Ethan's 2nd Birthday

Today my baby turned 2. He really is turning into a little toddler. He is talking more and more everyday and he's beginning to play more with Riley.

This morning I took him to Chuck E. Cheese to play for a little while.  Then we when got home I tried to lay him down for a nap but he wouldn't go to sleep. This is very uncharacteristic for Ethan because normally, he a great napper.

Tonight, we took Rliey and Ethan to Wallabies. They just opened up here so neither one of the boys had been there before. They LOVED it!

Ethan taking a quick nap in the car on the way to Wallabies.

 Then I knew when Ethan started sucking on his fingers it was time to go.

We headed to Fudruckers (a.k.a. Foodruckers at our house) to eat dinner and a Birthday cookie. Ethan really likes Mickey Mouse right now so he wanted to have a Mickey cake.

It was a great day and I am looking forward to many more Birthdays with Ethan!

Our Little Soccer Player

Riley has been playing soccer now for a few weeks. I think he's enjoyed playing. His favorite part of soccer has been practice. He likes having a ball to himself and he likes it when his coach chases him.

 

It certainly has kept us busy, with practice on Wednesday and games on Thursday and Saturday

At this point, they are learning to kick the ball in the right direction and to not touch the ball with their hands.

Riley also LOVES water breaks!

Riley's Team

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At the end of every game, they always huddle in

and yell, " BANDITS!" (The name of his team.)

Here is a short video of Riley playing. He is #3.

Riley's 4th Birthday

Today when I went into Riley's room he said, "Today is my Birthday and I'm 4!"  Yes, he is four and I can hardly believe it. He is growing up way too fast. I remember the day he was born just like it was yesterday. That was such a special day to us! I remember holding him for the first time and thinking, "He's all mine." Riley is such a sweet boy and he has one of the biggest hearts.

This morning we had his Birthday party with his friends. I was worried about rain and kept checking the weather channel for hour by hour forecast. Well it never rained and it was a perfect day for an outdoor party! We rented a Bounce House for his party and he LOVED it.

This is a picture of him looking out the window while it was going up.

Riley and Ethan LOVED jumping!

His friends also enjoyed jumping

While others enjoyed playing on the playground

Pizza Time!

Presents Time

All of Riley's friends wanted to help him.

Cake Time!

After Riley's friends left, he loved diving into his new toys.

This is Riley telling me- "I'm done with pictures, Mom."

Afterwards, we got the jumpy out again and the boys jumped and jumped.

This face tells me I had one HAPPY Birthday Boy!

Riley had a great Birthday and I hope its one that he remembers!! Tim and I feel so blessed to have Riley as our son!!

Thank you God!!