Josh's Birthday party

We had a party for the lil' prince on Friday night. It went very well, until the lights went out :( I was disappointed, especially since we we'rent able to get some good pictures of him with the grandparents and great grandparents :(

I am glad I did snap some before the lights went out...so here they are.

I am happy we had the party and am looking forward to getting back into normal schedule now. I have so much housework to get done this week...so that's what I'll be doing :)

The cake table....a real jungle :)

Another view of the table decorations

The table with the party favors...everybody was able to take a little animal stuffed with candy home ;)

Another view of the favor table

The amazing cake my Mom and I made....LOVED it....

"Ocean water" - Jello :)

Our family...this is not the best picture of me, but hey..that's the only ones we got so bear with me ...and if I look tired...it's because I really was tired....;)

The birthday boy with one of his birthday gifts ;0

Gifts, he got many gifts...mostly toys...I put away a good portion of them...a kid doesn't need that many toys art once :)

Lighting the candle ;)

And that was basically all the pictures we got of this party...sad, I know! I had plans of getting some nice pictures, but that wasn't possible, so....

Hope you enjoyed the pictures ..

Have a wonderful week!

Happy 1st Birthday to our little prince!

It's hard to believe our little prince is one today!!! Where did time go???


Seem like only yesterday, that I saw his beautiful little face, and was completely in love...that was an year ago, but I still remember it as if it were today...

meeting Josh for the first time...

We love you, Joshua!!!! Happy first birthday! You have brought so much joy to our home and we thank the Lord for giving you to us!!!

I'm here!

After several days of blog silence, I'm back! I wish I had counted the many times I made plans to post something, and ended up not being able to do it...they were very many times ;) These days have been crazy! I feel like I am running around in circles...ever feel like that?!?

We're getting ready for the lil' prince's birthday party. His birthday is a week from tomorrow, but we're having the party on the 11th. You all are invited, by the way ;) It's crazy how much work a party takes! I am sure you all know that already. This is the prince's first and last big birthday party! I was able to get a song I wrote him recorded and put into a video to show at his party, so that was a big one crossed from my list.  I still have to get the party favors done. I worked on that till very late last night, but unfortunately did not get it all done! Let me see what else...oh yes...the shopping, I'm getting it done tonight! YAY for one more thing crossed out!!!


And on top of all this, family camp is fast approaching! It starts on Friday night, and I'm going to spend the 5 days there! Am I crazy or what?!?!

I am really looking forward going to camp this year. I know I will be blessed with the messages and fellowship with others there! I'm hoping to get some rest there, so I can be perky for the prince's birthday on Friday night :) I'm so excited!!!!

So, this week has been crazy, and I've been on the go since bright and early till very late at night. There's always lots to do. I got caught up on my laundry today, so that's another one crossed out of my list..let me tell you, this list thing is quite long :)
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The lil' prince is just so funny and energetic. He's growing up so fast. He will sit and mess in everything (cough, cough) entertain himself for hours now, which is such a blessing for me ;) He's repeating so many words now and just really making his daddy and I laugh constantly at his new achievements. His newest favorite is "Dosh" which I think is "Josh", because he says it every time I call him....he will shake his head and say "Dosh:. It's C.U.T.E...

Everybody asks me if he's walking yet...and the answer is no....I don't think he will walk before his first birthday, but that's okay! I always say: "he'll walk when he is ready to". No use forcing him around, but it would be awfully nice :)

So...that's the scoop around here, and I really can't write any longer...I am sitting here and the mosquitoes are just eating me alive here :) Slight exaggeration there ...but they are pretty bad today. Probably because of all the nice rain we've been getting!

Hope you all are having an amazing week.....
Mine's been pretty crazy, but I'm here and I'm rejoicing in the Lord's goodness to me!!!

Busy bee...

These past few days have been extremely busy for us...and the next couple of weeks will be the same way! I'm trying to get things ready for a birthday party for the cutest little prince, and boy, oh boy...it's a lot of work!

As his birthday fast approaches, I get more nervous with all the stuff I need to get done before the 4th of March. We're planning to go to our annual family camp during Mardi-grass, which is from the 4th-9th of March, and the prince's birthday party is the 11th, so I am trying to get everything done before the 4th so I can go to camp and not have to worry about party stuff. This has meant several....way to many trips downtown just this week! I need to get this done so I can pack for camp! Pack...another thing that has me worried. Is it just me or does every mother have to carry so much junk stuff around?!?! I have a headache just thinking about all the things I will need to pack to spend 5 days away from home...oh my! Let's get back to the birthday talk though...


Decorations, balloons, party favors and the list just gets longer... I am thankful that I already got a lot done this week, I still need to get some last minute things together...but they're still time consuming and exhausting to say the least :)

Not complaining though, I am excited about this party and I just hope everything runs smoothly and we can enjoy a cute party for the prince!


We finished the party favors this week...and boy, are they cute !!!!!!!!!!!! Below is a picture of the beginning of them...but you'll have to wait to see what me made these into ....(Grin)


I am soooooo pleased with it!

It was a lot of work, but I had help from my friend Andreia...and my Mom...and it was worth it every minute of cutting...sweating, gluing, cutting....you get it :)

They're as cute as can be, and I am so happy we decided to make our own party favors. They came out so much cheaper than having them made, and I personally think they look much cuter...

So, can you guess what it is?!?! And nooo, they aren't flowers...it's a boy's party...you know!!!! I'll let you think on that one for a while...

Anyways, that's been my week..and I am really looking forward to this party, but I will also be glad when it's over :) No more big birthday parties after this one, dear little prince!
......And I won't even begin telling you how I can't believe he's going to be one...that's going to be redundant...I think I say that in almost every post :)

Hubby gets to stay home tomorrow, so I am going to relax and enjoy the day with him tomorrow ...We all need some rest :)

Have an amazing weekend!