Corbin's Birthday Party

We celebrated Corbin's 2nd birthday this weekend with our sweet family and friends. Corbin loves all things on wheels so we decided to have a construction theme for his party. The kids had a good time playing at My Gym and Corbin loved his cake of course. Thank you to all of our family and friends who came and celebrated with us!!!

Click here to see all of Corbin's party pics 

Corbin and Lolli

Blowing out his candles :)

Opening his presents at home---he LOVED them all and says, "THANK YOU!!!"

Cason's First Soccer Game

Cason had his first soccer game with his new team on Saturday. He is still playing with Hudson, Luke, and Ericksen but they are not playing at the YMCA this season. Their team is called the Stingrays---shortened down to the "Rays". They boys all did great on Saturday! Cason scored 3 times---we were so proud of him!!!

GOAL!

Meet the Teacher

We had Meet the Teacher at the boys school today. Cason's stubborn side reared its head when we were in his classroom but then he acted like a little angel while we were meeting Corbin's teachers---go figure!

Their first day is Tuesday and I'm very nervous about how Corbin will do. He still has major separation anxiety and I just hope he isn't upset all day. This will be his first time going to school so I'm sure we will both be crying!

I really like their teachers and I'm sure they will have a wonderful year!!!

Cookies for their teachers :)

They both have a Ms. Shannon :)

Dinosaur Eggs

I found this activity to create dirt dinosaur eggs on Pinterest a few weeks back and finally decided to try it.



The boys had a great time cracking open their eggs to find little dinos. Corbin was the more willing photo participant today so there are more photos of him but don't worry Cason was having a great time in the background throwing them around on the concrete to try to get them open :)

2 Years Old

Corbin you are 2 years old!!! What have you been up to this month?

*We went to your 2 year check up and here are your stats:
-Weight: 27 pounds, 8 ounces (58%)
-Head Circumference: 19.5 inches (82%)
-Height: 36.8 inches (97%) The doctor and I both think this measurement is off. That would mean that he grew almost 4 inches which is a LOT. The doctor said we could have him remeasured before we left the appointment but then we forgot. I measured him at home---which is hard because he won't stand still but I measured to him to be around 35 1/2 inches which is about an inch off.
*You are wearing 18 month and 24 month clothing.
*You are wearing a size 7.5 or size 8 shoe and a size 4 diaper.
*Your words: dada, mama, more, ball, night-night, bye-bye, uh-oh, door, dip, no (you say this one a lot), shoe, dog, nose, mouth, eye, quack-quack, nana (banana), wawa (water), eat, bite,  thank you, and hi. You still use the signs for milk, please, eat, and blanket (blanket being the most important one---ha). Your speech is coming along slowly but surely.
*You know the sounds for lots of animals. Your favorite sounds to make are the ones for cow, cat, and dinosaur.
*Reading books, playing outside, dancing, following Cason around, and playing with vehicles (cars, trucks, trains, etc) are some of your favorite things to do.
*You love your blue blanket and want to take it with you EVERYWHERE!
*You give lots of hugs and kisses and you are great about sharing.
*You know how to throw a good tantrum when you don't get your way. You can scream very loudly---especially when we are in public of course.
*You are a great eater most of the time. You love meat but I think your favorite food right now is macaroni and cheese!  You like to feed yourself and you are pretty good with your utensils. You use your left hand the majority of the time for your spoons, forks, crayons, etc.
*You are a big daddy's boy.
*You will start school for the first time in a couple of weeks. You are getting to be such a big boy!!!
*You bring so much joy into our lives we love you so much Corbin!

Click here for Cason's 24 month post

Click here for a link to Corbin's newborn photos

Pictures on your birthday...

HFM Part 2

Yes, Cason did get the dreaded Hand Foot and Mouth from Corbin but his rash wasn't very bad at all. I'm so thankful that this ended pretty quickly---it could have been much worse. We were finally able to get out yesterday for our first outing (other than our visit to the pediatrician) in 11 days!

Cason's arm/hand...

Little Smarty Pants

Cason is still working hard on his reading skills. He really enjoys practicing. He told us the other night that he wished the book had more pages because he really loved reading (he probably partly wished that so he could prolong bedtime a few more minutes).