jack, this was your best smile that day.  you could have stayed on that "yeyo tactor" all day.  you really didn't want much to do with anything we were currently doing.  it was a perfect prescription for this rather large pregnant mama- a two year old to chase after in a huge field.  

we resorted to getting the puppy leash after lunch.  i'm so glad dana snapped this picture below.  it was just how we felt.  you were not your happiest and i, as wore out as i was, still loved you through it all.... 

joshua and i loved getting the baby pumpkins :)

luckily your cousins were there to force take you on the fun rides, that i couldn't!

you were happy to run off and find an empty wagon to crawl in and out of.

a nice worker let us in on the bouncy bubble so you could do it all by yourself.

i think the part you enjoyed most was the kiddie playground.   it started raining later in the afternoon so everything was wet, especially your little bottom.  you didn't seem to care.  you walked your way around the whole path with the "yeyo bike" and "tactor."

  joey and his friends enjoyed playing in the kiddie park too though :)

 we really did have a good time despite the crankiness and the weird weather :)  as soon as we got home i put the two and two together.  i think your molars are coming in!  your hands and/ or shirt has been chewed on the last two days.  poor little guy! 

as the time gets closer for your brother to arrive, the house just gets busier and busier.  daddy started his new job which is a big change and it's his first week with midterms.  lots of changes going on in the pagel house.   i guess we are getting ready for a new normal here!   our family has been so blessed this year!  

our little guys' rooms

so we have been transitioning the last few months.  jack is sleeping in his big boy bed while his crib has been moved over for brother sam.   i was so scared to take the plunge.  i took advice from all sides but ultimately my anxiousness to decorate both rooms took over.  and boom.   jack got kicked out of his bed before he could even climb out.   i know it sounds mean.  however, i think with jack's passive personality, who knows how long it would have been before he started climbing out?!   

jack, you have done great with sleeping in your twin bed.   you have gotten out a few times in the middle of the night, but there is usually a good excuse.  either you took too long of a nap during the day, or a rainstorm woke you up, which even i would get out of my bed for.  with 4-5 weeks before your brother gets here, we are working hard on having you fall asleep on your own at night.  it might be our only struggle.  you have resorted to begging us to just "it down!" by your bed till you fall asleep.  

your room was fun to change up.  we kept a lot of what was in your nursery. we just rearranged some items and added a few pictures.  of course it was fun to get your big boy bedding!  the store wouldn't stop sending me coupons and i couldn't resist.  i think it will grow well with you.  somehow you ended up with mostly a baseball theme. :)  i think you are happy about it.  

 without a real playroom in our house, you have quite a few toys in your room.  most of them are tucked away but you know just how to get them out.   i love that you like to play in your room!  

   

now onto little brother's room...

samuel :)  you got your brothers old bedding.  but two years really isn't "old."   put a new sheet in and it looks new to me!  well, anything will look new to you.  i know, you won't even notice these things, but if you learn one thing about me it is that this mama likes to decorate and to make my babies feel special.   we had fun adding some new stuff for your room that your brother didn't have.  

aunt dana and her kids came to help paint your room.  daddy helped make you a book shelf. gramps and granny helped make some vocabulary cards to put above your changing table.  i took the idea off of a rather expensive print at restoration hardware.  i figured we could do our own spin on it.  we were really excited with the way it turned out.

we loved hanging your initials in your room.

samuel fulton pagel

we also loved having a little corner to show off a little bit about your name. 

a bible verse from the book of Samuel that we love, as well as a picture of Venerable Archbishop Fulton Sheen, your namesake.  we can't wait to put your little footprints below.

like i said, you probably will not notice your room that much, but i hope you know daddy and i wanted to make it special, both your room and jack's. 

we love you boys

xxoo!