Weston's Minecraft Birthday Party

 For Weston's 8th Birthday he wanted to have a Minecraft birthday party.  It was pretty fun planning his party.  My mom and I made his cake.  It turned out pretty amazing.  We found some on pinterest and then made our version of them. We couldn't decide on just one and since we had so much cake and figurines we made TWO cakes.  Look how great they looked and they tasted so good. 

 

 Cake 1

Cake 2

Weston helped me make creeper and spider balloons for decorations.

For favors Weston picked Minecraft parody songs and we made CD's for everyone they also got TNT twizzlers.

 The two cutest attendees of the party.  I just love Taylyn and Quincy they are bound to be best friends.

One of the games we played was Don't Eat Steve which is the Minecraft version of Don't Eat Pete

 

 

 

 Weston also wanted to play pin the pickax on Steve.  I drew Steve and he colored it.  Weston was very hands on with this party this year.

 After playing games the kids opened presents.

Time for cake and singing Happy Birthday!

 

 

For lunch the kids ate pizza, Weston's all time favorite.

As you can see someone really enjoyed her creeper cupcake.  She was a green mess.

8 is Great!

Dear Weston,
Happy 8th Birthday Weston!  Wow 8 years old.  You seem so old and grown up at times and yet me sweet little boy at other times.  I love that at 8 you still would rather cuddle next to me then sit alone or sleep alone.  I love that you are so big that you can do so much independently.  We are so alike that at times it scares me.  Most of our conflicts come because I think we are one in the same.  You amaze me every day with all you do.  Though you stuggle with your eyesight you are very smart and preform well on most academic situations.  You generally only need to be taught once how to do something and you have it.  You definately have a subborn streak (I will blame your father for this), once you have something in your mind there is no way to change it or get you to move on.  I love your current obsession with mindcraft.  Reading all about it in books, watching youtube videos or playing minecraft is your favorite activity.  Weston, you are the sweetest brother to Taylyn.  Such a protector of her and always watching out for her.  I wish you could be as sweet to Cason as you are to Taylyn.  Cason and you are like oil and vinegar some days and others you are best friends.  I guess this is the nature of brothers.  Pizza is your all time favorite food.  Whenever I ask you what you want to for dinner, without fail I hear, "pizza".  For some reason you love to scream like a girl which has resulted in a very hoarse sounding voice for the last 6 months.  You love animals and are such a caretaker.  You just want to love on Daisy even when she just wants to runaway.  I love you so much Weston and I hope your 8th birthday is as great as you are.
Love, Mom

15 months

Taylyn is 15 months.  Where in the world has the time gone?  I don't think I can say that enough.  Time flies by to incredibly fast.

Getting ready to go to Frightmares.

 Cute mustache pic Amanda took.

 Cute Halloween outfit.

Her hair is getting long enough for us to do a pony.  Looked so cute until naptime.

Accomplishments: 

• WALKING!!!!!  She is finally walking.  Tay has been standing for quite some time but she is finally walking.  And guess what got her to walk.  A PURSE!  My mom was watching her one night while I was getting my nails done and she had been playing with this book box that had a handle like a purse and she was wearing it like a purse for hours.  So we took the box and handed it to my mom and put her a few feet away in my arms.  She took the steps she needed to get to the purse.  Ha!  I love that an accessory is what got my daughter to walk.  Such a sweetheart.
• Vocabulary: Hi, bye, mom, dad, cay cay (Cason), no no, Bubba (Weston).  I am sure I have forgotten some. 

Our friend Ryan has twins.  Taylyn was so cute.  She kept looking between the two and saying "baby".  Tay wanted to hold them and feed them.  She also kept giving them toys.  Too cute!

 



Clothes: 6-12 months, 9 months.  Size 2 shoes
Diapers: size 2
Food:  Anything.  Sippy of milk first thing in the morning and then regular meals throughout the day. 
Sleep: 8-7 every night.  Amazing sleeper.

Because she looked so cute!

Stats: 

• Weight: 19 pounds 7 oz (20% biggest she's been since she was born)
• Height: 29.5 (10%)

Snuggling with Daddy.  Those fingers.