Weekly Rewind: October 6-12

Here's a look back at the fun that was had this week! Enjoy!!

{SUNDAY}

 GO PACK GO!!!

 Working on some Lego Quests! Here they are working on building their own cars. Alex made one with wings and Andrew made one with a door, crane, and some sort of bulldozing contraption. Cool!

 More lego quests! This one was building anything you want using just one color. Monochromatic! Andrew thought that was a fun word to say.Alex built towers and benches. Andrew built a pyramid with a pool - he even put 1/2 a guy in the pool to make him look like he was swimming. LOL!! 

{TUESDAY}

I got Andrew's school birthday pictures back today and OH, MY GOSH! How cute is he?!?! I love that his teacher uses a little cake for the kids to make a wish and blow out the candles. Very cool!

{FRIDAY}

Just hanging out being a cool kid playing a game on his Leapster :)

 {SATURDAY} 

My fabulous friend, Kristi, threw me a little "stock the diaper" (baby shower) party yesterday. It was SO much fun!! The food was awesome - I mean, just look at that fruit tray complete with probably the best chicken salad on the planet. No joke. And the cupcakes were amazing. In fact, I am going to get one after I hit the "publish" button on this post! Don't you love those little baby bottles filled with the blue M&Ms? Cuteness! Andrew and Alex are using those little bottles for their babies, Tusker and Roary. Too cute. The diaper cake with the little fox blanket was made by another fabulous friend, Amanda. It may have been a smaller get-together, but I seriously do not think that we all laughed THAT much in a while! The stories that we had were hilarious, touching, and the best ones that I hope to remember forever. Good times!! Thank you for coming ladies!! Love you all!!

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If you happened to notice that I did not include any goals for last week... Well, that was done on purpose. I have 24 days to go!!

Instead, I do have a few things on the baby to-do list that are left that I plan to share as November 6th gets closer.

Things like the artwork for Austin's nursery, freezer meals that I hope to get done, Halloween festivities, and a few days here and there where it will just be either Andrew/Mommy days or Alex/Mommy days. And, of course, a date night will be thrown in the mix, too.

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This week's menu plan:

Sunday: Black Bean and Chicken Tostadas, Salad, Sliced Apples

Monday: Marmalade Chicken, Rolls, Green Beans

Tuesday: Grilled Cheese, Tomato Soup, Fruit

Wednesday: Spaghetti, Rolls, Salad

Thursday: Leftovers

Friday: Pizza, Popcorn, Movie Night

 

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 Austin update: Went to the doctor Thursday (10/10) and he is doing well. Right on track and everything. No signs of going early so phew! I don't have time for surprises! Haha! 

24 DAYS TO GO!! 

We can't wait to meet you, Austin!

 

 

Lego Spider Man Birthday Party Extravaganza {Andrew is 4!!!!!}

WOW!! What a day!! This Sunday was Andrew's birthday party and - wow! That is all I can say! He had a BLAST!!

He told me a few months ago that he wanted a Lego Spider-man party. Lego, sure...no problem! But add in Spider Man?! Ok... Well, thanks to Pinterest, I found a couple of awesome ideas and will definitely be adding some of these pics there for other mamas of boys who throw out 2 themes they want for their next party.

Enjoy the pics! Let me know what you think!!

Oh, and, as usual, thanks for getting some of these pictures, Mom!!

 32 weeks and here's a party bump after church! LOL

And, ahem...I swear I though I cleaned that mirror...ugh. Good thing this is MY bathroom and not the guest bathroom. Haha.

 Birthday boy and mama - he's so big... <3

 Pre-party Packers game. An important element to any fabulous party. 

LOL Saw this picture from my mom's facebook! Awesome!

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 PARTY TIME!!!!

 I managed to get a few pics fo the awesome party food!

Chocolate Spider Man cupcakes complete with Lego confetti :)

 My most favorite cake - ever! It may not be perfect, but WOW! I'm rather impressed with myself. Spider Man is a bit hard to make...all that webbing, ya know.I made his eyes separate and let them set in the freezer before adding them to the head. Worked out pretty well!

 Lego duplo Spider Man logo (an idea from Pinterest that Andrew and I made)

Spider Man frisbees from the Dollar Tree

And, of course, a Packer wreath (I made that! Click here for making one in your team's colors).

 Party table! You can click on this to make it bigger. We served hot dogs, brats, chips, Jason's homemade salsa, cupcakes, and Lego shaped candies!! They are in that glass jar next to the buns. I found them at Toys R Us in the FAO Swartz candy aisle. Fun! Everything else is pretty much from Party City or the Dollar Tree. 

 Another pic of my awesome cake! I am so glad Andrew loved it. He said, "You did a good job, mama!" Love him!

 Presents!!!!

"Happy birthday to you...!!"

 Chocolate cupcake brothers!

Thanks for driving up for the party, Mom and Dad! Here's a picture me and Dad, where 2 of the brothers photo bombed ;) Love that we were all coordinated!! Good times!

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We had such a great time with all of our family and friends that could make it! We love you all! Thanks for coming!!

Andrew, we love you so much and can't wait to see what this year will bring!

Weekly Rewind: Sep 8-14

What a great week it was! I finally got the house put back together after our party fun from Andrew's birthday (click here for that post - coming soon!) and pictures are being uploaded right now. But, before you check out the super awesome Lego Spider-man birthday party, check out what we did last week!

{SUNDAY}

 Getting my early morning reading done - and eek! 31 weeks (now I'm at 32!! 7 more to go!!) Awesome.

 Packer Bump

 Pre-Game Fun

 Jason making some salsa - perfecting it for the party next week :)

{MONDAY}

 The boys and I rewarded ourselves for our hard work cleaning the house. 

Gotta love Happy Hour at Sonic!

