Boys Birthday Bash!!

One nice thing about having 2 boys that have birthdays only 2 weeks apart in the same month means we get to have ONE BIG BIRTHDAY BASH!! This year we went with the same idea as last years. It was such a hit last year why not try it again....we may have the same party next year too. :) So we invited lots of family and friends and we took over Pump it up for a few hours. The boys had tons of fun! It took Cy a little while to warm up to it, but he did eventually get in some of the things and actually play. Ryken on the other hand had been so excited for the party days before it was even happening. :)

Super cute sign they had up for the boys.

The fun begins...Ryken and his buddy Hayden going thru the obstacle course.

Of course Cy found one of the balls and was throwing it around for some fun. I Love his stance. :)

Playing a little air t-ball. And SO serious. :)

Even the adults get to have fun too! Justin enjoying one of the slides. :)

Cy...he didn't enjoy it as much.

Ryken getting a boost from daddy to hang his tag on the wall.

Ryken had just as much fun on the slide as Justin.

The boys each got these fun blowup staff things and birthday crowns. Cy loved the staff but not the crown so much.

Ryken LOVED it all. :)

Singing and candle blowing out time. :)

The boys were both spoiled by all of the family and friends that came. We all had tons of fun and we hope that all the guests did too. We missed the family and friends that couldn't be there with us...but hey there is always next year too. :)

Trying to have some fun...

It hasn't even gotten as hot as its going to get this summer and I am already looking for fun stuff to do with the boys that doesn't involve being outside in the HEAT. SO since I have always wanted to take the boys to the Phoenix Children's Museum, and Justin was off, and they were having a little deal for their 3rd birthday we went there to get out of the heat and do something fun. :) I was so excited to see if the boys would like it there. We didn't get off on the best foot when we first started to try and get them to do some stuff. But once they got to do one fun thing it was on to ALL the other fun things.

Cy driving a tube of toothpaste. :) He loves anything that he can pretend drive. :)

An awesome golfball maze track thing...I want to make one of these, anyone know how? :)

The look on their faces are great! They were watching a ball go down a bunch of tubes, it doesn't sound like fun but believe me it was for them. :)

Grocery shopping! This was a huge hit for both of them!

Going to "pay" for the groceries. :)

Ryken and Justin in the Noodle Forest!

Cy and I. :)

Serving up his mommy some yummy ice-cream. :)

Taking the tricycles thru the trike wash.

They made their way up this huge climbing thing...Cy didn't want to go all the way, this was as far as he got. Not bad for the little guy. :)

Ryken and Justin made their way ALL the way up to the top, looking down on all the people.

:) Cheese!

Of course we can't always try to beat the heat by going places and actually being inside. So instead we invested in a few dollar store water blasters and used the new water-table for a fill up station. :)

These things were and still are a pretty big hit with Ryken, which surprises me cause he hates playing in the splash pads. Silly kid!

Also got around to playing with Cy's new water-table. It is also a huge hit! With both boys! I love seeing them play nice together...it doesn't happen often enough.

Cy is 2!!

Wow, my baby is 2! I still am finding that very hard to believe. He truly is a joy in our lives. There are the days when I really do want to pull out my hair though. :) He has for sure been a difficult little guy from about a week old. But he makes up for it by being so darn cute! :) I love his hugs and kisses and his bright blue eyes. Well I just really LOVE everything about him. I am so lucky to call him my son, and my Cy guy! :)

1 day old

Chubby, little 6 month old. :)

Such a momma's boy. :)

Has the best little smiles.

Cy really can be an handful....but it only seems to be when I am around. :) Everyone else seems to think he is great when I am not around...wish I knew how that was. He is for sure all about his mommy! Which I love....and get frustrated about all at the same time. He LOVES balls! Any kind of ball, if you are ever at our house you will see that by how many different types of sport balls we have around. He LOVES animals...as long as they don't come close to him. lol He can tell you what ALOT of the animals say...but when it comes to him saying alot of other words, well don't count on it. He has a very limited vocabulary. So we look forward to the day that he can say a whole lot more them MOMMY! all the time. :) He is a pretty good eater when it comes to certain things. Fruit is not one of them. He is pretty much only a grape lover, and fresh pineapple if it is available. He LOVES his brother Ryken! And I love that he loves him so much. He is always looking for Ryken when he wakes up. Cy is a loving little guy, once the shyness wears off. :) And you can say that he pretty much has his mommy's heart now and forever!!

28!

So yesterday we celebrated...my 28th birthday! For some reason I was thinking I was turning 27...boy was I wrong. :) Thank goodness I have Justin there to remind me. Oh and everyone else too. :) It was a great day all around. I got to spend the whole day with my boys and Justin and then the whole rest of the night with Justin too! It was FANTASTIC! The boys were even pretty well behaved too! Maybe they knew how happy that would make me. :)

These boys made my day, them and their daddy too. :)

Can't seem to celebrate my birthday without some yummy ice cream cake! Justin knows just what I LOVE!

Justin planned something different this year for us. I wasn't so sure I was going to enjoy it but it was a GREAT time. Of course it was cause I got to spend it with him but what we did was fun too! We went to Farrelli's Supper Cinema Club! We had our own little table, where we ordered our dinner and then ate it while watching a movie on the big screen. It was different but fun! I am glad we did something different this year. :)

Then afterwards we went out to the Scottsdale civic center (i think that is where it was, lol) and had fun taking some fun pictures. :)

It was some great planning on Justin's part. :) LOVE HIM!

Then we topped the night off sharing a yummy milkshake at the Sugar Bowl!

WoW, I find it hard to believe that another year has gone by and I had another birthday. Before you know it I will be 29...thinking I am really turning 28. :) So glad I have such a great hubby to spend my birthday with! He really knows how to make my day! Thanks HUN!! XOXO!

Out of Africa trip...

We decided to make a last minute trip up to Camp Verde and go to Out of Africa. I have been wanting to go for awhile and it just seemed like a good time to go. Justin was off, Ryken and Cy both love the zoo, so I figured they would love this place too. I wanted to go and the weather that day was great. We had a GREAT time there. SO glad we decided to go. It was a great little staycation type of thing too. :)

We got to...

Pet huge lizards and turtles...

See awesome animals like Boom Boom the White Rhino...

Were told we were going to get to feed a giraffe. ( Justin was happy bout it, Cy not so much. :) )

Ryken loved getting to feed his carrot to Pilgrim the giraffe.

Justin too!

The safari tour guide was so good! She was awesome actually. She had one of the giraffes come right in the bus to get a snack of some little cookies. :)

Passed around and held an ostrich egg...

Saw LOTs of Zebra...

Went to the Tiger Splash (which that day there wasn't much splashing) :)

But it was still really cool!

Justin fed the tiger...Ryken chickened out, not surprised about that one. :)

Got to pet a GIANT snake...I was so surprised that Ryken actually wanted to do this.

Saw some pretty White Tigers...

And some kinda scary Hyenas. ( which scared the poo out of Cy when they made the weird noises they make. ) :)

There were LOTS of other cool animals but I decided not to take pics of ALL of them. :) It was so worth the drive up there for us. We may even have to go back again sometime.

Mother's day 2011

I am SO blessed to call these little guys my boys! I am SO thankful and grateful for them. Even though I have many faults as a mom these two really are the best! And I am so glad they call me MOM! :)

Ryken picked out these flowers just for me! :) And he signed the card all by himself too! Cy got to do a little drawing on the card just for me too! It was the best. Exactly what I wanted for Mother's day.