Ethan's 3rd birthday

Ethan's 3rd birthday was November 20th. I thought I would share some of the pictures from that day. It was really fun and I loved how the cake turned out. Ethan and his cousin had a joint birthday party since their birthdays are 4 days apart.

These were the invites. I totally love them.









We had a great time. I know the boys loved everything they got. Thanks to everyone.

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how do you know when your child is tired?

I find it interesting that my I know exactly when my son is tired. Can you take a guess from this picture and tell me how to tell? Also tell me how you know your child is tired?

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{Ethan :: 2 and 1/2 yrs old}

The other day I took some pictures of Ethan...he is 2 and 1/2 now. I can't even believe it. It's crazy how time flies by. I brought my black backdrop outside and Ethan was willing to let me take some pictures of him so I jumped on that. He was being super cute and sweet. He would cock his head to the side and put on a huge smile. So funny. Here are some shots that I got...
He was also eating lunch so there are a few of those in there too.

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{Toledo Zoo - Day 2}

We planned on going to the Toledo Zoo to meet KATE and her boys, Mylo and Phinny.

Drea came and picked Ethan and I up at the hotel around 9:30am. I really wanted some photos of Ethan taken and I really wanted Andrea to do it. So before heading to the zoo we went down the road from the hotel to downtown Bellevue to get a few shots. It was super quick and easy. Ethan actually cooperated for us. At first he didn't but he finally was willing to listen for some Orange Tic Tacs...LOL


I really love this one of Ethan and I. So sweet. Glad she was able to capture it.

I am sure there are many more and I can't wait to see them. Thanks Drea for capturing Ethan, as he doens't let me anymore.










After that we got back in the van and headed to Toledo Zoo, it was about an hour away. Not to bad. The boys did well.







We got to the zoo about 11am and pulled in and noticed a girl standing by her car changing her son's diaper. Drea and I both knew it was her because of her sunglasses...she was too cute. Drea honked and we all waved, we were all super excited to meet each other and our kids.
We parked got out and did all our hugs and met each other's kids. Kate's boys are adorable. Mylo and Phinny looks so much alike.
We headed to the entrance of the zoo, got our tickets and then wanted to get a picture of all of us. Drea got one of the workers to capture this:

The zoo was quite large I will just share a few of the animals that we did see.
But first here is Mylo look at the manitees. He was so adorable.


Here is Kate with her son Phinny in a BabyHawk. Love this wrap. They are so sweet. The polar bears were so cute and HUGE. These were taken thru glass, I think they came out pretty darn well for being thru glass.
I was glad to hold Phinny while Kate had to do something real quick. He is just adorable and a heafty 19lbs. Ethan was 19lbs at a year. Mr. Phinny is 6 months. I am glad he is eating well. He is adorable. She also had Mylo and Phinny dressed in the same outfit. It was totally adorable.

Mylo and Ethan were so cute running around chasing each other with the alligators in the gift shop.

Pictures were taken of Drea and I and Kate and I, but Drea just has to send them to me and I will post those later. She is busy I am sure. I am so glad I got to meet Drea and Kate. It was so much fun. I know people might think it is weird to meet IRL, but it was nice and I already felt like I know them. I know if we all lived closer we would definately have play dates with the kids and chat it up. I wish we could have had more time to chat. But I am sure there will be other times without kiddos. And actually there is TALK of a 2010 summer bloggy vacation without kids and hubbies!!! More info to come on that later. We left the Zoo around 2:30pm and drove back home. The boys ALL fell asleep. It was nice. Drea then dropped off Ethan and I at the hotel to rest a bit, then they were coming back to go swim in the indoor pool. Drea didn't go in because she had a shoot at 7:30 and didn't want to get messed up. LOL But the rest of us had a good time. Taite is a super good swimmer at 2 yrs old. I was amazed. He did so great.We then got all cleaned up and Ethan and I went to visit one last time at the RV and have dinner. One thing that Ethan didn't do was eat. He hardly ate anything while we were away. Except I went to the grocery store and got some fruit for him. He ate mostly fruit. LOL Yeah imagine those diapers...HA!Travis watched Ethan so I could 2nd shoot with Drea on the engagement pictures. It was really fun. I will post some of those pictures later.Day 3 - Ethan and I traveled back home. He misses Taite and Caleb. He keeps saying he wants to see them. Let's go mommy let's go see the kids. Too cuteThanks for a great visit Drea.

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{meeting bloggy friends - IRL - Day 1}

On Monday, I got me and Ethan all packed up and ready to head to Ohio to meet a Bloggy friend that I have known for over a year now. Andrea lives in North Carolina and was up in Ohio visiting where she used to live. I figured that would be a good chance for us to meet since it is only 3.5 hours from me. Ethan and I headed out on Monday around noon, got my GPS all programed to head to Bellevue, Ohio. GPS's are the best invention ever.
We arrived at out hotel in Bellevue at 3:30pm. It was a great drive. I was so excited to meet Andrea and her family I texted her right when we got to the room. BTW - the room was smelly and the hotel was alittle shady. But we made it thru.

Ethan and I went to the RV site that they were staying at to visit for a little while. Ethan slept for 2 hours on the way to Ohio, he was well rested and ready to go. There was this HUGE bouncing pillow thing that you could bounce for hours on. The boys just loved it. Here is Andrea, Travis, Taite and Ethan bouncing. Ethan warmed up to Drea and her family very well, he is usually shy, but I think he is getting out of that. It was so fun to watch the boys play. Before I even got out of my Jeep the head of the RV park was on my tail about paying some crazy $4.00 fee to stay and hang out. Plus it was another $4 for Ethan. Not to mention getting crazy about me going to fast in the park. I SO WAS NOT going fast....he was driving his 4 wheeler faster then I was. I finally went to the front and paid for myself and if they asked...Ethan was going to be Drea's. LOL Altho we were as white and can be and they were all tan...not sure they would notice.

While the boys played I got the chance to photograph Drea and Travis. They are super sweet. I love the photos we captured.

We had so much fun. It's was fun to photograph a photographer. Helps when they already know what to do. We also ate dinner (turkey dogs) with them and then headed back to the hotel. We were tired and Drea's boys were a little cranky. LOLThe next day were were going to the Toldeo Zoo to meet another Bloggy friend...YAY!I will do that in another post.

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{I WUV YOU MAMA}

I love this one. Don't mind the mess in the living room at the end. LOL

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{Twinkle Twinkle}

Ethan love the song Twinkle Twinkle Little Star. He sings it so cute like. In this vido be sure to see the part where he starts tapping his hand on the counter...OH just so cute. I love it

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{Ethan singing his ABC's}

Could he be any cuter? He is working on his ABC's right now. I think he is doing well. He skips a couple here and there but that's okay...he is trying.

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{our weekend}

Every now and then Josh's sister, Erin and her husband Rob, want to do a kids swap. One night we watch their kids and the next night they will watch Ethan. It is really nice for both families. THe kids love it and the parenst get a night off. This was our Friday night watching Ayden and Kaiya. We played with the cars and the bike and the plasmacar. It was alot of fun. They didn't plan on staying the night but it got so late that they just ended up staying the night. This is the 2nd time we have done it and it is really nice to do. I also got 2 great pictures of my hubby. Isn't he a handsome guy. hehe Thanks for baring with me babe.


It was so cute...Kaiya traced Josh's body on the drive way with chalk and colored him in as to what he was wearing. She was super excited about it. Then Ayden posing for me. Love his eyes!!

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