"Dino" Birthday Party

Weston's Nashville Birthday Party was wonderful! We had so much fun. Thank you to everyone who was able to make it! :) We had a Dinosaur themed party and grilled burgers..."Brontosaurus Burgers"! We also had "Dino Dogs" (hot dogs), "Ve-pasta-raptor Salad" (pasta salad), and vegetables "for the herbivores". Weston got SO many wonderful things to play with and a few precious outfits. We can't believe he's already ONE!

Eating the cake...such FUN!

Cake Pops (thanks to Sarah for the idea!) These were delicious! Click HERE to see the website for instructions and ideas! :) We will definitely make these again!

"Dino Eggs" - Hard boiled eggs soaked in kool-aid the night before to resemble cracked colorful eggs

The "Digging Station" - The kids were able to fill up a cup with "fossil dirt" (crushed oreo's), "swamp pudding" (chocolate pudding), "prehistoric worms" (gummy worms), "prehistoric slugs" (gummy slugs), & "dino eggs" (jelly beans)

Daddy holding the birthday boy

The Dinosaur Cake

The party favors were pails & shovels for "digging dino fossils"...they were filled with dinosaur tattoos, a "grow a dinosaur" toy, dinosaur stickers, and more!

A few fun facts about Weston at the age of ONE:

*He loves chicken fingers, grilled cheese, ketchup, and fruit--especially strawberries.

*He loves carrots & broccoli.

*He's officially drinking WHOLE MILK! WooHoo for Mommy & Daddy's "raise" now that we aren't paying for formula!

*He's WALKING! He prefers to walk now instead of crawl...although when he falls, he crawls to the nearest place to pull himself up instead of just standing back up.

*He knows the words "Dada" & "No-no"...We also think he's saying, "Da" for "yes" but we aren't positive.

*I'm not sure if I've mentioned this before (which I should have...I'll make an entire post about it soon) but he LOVES his "bunny". He sleeps with it every night and cuddles with it. It's a stuffed bunny that his Aunt Ashley gave him when he was still in Mommy's tummy.

*He loves to play "peek a boo"...if you say, "Where's Weston?", he will cover his eyes...sometimes for quite some time...he'll peek between his fingers and then remove his hands and smile the biggest smile....we'll then say, "There he is!!" and he'll start the game all over by covering his eyes again.

Wednesday, June 9 2010

Birthday boy eating breakfast :)

SMILE!

Outside of the restaurant...Can you guess who picked out this outfit??

Weston turned ONE on Wednesday, June 9! Since he's been eating chicken fingers and LOVING them lately, we decided to take him to the best place for chicken fingers - McDougal's. We went and had a wonderful little birthday supper.

Powerwheels and Telephones

Here are a couple videos of Weston from this week.

He received a PowerWheel from his Uncle Pat, Aunt Sarah, & cousin Abby for his birthday...he LOVES it. His first set of wheels---he's already riding like a pro.

Weston also loves to steal our cell phones and press the buttons...his playmate, Olivia, has a play cell phone that rings & Weston loves to play with it. He's just learned to put it up to his "ear" when it rings...

Traveling Toddler - Omaha, NE

We traveled to Omaha, NE for cousin Lisa's wedding Memorial Day weekend. We had so much fun. We left Saturday morning, attended a cookout Saturday night, went to the Omaha Zoo Sunday, and went to the wedding & reception Sunday night. It was great! Meeting everyone on Frank's (Pop Pop) side of the family was fantastic. There were so many young children there---Weston & Abigail had so much fun mingling with the other kids. It's always so interesting to see Weston interact with other children and try to keep up with them.

Ready to go! I helped Mommy pack my things into her suitcase...only the important stuff...like my football, my laptop, myself...

At the cookout with Daddy and Grandma

Smile!

Daddy, Cousin Lisa, Cousin Jackson

Uncle Pat, Pop Pop, Daddy

Abby showing me my "shoes"

Cousin Abigail :)

Sitting in dreadful grass...I still don't like it!

So...at the reception, I had a ball! I was on the dance floor for hours pushing a chair around. I put my shoes on the seat and pushed them all over. A band member even gave me a tambourine to play with!

Daddy & Cousin Abigail

On the dance floor with Daddy

Just hanging out on the stairs to the stage...

Dancing with Pop Pop and Grandma

I was so tired from dancing and pushing my chair around that I fell straight to sleep in Pop Pop's arms

Weston's "first" 1st Birthday Party

Sorry it's been 2 weeks since I've blogged! We have been super busy! Weston had his first 1st birthday party at Gamma's in Carrollton...it was a hit! Weston had such a wonderful time. I say his "first" because he's going to have a second party in Nashville next weekend. This little boy is growing up so fast and we wanted everyone to partake in the celebrations!

Diving into my first birthday cake

Me & Gamma...Thank you for everything, Gamma!

My older girlfriend, Olivia...isn't she beautiful?

Aunt Lindsey, Uncle Chris, and BFF Fisher came to party with me!

I love Poppa...especially when he's wearing a cap...I love to steal it!

All the Moms & Babies

Yummmm....cake! I was really enjoying playing in it, throwing it around, and trying to catch the balloons above me...although I didn't take a single bite of it.

Happy Birthday to ME!

"Ma-ma-ma-ma" & Me!

Aunt Lydia makes me laugh all the time!

The "goody bags" were sand buckets filled with lots of treats!

My cake!

Playing with Ashlyn...she was my playmate at the party!