"I'm Two"!

A few days before their birthday I got Ty and Gracie to say "I'm two"! That they are! We had a blast celebrating their special day.

With a new baby in the house I decided not to do a big party. But the Friday before, we were lucky to have our friends the Kays and Halversons over for a birthday dinner. They spoiled them with lots of gifts and attention! It was a great way to kick off their birthday.

Kev took their birthday off and we had a fun family day together.
We started the day with their two year doctor appt. I know not exactly the way most would like to spend their birthdays maybe that's why they looked like this when we got them up....


I think they knew we were headed for the doctors office.


After their check-up we went to this great place called Jump where there are tons for the kids to do. They enjoyed this little section with toys to play with.


Had to slip in a picture of cute little Zac!


Ty enjoyed all the room to run and throw balls the most!


Gracie has no fear, her favorite was going down the enormous slide.


The year of the tricycle! Ty got a Cars trike.


And Gracie got a Tinkerbell trike. They are a little short for them but I think will be perfect for them in the summer.


Watch out! Here comes Bad to the Bone Biker Ty! Of course not without his paci!


Present time! They have been way into Toy Story lately and were so excited to get their own Jesse and Woody action figures.


Ty loves his Woody, if only his hat would stay on.


Gracie loves her pajamas and especially loved getting new ones from Grandma F.


Clothes! Yay for Grandma getting them adorable new clothes.


It is especially what Ty needed! Thank you so much!


We had a yummy ice cream cake when we did their birthday dinner. So today was all cupcakes! Which is just perfect for them.


Ty was so excited to blow out his candles.


We had to sing to him a couple times.


Gracie's turn! She was an expert at blowing out her candles.

See we ended the day with big smiles! Happy Birthday to my Gracie and Ty!

Thank you to all our friends and family who sent cards and birthday wishes, you helped make their second birthday very memorable!

Zac at one month

How can it be? One month old already! It has gone even faster than I could imagine, I knew it would. It was quite the first month for my little guy.

He had his one month check this morning and did very well. He was alert and didn't seem to mind the doctor poking around. However, he didn't like the PKU blood draw. It always makes me sad when they have to squeeze his foot.

Weight 8 lbs. 3 oz.
Still seems little, but remember he started at 5.14 so this is a HUGE weight gain for one month. He is a great eater.

Length 21 inches
He is my long and lean baby, similar to how I was. Not to mention he has my hands and feet. Kev keeps saying he is my little boy.

Our little Z has spent the month catching some z's as Kevin likes to say and eating of course. He likes to eat at least every 3 hours and usually cluster feeds right before bed. And of course he wakes me up throughout the night to eat as well. He doesn't seem to mind his baths, but likes to be clothed otherwise. He doesn't care to take the pacifier yet, but didn't seem to mind the bottle when Kev fed it to him.
Ty and Gracie adore him and continually say "baby Zac". Ty likes to take off his socks and touch his face. And Gracie is mommy's helper. Zac seems to like them as well.

We love Zac so much and are so happy to have him in our family. We feel so blessed. It has been a roller coaster of a month, but really are so grateful.