Andy's 4th Birthday Party: PAW PATROL

Paw Patrol Paw Patrol....whenever you're in trouble...

Paw Patrol is big in our house with a certain little guy.  He looooves him some pups!

When it came time to decide what kind of party to have, we finally decided on Paw Patrol.  We debated many, MANY other themes, but Paw Patrol won out.

Usually I turn into a pinterest pinning super freak come birthday party time, but I didn't this time.  I let Party City do most of the work...and of course Pump it Up did the work too.  (I JUST realized I never got a good picture of the cake!!!! Whoops! Target made an adorable paw patrol cake....!)

Nug took a GREAT nap Saturday afternoon and woke up ready to party!!! He was SO excited for this party. He happen to pick a shirt that matched Poppy...

We had Cal's 5th birthday party at Pump it Up (looking back at this post makes me want to cry! They have changed SO much!), so we knew how great parties there are.  Andy was adamant about wanting his there too. 

We arrived in the parking lot and he posed for a picture...in the bright sun...

They post all the birthday parties they have going on on a big chalk board.  Andy found his name immediately.

I didn't take many pictures during the party.  It was chaos, but everyone was having fun so that's all that matters! Cal was happy to have sweet Chloe there.  Love his little headlock/hug he's got going on here.  

Almost all of the group! Those are some cute kiddos! Andy insisted on inviting his entire class and then we added in a few more friends.  It was a cute group of kids!

 Once we got moved to the party room, Andy was quick to hop up in the birthday chair-- I am telling you, this kid was HAPPY the whole time he was there!

He had some friends get in the chair too...

So, we don't know why, but Andy doesn't like the birthday song.  Like, at all.  Every birthday party we go to, we have to leave the room when they start singing it because he freaks the freak out.  We don't know why.  We seriously have no clue what causes this strong dislike...but there's no reasoning with him.  He has to walk out of the classroom each time one of his classmates has a birthday.  They didn't one time and he laid on the floor covering his ears and shaking profusely.  Real nice way to wish your friend a happy day!
Again, we don't get it.    But that's just Andy!

His teacher, whom he adores!, had a birthday and the kids all sang to her in class and Andy decided to stay put (he seriously loves this teacher). 

So he came home that day and told us that instead of the birthday song, he wanted everyone to sing Jingle Bells to him at his party.  Sure, kid.  Whatever floats your boat.  #longlivesanta

But then one day, we were driving down the road and as random as could be, he said, "fine, mommy. I will let everyone sing happy birthday to me at my party.  That's okay with me now..."

So, we weren't sure what to expect at the party.  Would he freak out? Would he run out of the room crying? Nooooo telling with that kid!  But, he did GREAT! He sat in the chair smiling the whole time and loved every minute of it.  GO FIGURE!

After everyone ate cake, the family loaded up the chair and took a few family pics-- just to show we survived another party!

Can NOT believe I am about to have a 4 and 5 year old!

We had a blast celebrating sweet Nug this weekend and we are excited to continue the party the next week!


 

Weekend Update: Mom's Day

Another weekend has FLOWN by! We had an action packed weekend, once again.  This weekend was EXTRA special though, because we celebrated Nug's 4th birthday! (cue the tears, please...)

Eddie's dad came to town to keep the kids when we went to Miami last weekend, so he stayed through the week and Eddie's mom came in on Wednesday so we had the party Saturday afternoon.  I am doing a separate post on the party though... gotta make shorter posts! ha!

Here is a look at our weekend!

Friday, after the boys went to school, Patty and I picked them up and headed home to let Bruce out.  We played for a while and then went to the mall to get the boys some new shoes! Andy has been asking for "tie" shoes for a loooong time now.  It's all he wanted for his birthday.  He quickly picked out the brightest shoes in the store...

Cal picked out some blue ones, but they did not have them in his size, so he decided to get matching shoes... the Williamson boys will be easy to spot...!
While at the mall, Cal mad a comment about not feeling well and his tummy not feeling right.  I figured he was tired, but it was obvious he was not at 100%.  

We headed home and the boys had a killer dance party in the driveway.  Andy was BESIDE himself over the new shoes.... 

 They were going ALL out dancing.  I can't imagine what neighbors thought as they drove by-- and I don't really care, ha! These kids were having THE best time!

 Please take note of Andy in the background.... see his hands?

 Yes.  He is rocking.it.out. 

 The shoes pretty much glow. 

Cal didn't eat much of his dinner, which was odd because it was his favorite.  We put the boys to bed and then got to work decorating the kitchen for the big party day the next morning!