{TUESDAY}

 Ready for fall with Hershey's Pumpkin Spice Kisses! YUM!

 Can't forget an awesome smelling fall candle!

 Awwww!!!! School work from the boys!! Alex (top) learned about the letter B and the number 2. Andrew (bottom) drew a picture of his family! So cute!! Daddy is the one on the left, then Alex, and me. I have a ponytail. I asked him about Austin and he said, "We were supposed to draw faces and he's in your tummy. I don't know what he looks like!"

 

 Got the party favors done!! 

{WEDNESDAY}

 Sleepy boy played hard today

Party Oreos! Andrew requested these for his snack to share at school for his birthday. They are super easy to make. I actually used melted white chocolate chips instead of the candy melts. He loved them!They are pretty festive, too, huh? I think I am going to make some Halloween ones later. 

{THURSDAY}

 Went to my doc appointment this morning. And look who was on the bulletin board in my exam room!! It's Alex! My Alex!! :) And my little tiny Andrew!!! Oh my...time flies... They are SO much bigger now. 

 Birthday boy at school today!

 The best of friends playing castles and super heroes. 

 

 Helping make some party decorations with duplos. Had to add in the lego part, somehow... :)

{FRIDAY}

 Lego Spider Man cake - made by me in setting in the fridge!

 Nana and Papa arrived with gifts later this afternoon! Andrew was VERY excited to have REAL legos!! He is loving all of the things he can build with all the different kinds of pieces. 

 Got the cake frosted! The details will go on in the morning! Looks pretty cool, huh?

{SATURDAY}

 This is just the sweetest. Early morning lego building :)
 

We headed to the park for a picnic with Nana and Papa since the weather was AWESOME!  

Back home to get some party decorations up since I have more than a few set of hands to help! :)

 And, while the boys were busy playing, I got the details take care of on my Lego Spider Man head! SO COOL!!!

 For dinner, Andrew wanted to have chicken a rice, so off we went to Stix for some hibachi! They thought it was pretty cool, though they jumped back a bit (me, too!) when the fire was going on! And, of course when you go to places like this for birthday fun, you HAVE to tell the server that there is a birthday boy at the table. So...out came the drummers and singers! But, Andrew was not a huge fan of all that mess, but the ice cream sundae was yummy! :) We did have to say bye to Nana and Papa after dinner, but we had a great time with them!!

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Well that is all for now! Hope y'all had a great week, too!

Up next: Andrew's 4th Birthday Party!!

Weekly Rewind: September 1-7

Before I share what happened this past week... Do y'all know what today is?

NFL SUNDAY!! 

And...since it is birthday preparation week for my almost FOUR YEAR OLD!! what?! Check out this graphic I found for Andrew AND the super awesome Green Bay Packers!!

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 Cool, right?! 

Anyway, Alex had his first week of school this past week (click here to see that post)!! He loves it!!

{SUNDAY / MONDAY - Labor Day}

 

Football players in-training, apparently! It takes Andrew some effort to tackle Alex, too. LOL So funny! While they were playing, I made dome Labor Day cookies. YUM! Oh, and good thing that they played Sunday because the rain just wouldn't chill out on Monday... Boo... Oh, well. 

{TUESDAY}

 

Alex's first day of school!!

Check it out - I got to make lunches for both of them, too! Awesome. Andrew requested the leftover brats we had grilled for Labor Day. Alex wanted a truck sandwich. Too cute!

 

And...while they were at school, I got some birthday shopping taken care of and found a little something for Austin! :)

Isn't that a cute fox?! OK, I know... I would have probably not made this purchase... But, it was the ONLY one in the store. So I had to. It's just how it goes. Besides, I had a certain budget to stick to and with my price matching to the online store vs the physical location, I had some extra moolah. Whatever. It is cute!


Oh, and Mama got herself a treat, too. Hello! Fall is here! Calendar schmalendar. When you can purchase pumpkin spice creamer or lattes it is Fall. You know it is. Don't deny it. 

Don't forget -- to  read more about Alex's first day of school, click here :)  

{WEDNESDAY}

The boys are into playdoh like crazy these days. They sat at the kitchen table for about 2 hours just playing with all the colors and making things. Andrew made a snowman (left) and Alex made a pancake (right). Love these guys.

{THURSDAY}

 No...I won't take a picture of all of their lunches. But it is cute! Those are the monster cookies I made for Alex's first day of school. Yummy!

  And, FINALLY!!! I made Austin's quilt!!! Awesome, right?! The fabric is from Birch Organics sold by CedarHouseFabrics on Etsy! Love it!! My mom sent me some batting that she had, so all I had to get was the thread to match. This was my first quilt, too...and wow. Sewing with batting was a little difficult. Any suggestions for the next time I make one of these? Anyway, it is done! YAY! Next project is on hold until Mr. Almost-Four's party is over!

{FRIDAY}

This day was just stinky. So there are no pictures. Granted, we did have fun hanging out at Kristi's house and pool. So that was a highlight. But this Mama had some issues.
1. I spilled freshly made lemonade all over my kitchen counter, cabinets, and floor before heading out.
2. I dropped my phone in Kristi's driveway which shattered the screen.
3. I got stung on my tummy by a drowning bee...in the pool...which stung me AGAIN when I grabbed it (i know...) to figure out what was getting me. Nice.

But, we did have fun with Kristi and her little man! 

Clearly, Fridays and I have a love/hate relationship...

{SATURDAY}

So glad for the weekend! We were lazy today and it was
WONDERFUL!

Ok, technically, the men in the house were lazy. I was in overactive nesting mode and made a bunch of things for the freezer. YUM.

Look at that! We did go on a family walk after dinner :)

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Hope y'all had a great week!

Up next: Weekly goals and menu plan!