BIRTHDAYS!!!

Well, I survived the month of April! I cannot believe how much has happened in the past couple of weeks - busy busy busy!


Viviana's birthday party was great - here are some of her pictures:

The cakes:



The birthday girl:

And the mayhem:

After making the butterfly cakes I was really inspired to make the pirate cake for Alex's birthday - and it was actually kind of fun! Who knew I would enjoy making cakes? I like eating them.....

Anyway, it was a lot of fun and a ton of people showed up. I was so happy that Sandy and Scott and Kaisa and Eric all made it. And it was awesome getting to see Sandy's baby belly! It's huge! She's not - she's still tiny - but the belly is crazy. Especially since the last time I saw her she was just starting to show. Love it!

Alex's Nana and Papa brought Alex the best thing ever (in my childlike eyes) a moonwalk!

Of course, that's me in there with the babies! They loved it, too! It's not a huge one - but it is big. Alex, Vivi and Maddie were all so cute when I would bounce around a bit to make them bounce while they were sitting there. They all had the biggest smiles on their faces! Adorable!

Alex also got a little four wheeler from my parents! Vivi got one the weekend before last and she and Alex were all over that thing. Now they each have one. Too cute! Alex is so funny, though - he'd rather push the thing. Silly kid....

He also got a ton of other things that he doesn't need but he is having a ball playing with all of it. I really enjoy watching him discover something new - and he is just the funniest little kid when he's excited! Recently, he's been playing in the playhut from his Nana and Papa that has turned into a ballpit and he just sits in there banging two balls together and kicking his little feet back and forth. It adorable!

Here are the rest of the pictures from his birthday:

It was all a lot of fun and I'm really glad everyone that was able to come showed up. Can't wait until next year!

In other news - Alex is essentially walking! He's taken up to four steps at a time but yesterday he was suddenly walking around everywhere. It's like a little light clicked in his head! I picked him up from school and he walked over to me. I got him home and he was walking to his toys or to beg for food from me or Justin - that kid is a piggy pig! His teacher said he just started walking yesterday - I love it! Hopefully we will have some videos to post soon. There is just not enough time in the day!

Oh - and this is really just for my parents and my father-in-law - but I actually mowed the lawn last night! I'm such a girl - I have never mowed a lawn before. Justin is still limping around on his bum ankle and I just couldn't stand to see him hobble around behind a lawnmower so I offered to do it for him. I didn't think he would acquiesce! So, I instead of going for a jog like I intended, I got a much better workout by mowing our front yard - I guess it's almost 1/2 an acre? It's big and that mower is not self-propelled. I was definitely sweating - that's all I know. But anyway - go me!