Happy Birthday Brooke AND Ty!

Well, a month later I'm finally sitting down to try and update my blog. Is it because I finally found the time to do it...yeah right, I'm just too tired to do anything else right now.

We had a fabulous time at their party. I was nervous about how this birthday would go. It's Ty's first birthday (a big deal) and Brooke's eighth birthday and the first birthday that she has to share. I didn't want one birthday to overshadow the other so I was walking a fine line.

I think it went great. The weather was beautiful (thankfully considering the weird weather we've had this year.) We had lots of jumpers, sno cones, a ton of cake and lots of food! Believe it or not, with all that cake we had, there was NO leftovers; I didn't get any! We let Brooke do her cake first since she did arrive here first and then we did Ty's cake. Ty LOVED experiencing his new favorite thing...sugar! He also spent more time outside on his birthday then he ever had which I hadn't really thought about until after the party was over and he kept trying to make a run for the door to get back outside. He has been addicted to the outside ever since.

Brian and I were wiped out by the end of the party so Brooke opened her gifts with her friends but we didn't open Ty's gifts until Sunday afternoon. I'm glad this birthday is past us, I still can't believe I had two of my children on the same day and that my baby is already one!!

Brooke- I am so thankful that Heavenly Father sent you to me. I know we tease you by telling you that you must belong to the mailman because you are too beautiful to be ours but I wouldn't trade your vivacious personality for the world. You are my sunshine on a cloudy day, no one can make me laugh the way you can. I'm proud of you and I love you.

Ty- You light up my life. I would wake up in the middle of the night for the rest of my life if that's what it took to have you in it. You are my cuddle bug, which I so appreciate and I love to watch you grow and learn from the world around you. I love the intensely curious little face you make when you are learning something new. I'm so thankful to be your mom.

 

Ty wasn't so sure about the jumper at first but then he loved it!

This picture says, " Yeah, I'm eatin' my cake...jealous?"


A cake fit for a princess, Princess Brooke that is!






Ty, loving his cake!


We brought Ty's gifts inside and opened them the next afternoon.