2011 Art & Balloon Fest September 2011 (a little late)

on our way to the balloon festival, this was also bubby's frist trip getting to face forward in his car seat!!

this was the balloon that auntie lish, devon, and jeanne helped send up over the weekend!

the only meltdown we had all night was when the train stopped and it was time to get off
:(

it was so pretty when they all lit up together but i wasn't very good with the trigger!

this is what we do...

watch movies...

draw...



draw...

and watch movies :)

We are also eating at the table like a big boy as well as going potty on the big boy potty much more frequently!! 

the official big day!!!

since mommy and daddy had to work on bubby's birthday this year, i wanted to get up super early to make him a special breakfast...chocolate chip mickey mouse pancakes on his "buzz" plate!!  he tore them up!!

even though we did have to work, we were able to get off a little early so that we didn't get home too terribly late and could still take him to do the fun stuff we wanted to do with him...

i think we've started a new tradition of taking him to steak'n'shake for his birthday dinner since it's where we've taken him for his first two birthdays!!

I wanted to do something special for him since we weren't at a place that sings and you get a free somethin' somethin' on your big day and since he LOVES "taw-bee" and "mm's" we decided to get him a strawberry- m&m milkshake which he. tore. up!!

he wanted to pick the m&m's off first...

then he got himself the cherry :)

we look over and he was face-deep in milkshake!!  we just busted up laughing looking at him holding that big honkin' glass up all by himself...hilarious!!

then we thought that since he already has one chipped tooth he doesn't need another :)

after dinner, we took him to get some new fish for his fish tank!  then we took him to see santa!!  he did very good with santa...he wasn't sure at first but then santa asked him for a high five and it was all good from there...well until after the picture was taken and santa started talking then he was off the knee and bolting to mommy :)  we also went and got our pictures taken in one of those photo booths...the majority of them jaxin's face is cut off becuase he is a smidge short haha!

then when we got home it was time for cake (ice cream got pitched when we left it in the fridge at the community house after bubby's birthday party ) with some really great friends erin, pipp, and tanner, grani jani, and even auntie lish got to join!!

it cracks me up because as soon as he sees the cake he tries to blow out the candles...at least he knows what he's doing!

miss her!!!!

checking out the new fish...don't worry the tank isn't really that dirty ha!  we got a little bitty sucker fish and jaxin was trying to follow him on the glass with his little finger and cracking up because that little thing would zing all over the place!!

we had such an AWESOME evening and i still can't believe he's TWO!!!

After the bash...

so after jaxin's birthday party we thought it would be a good idea to go home, get all his toys out so he could play and after, we could get everything organized and put away.  it was so much fun to watch him play with all of his new stuff and we got to do a little playing too :)

this thing looked like egg goo...you threw it at the wall and it would stick...

checking out his glow in the dark lizards...

pulling around his new hot wheels cars case...

drawing on his new board that plays music, the faster you color the faster the music plays!!  he's using his new magic markers on the spcial paper...mommy LOVES these!

then it was time...

time to set up the big dog...the new race track!!  daddy was SUPER pumped about this :)

jaxin thought that he would set up another track as well...one that was easier for him to put together :)

melts momma's heart :)

then we had to try out our new table...

and his new tow truck garage...

TWO INFINITY AND BEYOND!!!

so since our little man's birthday was this past wednesday, this past saturday we had a birthday party for him.  i'm always such a nut around his birthday time because i'm so frantic to get everything and make sure everything is close to perfect for my little man's big day.  because i'm so frantic, it's beneficial for me to have someone around to keep me sane :)  since auntie lish is across the globe this year, erin was brave enough to step up to the plate and help me out!!  thank you SO much, it was very much appreciated and i hope you and tann had a good time going shopping and running around...i know tann did haha!

one of the things i wanted to do was make cupcakes and since the theme this year was toy story (jaxin LOVES buzz) we found this sweet cupcake tower thing...we even colored the white cup cakes green and blue...LOVED this..we felt like we should be on one of those food shows :)

i cannot thank debbie bell enough for the AMAZING job she does on his cakes!!!  if you ever need a fabulous cake, hit up debbie at the wal-mart bakery :)

bubby didn't go too crazy with his cake this year, which was fine. i was also told that they get their own cake on just their first birthday but him having his own cake is something i want to do for him for a while i think :)

the party wouldn't be dull since we had a chex mix!! :)

we got him a buzz birthday boy pin but he kept trying to pull it off and i didn't want him to rip his shirt so it didn't last very long!

awe bubby and tanner :)

When almost everyone arrived bubby ran up to me and just laid his head down for like five minutes it seemed....i thought something was wrong with him but he never did cry and when i asked him if he was ready to open presents he was ready to go!!  must have just needed some momma snuggin' time :)

He got so many great presents, all kinds of clothes, toys,

tractors,

a sweet toy story couch that even mommy and daddy snuggle around with him,

and a racecar track that seems to have been a present for daddy too :)

he was trying to blow out the candles before i even got the cake to him :)

he just kept poking at it...

and burying buzz :)

we decided to get him a 4-wheeler for his birthday this year!!  he got the going around in circles down pretty good as well as the throwing of the fit when it's time to get off :)  daddy and little man smiling like that just MELTS my heart!!!

I can't believe our little baby is 2!!!!

thank you SO much to everyone who was a part of his special day.  we are so blessed to have such an amazing family and group of friends!!