Colby is out of school today for this icy weather forecast!! I think I may be the excited one except it is not even 7am and both kids are up and full of life and ice or no ice I still have to work tonight!! Maybe I'll get a nap later this afternoon....we are going to venture out and try to get some donuts before it gets really bad. Hope you all have a great day....be safe!
Colby turned 6, WOW, on December 30th. It is so hard for me to believe he is 6 years old. He is growing up into such a smart and caring little boy and I love him more every day. We spent his actual birthday at Chuck E. Cheese with YaYa, PaPa, and Aunt Lien. His birthday is so close to Christmas that we usually wait to have his party in January but I will always make sure he knows that December 30th is his birthday...by the way I am officially broke now! We had his big birthday party on Jan. 10th at War Memorial....complete with a Razorback theme. I think this was the best party he's had yet. We had so much fun playing on the field and visiting with our family and friends. Thank you to all of you who came and made this day so special for him. Here are some pictures from both "parties"!
Chanley the Bumblebee
Colby AKA Wolverine
Colby and I at his Thanksgiving feast
My babies on Christmas morning
Colby and Chanley with their PaPa on Christmas Eve
We had Chanley's 2nd Birthday Party on Sunday at Thornhill pool in Sherwood. Last year when we had her birthday at the park and it was 101 degrees I thought..."next year we are definitely having a pool party." Who would have known it would be 72 degrees in August! The kids swam their hearts out but had some blue lips afterwards. It was a luau theme with primarily hot pink and lime green as the colors. Her cake was made by Cakery Affairs and it was amazing. I also got some cupcakes for the kiddos from Sam's. The colors were not exactly what I had asked for but they were yummy too. The goody bags were filled with Chanley's favorite snack...GOLDFISH, a lei, and some crazy looking cookies with tiny snowballs on top. Colby picked them out on the latino food isle at WalMart. I have no idea what their called and could never pronounce the name but they were super cute and the kids thought they were great! I attached a special thank you to each bag from Chanley as well. We had pizza, cake, and opened some amazing gifts. Just to name a few she got: pj's, fall clothes, a puzzle, Elmo hands, a baby stroller, money, gift cards, a baby doll with diaper bag, and lots more. She had a great time and has asked me to sing her the "party" song every night since as she is going to sleep. I finally had to throw the remaining cake/cupcakes out today....I literally took a bite everytime I walked into the kitchen. I'm sure my thighs will show the proof. Thank you to everyone who came to the party. We love you all!
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Colby started Kindergarten at Hurricane Creek Elemetary last week. He absolutely loves school and is doing extremely well. His teacher says his is "Mr. Social" and talks to everyone in the class. I love that about him! We are just having to work on when talking is allowed. He gets up very easily in the morning and has given us no problems about going to bed earlier. He is exhausted and I think this is why he doesn't put up a fight. I did very well on the first day and held it together for the most part. It is still so surreal to me that I have a baby in school. Chanley and I are keeping ourselves very busy while he is gone and getting some quality mommmy/daughter time in. She cannot wait to pick him up in the afternoon and squeals so loudly when he gets in the car. It is precious! Here are some pictures of his first day of school.
Here is Chanley's 2nd Birthday invitation...Kalina you are amazing, thank you so very much for all your hard work and talent!! I know sometimes my crazy ideas are a little much but you made it more than perfect. Thanks again for all your help!!
And here is the thank you card she made to match....ADORABLE!
