HAPPY BIRTHDAY JAYGEN!

We've been partying again! Jaygen had his 5th birthday on Monday and he had only one thing on his mind...football! He had been telling us for months that he wanted a Wii football game, so we got him one and thought it would be fun to have a helmet and jersey to go along with it. Grandma and grandpa gave him some football pads and that made the outfit complete. He had been especially excited for this birthday because I told him he could have a friends party...of course it was all football too! He invited 7 little friends over and we had a football training camp in the backyard.

Then we came inside and had some BBQ hotdogs and of course birthday cake. I told Jaygen I was going to make a football field cake and he said he wanted it to be Steelers against the Broncos. It turned out pretty cute and Jaygen loved it!

I can't believe that Jaygen is already 5 years old!!! Jaygen is such a good helper around the house and an awesome big brother. Jaygen has changed a lot in the last little while and seems so grown up to me. He loves anything to do with sports, reading books, playing the Wii, being outdoors, and especially hanging out with his dad! Happy Birthday Jaygen...I love you!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY PACE!

Pace turned the big number 3 last week! It seems like we have celebrated his birthday for a whole week because last weekend Todd's parents came down with presents, then his birthday was wednesday and we did presents, then my family came this weekend with more presents and we had a little baseball party!

We gave Pace a big garbage truck for his birthday. Holy cow...he was so excited! Now I get to play garbage guy with him, only I get to be a garbage girl...thanks Pace!

We had a baseball pinata at his little party and had tons of fun with it. I think grandpa and grandma Marshall had the most fun swinging at it. Now I know where I get my athletic ability from!!! :)

Pace loved his baseball cake. I totally intended to frost the cake blue not green, but I made a buttercream frosting that was yellow and then added blue food coloring. Note to self: yellow and blue really do make green!

Pace has the best personality and I hope that he never changes. He is such a laid back kid and always content to be doing his own thing. He always follows his big brother around and mimics what he does, but it seems that Pace is always the one with the big ideas when they get in trouble. Pace has such a sweet, innocent face that it makes it hard to ever really get mad at him. Pace is a really caring kid with a soft heart. He has the best hugs and kisses that he likes to give. Pace makes us laugh everyday! He says and does the funniest things. I have no idea where he comes up with some of the things he does! I love you Pace...you are one of my special boys!

The Garbage Guy!

The last little while Pace has totally been into the garbage guy (that is what he calls him) and I mean totally! Every tuesday (garbage day) Pace waits out front for the garbage truck to come. He is so excited when he hears it coming. Pace stands there and studies how the garbage truck works. He waves at the garbage guy and the garbage guy always waves back and honks at Pace. Then Pace comes running in the house as happy as could be. It cracks me up every time!! It doesn't stop there though, Pace then spends the rest of the day playing garbage guy. He empties out his hamper and then fills it back up with "garbage" and dumps piles around the house. He can honestly play it forever and he makes the best sounds while he is dumping the garbage. I guess it is just one of those things with little boys and big trucks! :)

Another thing to notice in this picture is Pace's cowboy clothes. He wears them EVERYDAY!!!!! He usually has his hat, boots, belt, and chaps on too. When are the cowboy days going to end????