After we finished decorating it all, Cal cried out for me.  I went into his room to find he had puked EVERYWHERE.  It was the biggest mess I have ever seen.  Thank goodness my mother in law was here! She took care of the entire mess so that I could deal with Cal.  She washed sheets and scrubbed the floor...everything.  I cleaned Cal and helped him throw up again... bless his heart. He slept on our floor that night in case it happened again.  It didn't, thankfully!

Cal woke up Saturday morning in the BEST mood! He came downstairs and announced that he felt SO good! haha! I guess something just didn't sit right on his stomach-- he was good as new come Saturday morning!

Andy was beyond excited to come down and see the decorations.    

We headed out the door early for a 9am soccer game.  These three little blondies had a blast playing together.  

 After the game, I got some snuggles with my two favorite Ducks...

We ran a few errands, including going by a house we think will be Tricia and Tommy's new house....!!! And headed home for showers and naps... (ahhhh, thank goodness he napped!_

When I woke him up for the party, he was SO EXCITED!!!! He quickly got dressed and I kid you not, did not stop smiling the rest of the day....

 We spent Saturday night at the party, and that post will come tomorrow (maybe??).

Sunday morning was Mother's Day! We had a low key morning at the house.  Tricia and Tommy and Carrie went to Panera and brought breakfast over for us.  We hung out and I did some cleaning and then we headed over to my parents house for a mother's day brunch-- it was fabulous!

Mom and I had on all kinds of layers because the weather could not make up its mind.  We look goofy in this picture, but I am so glad I have it.  My mom is the most selfless, caring, wonderful person I know.  I am so thankful to have her help me become a better mom...I am lucky to get to learn from the best!

 I got a picture of Eddie's mom, Patty, and her three kids. I adore every one in this picture.  Eddie's sisters are truly two of my closest friends and I love Patty too.  We all get along so well---which I know is rare! Soooo glad they were here this weekend to celebrate Andy and to celebrate mother's day!

And then there's these two...

Being a mom is hard.  And tiring.  And so trying.  But it is also SO amazing and so fun and so exciting and so wonderful! I can't believe God gave me these two little boys to love.  I do not ever want to take that for granted.  I adore being their mom and I am honored to get that title!

Hope everyone had a wonderful weekend and a fabulous mother's day!


 

LAST weekend update: MIA

Life is kicking my rear this week! Playing catch up with everything....the blog has taken a back seat. 

Last weekend, we headed out of town and hit MIA for the weekend. We went with the Corleys and we had SO much fun!

We got up SUPER early Friday morning to catch a 6am flight:

By 11, we were sitting in the poolside cafe having lunch and drinks.

The boys were enjoying tequila shots-- ha!

We moved down to the beach and had a cooler packed with our beverages.  And we enjoyed said beverages....very much. 

 We left the beach and headed up to our rooms to get ready to go out Friday night-- it was a gorgeous night too!

All ready to head out!

We had a BIG night out after a BIG day on the beach.

But we mad reservations to go to Barry's Bootcamp Saturday morning.  We had heard much about this workout and we were excited to give it a shot; we were not excited about doing it hungover!

It was a KILLER workout...I didn't think I would survive. We spent the first 24 minutes RUNNING on a treadmill.  If you know me, you know I do not run.  Like, at all.  If a murderer were to be chasing me, I would just turn around and say 'here ya go' because I ain't running away. 

But I managed to run on that damn treadmill and I didn't kill myself, although I did think my heart was going to explode out of my chest. Multiple times. We definitely sweat out all of the alcohol we consumed the previous night.

Saturday night we went out again, this time to several different bars.  It was another fun night!

 We ended the night at the Fountain Blue, where we stayed up entirely too late. 

We stayed on the beach for all of Sunday and then got on our flight at 8 to get home late...

A shout out to my AMAZING father in law who kept the boys, kept the dogs (!!!!!), cleaned the house and even did laundry!!! I came home to find all of these clothes so neatly folded...

So, I am struggling to get through this week after such a fun weekend!

This week isn't over yet though.... Andy's birthday party is this weekend so we have Eddie's family in town and all kinds of errands to run to get ready for that!


 

#carriedaway: week 16

Week 16:

 Day 106: I caved and went and bought the replacement lala today...and a bear for Cal. Cal names his bear Rascal and Andy named his "lala" Coconut.

 Day 107: I had the privilege of being this sweet girl's "grand friend" today. I was SO honored..I can promise today is a day I will not soon forget! SH, please tell P how much I loved it all!

 Day 108: please stop looking so old. Thanks.

 Day 109: the sweetest boy I know...and cal.

 Day 110: THUMBS UP

 Day 111: this kid makes good days even better

 Day 112: we conquered the zip line!

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