Lucky Boy

We had such a blast for Finn's 2nd birthday party. We went to the kidz zone at powerplay, which is specifically for toddlers. We started off on the slides, which was particularly funny, because David had to climb up a jungle gym and through tubes to take Finn down the big slide, several times :)





Next, we did a little driving...vroom! vroom!



And then a little bouncing (which, Finn was fearless in the bouncy house)



Finally, it was time to ride around the track....many, many times.




Finn is one lucky boy, because they also had a buffet, which included his favorite...an unlimited icee bar.




We headed back to the house after dinner to open presents and eat monkey cake. I'd say this was one of Finn's best birthday's ever :)

halloween

Here are the pictures from Halloween last weekend. My little monkey had an absolute blast! He got the hang of trick-or-treating quite quickly! He also enjoyed passing out candy to all of the kids in my sister's driveway. He implemented the "one for you 2 for me" policy. :) We will definitely go back to her neighborhood next year! Thanks for inviting us!

pumpkins and family time

Today I took the day off of work so that we could spend time together. It seems like we don't get much time together since we are both working, and David works weekends so he can stay home a couple of days with Finn. so, we decided to pack up, head to Liberty, MO and hit the most awesome pumpkin patch around- Carolyn's Country Cousins Pumpkin Patch. It's really neat, they have tractor hayrides, pig races, train rides, playgrounds, a petting zoo, a corn maze, and more. Besides being super cold, and Finn was a little tired as you'll see in the pics, we had a great time. He picked his own pumpkin off of the vine out in the patch. He's been carrying it around the house all day saying "punkin". We had a great time!

light the night

We participated in the night the light event for the leukemia and lymphoma society last Saturday. Our team helped raise about $500! It was such a neat event, and so many supporters. Before the 3 mile walk, they held kind of a carnival with music, food, and games. Finn had a blast and stayed awake for the entire time (until 10 p.m.)! The walk was in the dark and every balloon had a light inside it. Very neat, Finn was amazed!

Circus.

Last Saturday we had tickets to go and see the circus. David wasn't feeling well, so my sister and I took Finn. We had such a great time :) I'm amazed that Finn sat through the entire thing, with the exception of about 10-15 minutes were he needed to release some energy. His favorites were the elephants, motrocycles and trapeze-ists (is that a word?) When they were swinging back and forth he kept saying "weeeeee!" Also, he kept saying "bye bye" to every act that was leaving the stage :) So cute!

Here are some highights, I had a hard time getting quality photos just because of the lighting...

A little bonding time...

Finn and I have spent the past 3 days together while David has been working hard. I took Monday off per Gail, our daycare lady's, request. I really enjoyed our time together and was sad to go back to work this morning. We went to the playground, the pool, the grocery store, and hung around the house. Finn is learning "please" and "thank you" and it is the cutest thing to hear him ask "peeeease" for something he wants. He's learned quickly it gets him what he wants :) We had a little trouble when he decided to dump the dog's water bowl everywhere. i couldn't resist a quick picture since he was being ultra silly and running around with his winter hat on.




Also, I'm noticing that Finn has about 50 "loveys" that he needs to feel secure. Particularly blankets of any kind and his yo gabba stuffed toys...and a pacifier. It's hard to get out the door these days when you have to carry a baby and all of this stuff. He will scream and cry if they can't tag along...