Playgroup Easter Egg Hunt

Today our playgroup had a Easter Egg Hunt at the park.  The weather was beautiful and the kids had a great time!

Running for the eggs!

Filling up the bucket!

Aubrey, Drew, Gabby, Jaden, Nate, Amaya behind Emma & Ashlyn

Taking an M&M break.

Famous?

Remember how Jaden dressed up as a little cowboy for Go Texan Day?  Well, the picture that was taken of the two of us did end up in The Woodlands Lifestyles & Homes magazine!  Pretty Neat!  We are the tiny little picture on the bottom right corner of the page.  Our names were listed on the next page.

I wish he could have smiled for the camera!  He was so set on doing his Clint Eastwood impression that day!  Guess the boots gave him a little attitude.  =]

Birthday Boy

When I picked Jaden up from school today, I found that he had been crowned, "Birthday Boy"!  It was so nice of his teachers to make him something special for his birthday.

My handsome Birthday Boy!

Happy Birthday J!

Little Man will be two years old tomorrow and we can't believe it! The time had gone by so fast and he's getting to be such a big boy. His Birthday Party was great! The weather was perfect and the kids had a great time! We had family, our friends from down in Houston, our Wednesday playgroup friends, our Mother's Day Out friends and some of our neighborhood friends. He was so excited to see everyone! Here are some pictures from the day.

Little Man & Mom, S and Mom/K, X and Mom/P

E and Mom/A

A & M (back)

J & C (front)

A & Little Man

Face/Hand painter with G

Cousin C getting a sword from the balloon artist.

Little Einstein banner.

Wanted to thank everyone for coming to the party and making it such a special day for Little Man!

Jaden's Birthday Party is Tomorrow!

Who knew that planning a birthday party for a two year old could be so stressful!  =]  Just kidding....sort of!  I just want everything to be perfect!

We'll have 22 kids under the age of five and 5 kids over the age of six!  Jaden really enjoys Birthday parties and likes to sing "Happy to You" (his version of Happy Birthday to You) so I really wanted to do it up right.  It's at a local park that is very "toddler friendly" and we'll have lots of food, Birthday Cake, cupcakes, a face painter, a balloon artist, a bubble machine and the playground to keep the kids entertained.

Here's what has stressed me:

1.  The party is outside, in April...which has the highest rainfall of the year!  But we got lucky!  The weather is supposed to be great!

2.  Nobody wanted to do a Little Einstein cake!  If it wasn't in "the book", they didn't want to bother with it.  So I went to the Disney Store and bought the Little Einstein figurines grabbed one of the party napkins and talked the good people at Kroger's (Gosling & Research) into doing it.  Let's hope it turns out cute!

3.  The Parks Department screwed up our reservation time!  We were supposed to have the pavilion and playground from 10 am to 12 pm  but they scheduled a party right behind us a 12 pm!  So now we have to clear out by 11:30 am!   

You know I'll have photos and video of the event so I'll post as soon as I can!

Mommy & Me Day at School

Today Jaden's school had their Mommy & Me Day!  The kids were so excited to decorate cupcakes with their moms and then eat them.  I was excited that the icing didn't end up in his hair and all over his clothes!  Jaden loves sprinkles so I had to keep a tight grip on the bottle or we would have had a little bit of cupcake with a TON of orange sprinkles.  =D

Clockwise from Jaden in the striped shirt:

Jaden, Ethan W., Kayla, Asher, Ethan R., Jessie, Marissa, Cole's Mom, Landon's Mom.

Chocolate!

How did my kid get icing on his forehead!  =D

Jaden and Ethan W's baby sister Sophia.

Jaden's teachers are always telling me how much he enjoys seeing the baby brothers and sisters of his classmates.  

Let's hope this doesn't change if he ends up with a sibling. =]

The men in my family are HOT! =D (video)

I think everyone knows that I enjoy playing with the photos that I take and I LOVE the Jib Jab website where you can put your loved ones faces in different videos.  I received an email from the site that they had some new videos and I had some free time.  =]  The pics were uploaded in random order so if someone seems to be stealing the spotlight (Jon) than that was just by accident.  =D  Hope I don't embarrass anyone!  It was all in fun!  Enjoy!

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Spring Break

John, Jaden and I headed to Oklahoma to visit Jaden's Grand-Parents, Great Grand-Parents and our old friends for Spring Break.  We stopped at Arbuckle Wilderness along the way so Jaden could see some animals up close.  They have a 6 1/2 mile drive thru where you can feed the animals that come right up to your car.  Jaden thought that was pretty cool!  He tried to throw the food out the window but since it didn't go very far, the animals got REALLY close to the car.  Too close in some cases!  =]  Once we got to OKLA we visited with family, Jaden got to play with his cousins at the waterpark inside the hotel where they were staying and we also visited the Aquarium.  We were supposed to go to the zoo but the weather was just too cold and windy.  Here are some pics from the trip.

When I saw this guy I urged John to roll up the windows!

He was huge and stuck his head right into the cars!

Also rolled up the window on the ostrich...they're just plain weird!

This is me feeding the giraffe from the back seat.  I didn't mind being this close...he had such a sweet face!  I sat in the back with Jaden....just to make sure the animals didn't get too close and try to bite or spit on him.  =D

These guys are related to Llamas but I can't remember what they were called.  

Cute though!

This is inside the Radisson Hotel where Jaden's cousins stayed.  

Very cool waterpark type of thing for the kids.  Indoors and heated.

Rylan, Jaden, Cade & Conley.

Cade, Conley & Jaden.

At the Aquarium.

Aiden (Dave & Stacey's son), Jaden and Quinton (Martin's son)

This eel looked like a angry, crusty old man.

Anything that looks like a snake just creeps me out!

The baby jelly fish.

The Lion Fish - he was pretty cool!

Jaden with Grandma McKenna.

Inside the shark exhibit.

It was a tunnel and the sharks went right over you.

I got a little disoriented and queasy...which isn't like me!

Pretty neat though!

Grandpa & Jaden checking out the stingrays.

Q & Jaden taking a break.

Big Hug!

We had a great time visiting our family and friends and can't wait to see everyone again at the holidays!

Random Pics

Here are some random pictures of Jaden.

Concentrating on his Jamba Juice!

They finally have drinks for kids that are dairy-free!

Yeah!

Lovin' my "juicy juice".

We were shopping at Target and found this super cute hat.

This is the morning after Go Texan Day.  

Jaden wouldn't go to breakfast without his gunbelt, handcuffs and hat.

John didn't get to see him dressed up the day before so Jaden wanted to show it to Daddy.

25 Things I Hate About Facebook Video

I recently joined the Facebook movement (FB for those in the know) and found this video on someone else's blog.  Really funny if you're into "Facebooking".  Enjoy!

Monday

Jaden and I were running late for music class (they don't like you to come in late) so we decided to run some errands.  First we went to Hubble & Hudson for some of the things that Jaden likes to eat.  He loves pushing the mini carts around!  Then it was off to get his hair cut and then Starbucks for a quick beverage.

Jaden unloading his "Sammy Jammys" and "Ian's Organic" kids meals.

Nice haircut!  

He's playing with his Chick-fil-A cow PEZ dispenser.

The girls at Starbucks love Jaden!  

He always waves hello and then flashes his shy smile.

We get a espresso cup full of water with a lid...makes a great sippy cup!

Jaden thinks he's so cool.