Dump Truck Birthday Party!

Thursday was J.David's actual birthday which we celebrated at the zoo with our little family of four.  It was a great day and there will be pics of that day on a later post.  Saturday we had his party.  I asked him months ago what type of party he consistantly said "Dump trucks".  I fought it a little at first b/c I was lacking inspiration for such a theme, but finally gave in and started googling ideas.  Luckily I found some things that got me excited about dump trucks.  He had a great day and was so excited that his friends could come to his party.  You might notice from the pictures that all of the friends that came were girls...ha ha ha.  His two best buds from church have moved over the last year and a half so its just him and a bunch of girls.  He is too much like his daddy, so he doesn't mind...ha ha ha.  I think he party turned out great and I had so much making the decorations and preparing.  Thanks to everyone that came to celebrate J.David with us! 

Front Door

Favor cups/Party hats

Food table

 Outdoor tables and kid table

 Decorating dump truck sugar cookies

 Blowing out candles

 Present Time!!  He got some awesome stuff and has been playing non stop!

 Family

 My amazing sis-in-law Leanne made the adorable fondant figures to go on top of the cupcakes I made.  She is so talented and they looked adorable!! Thanks Aunt Leanne!!

 My boys after the party in their coordinating outfits. 

Circus and Lake Houses

The week before last my mom took J.David, my sister, and me to the circus!  Morgan was so sweet to stay home with Myles and allow me some time out!  We had a blast and JD LOVED it!  He fell asleep in the last 30 minutes but not without a good fight.  His cute little head was bobbin up and down and swaying from side to side before he finally gave in...it was soo funny!  His favorite parts were the Tigers and Elephants. 

That same week my parents bought a lake house a little over an hour away and we got to go see it that weekend.  It is AWESOME!  We are so excited to use it and watch our boys grow up fishing, boating, and enjoying all the family fun that will take place there.  Here are a few pics we took from our day at the lake house!

Pumpkin Painting

When we got back from the first pumpkin patch J.David wanted so badly to carve his pumpkin.  To avoid an early case of the rotting pumpkin we compromised on painting the pumpkin.  I went and bought some washable paints and he had a blast!  I don't know if you can tell from the picture but there are very few areas left paintless.  This will be a repeat activity next  year! 

The Great 28 and Pumpkin fun!

The first of October I turned good ole' (not old) 28!  When asked my age I am embarrassed to say that I honestly have to stop and think about it each time...ha ha ha.  Somehow internally I feel like I skipped 25, 26, and 27.  If I answered with the first number that popped in my head I would say 24 without any hesitation.  Ironically, 25 is when my sweet J.David was born so I would assume that the reason  those years seem to be non existant is b/c 1) sleep deprivation 2) time goes so fast with kids, too fast! 
I was blessed to have two birthday celebrations.  The first with my wonderful boys and hubby at Eckerts farm and the second the following weekend with my parents and sister that also started at the pumpkin patch!  ha ha.  I LOVE fall so when we didn't get good pictures at the first location it was an easy decision to go include the grandparents on a second trip!