Sam is TWO

Sam celebrated his big TWO years this last weekend.  And I was lucky enough to steal him away from his brother and sister for a while for a few "just me" pics:)

We celebrated his special day with dinner and of course chocolate cake.

Car cookies seemed the perfect accompaniment for the little boy whose every other word is CAR!

He was so excited about his party and blowing out the candles on his cake...but really could have cared less about opening his presents.  He was perfectly content letting big sister and big brother handle that task:)

Henry the vacuum was pretty much love at first sight for the little boy who could steal and play with my vacuums and mops all day!  Sophia is proud to tell everyone that he is going to be a janitor when he grows up:)

Hope you made a great wish, Sweet Sammy....

and hope all of your wishes come true!

Happy TWO!

Joseph's Five year well-check

I've always said that J's heart is almost too big for his little body....and even though he is a BIG five-year old now....he's still teeny tiny to me:)  He was so excited to lose his very first tooth the night before his 5th birthday!!  What a surprise!

His doctor visit went very well...no health issues...just the usual allergies and occasional need for breathing treatments!

At 5 years old....here are my little J's stats:

Height:  40 1/2 inches  6th percentile

Weight:  37 lbs  25th percentile

And since I am going back a few weeks in posting this.... I have to mention that big sister helped his second tooth to come out just a few weeks later!!!

Joseph is FIVE

It is incredibly hard for me to believe that FIVE years has gone by since the very first time I saw this sweet little boy's face.  He smiled the minute I saw him and he hasn't stopped!  He was just a wee little thing then..and not much has changed now.  But as I've always said....though he is definitely little...he sure has a huge heart.  As a baby he loved to be held and cuddled...just like today....he so freely tells me he loves me and is always offering hugs and kisses:)

He celebrated his BIG day with his preschool class and requested chocolate cupcakes with, of course, Cars wrappers.   I got to come in and read a story about the tooth fairy which was pretty exciting since J had just lost his very FIRST tooth the night before:)

He insisted on wearing his hat sideways:)  Too funny!

And brought m&ms for all of his friends since the letter of the day was M.

Back at home for lunch...Yiayia surprised him with a few small presents and a jar full of KISSES....his favorite.  

His BIG party was not planned till the weekend following his actual day but we let him open a few of his gifts on his special day:)

He picked a Winsteads dinner and opened up his new remote control flip car in the evening.

We celebrated with Thea on Saturday with a trip to LEGO land....He had been so excited to visit there:)

Learning how legos are made...

Building and racing her own lego car...

Then we headed back home for a Lego themed party...

Joseph and his buddy Will having so much fun opening

Hope you enjoyed your special day, J!  I can't believe you are FIVE!

Christmas 2013

It's always a challenge to get a picture with all three kids with smiles on their faces and looking at the camera...and this Christmas was no exception...but I think I captured a few smiles from each of them in their Christmas bests:)

Before Christmas Eve Mass

Presents and Dinner at Yiayias!  Sam loving his light up football! (one of the few words he can actually say:))

Sweet Sophia giving Yiayia the swan she had picked out for her:)

The family pic:)

J taking a moment of quiet to read his new Batman book:)

Christmas Morning:)  Santa did well...the boys were thrilled with their life-like crane.

Sophia couldn't have been happier with her DS...she finally got one and her McKenna American Girl.

Ready for Christmas cinnamon rolls;)

Love how little Sam is playing with Sophia's hair:)  He loves to touch people's hair:)

And finally....celebrating with Omi and Papa:)

Christmas always comes and goes in the blink of an eye.....It's always so fun to experience the Magic of the season through the eyes of these little ones;)