Celebrating Silas!

On Silas' birthday we asked him what he wanted to do and he said "Go to a restaurant". We decided to go to Dillon's at the Wildlife World Zoo and invited his best buddy, Evan, and Evan's family to join us. We had a big cookie instead of a cake. It was a big hit. Declan broke a plate, and then the table next to us had a baby break a plate, so it was as if we were in Greek restaurant instead of Kansas City BBQ.  Silas and Evan enjoyed playing next to the shark tank, but we didn't visit the aquarium because we were all tired from work. 

We celebrated Silas' birthday with a Monster Jam party at Huny and Bubby's house a few weekends later. Silas invited several of his best buds and family to come swim and play. We had an indestructible pinata which all the kids enjoyed beating on. Eventually we just had to rip it open so they kiddos could get to the noise makers and candy. 

Huny out did herself this year! She made Silas a pretty amazing monster jam cake. It was delicious! Silas was super excited about his new monster jam toys, but didn't eat much of the cake. He still isn't big on sweets, even at four. We ended the party after opening gifts and passing out goody bags. Silas was very spoiled with all of the cool truck and car toys. I'm still trying to play catch up with the end of the school year/transitions into summer, but thank you notes will be sent out soon! 

 I think Silas is excited to be another year older and is looking forward to this year! 

Silas is four!

How is this little man already four years old?

I remember his labor and birth as though it happened yesterday. I blinked my eyes and he turned four. Silas is my little ham. He loves laughing, trucks, cars, trains, reading books, and playing outside. He has become quite the helpful big brother and becoming more independent. 

We finally tackled the potty training thing. I never thought he was going to learn, but I'm comfortable saying that he is officially trained. He has the occasional accident, but they are far and few between. 

This school year he will be going to preschool and he is very excited about playing with the kids. I swear a stranger is just a friend Silas hasn't met yet. He loves playing and is never afraid to ask someone to play with him. In addition to preschool, Silas will be going to Sunday school and attending the big church with Josh and I. This also means Declan will start in the nursery. 

There are so many exciting things for Silas to learn this year and I can't wait to watch him grow and discover! 

Eight Months old

Declan is 8 months old! 

He is cutting upper teeth, starting to sleep more consistently, and army crawling all over the place! He gets up on his knees and rocks back and forth, but doesn't seem to coordinate it with a crawl.  I'm sure he'll be there with it soon enough. In the meantime, we can't put him on the floor unsupervised at all. He is particularly fond of the door stop springs and power cords. It's time to baby proof the house! 

When I compare Silas and Declan I can see so many similarities. Look at that scraggly hair! I will not be waiting a year to cut Declan's. I imagine he'll be getting one very soon! I love that they share the chubby cheeks and button nose, but have different shades of blue eyes and brown hair. I can't wait to see what they look like in a few years, but don't want to speed up the aging process! 

This month we were super busy! We spent a long weekend in Greer and we didn't plan for how cold it was going to be or the snow that was falling! They boys took their first shared bath. Declan loves the bathtub just as much as Silas did (and still does!). Grandpa Great came down for a visit. I love that my grandpa is so involved with the boys. He loves his great grandchildren so much! Easter was very busy, but I think Declan enjoyed his basket and discovering the plastic eggs. 

Next month he'll be nine months and we'll have a well baby check. I'm excited to see his growth. So far he's been on the small size, but there isn't anything wrong with that!