The many faces of a happy B-day girl!

She is at such a fun age! And I love her silly faces! 

3 years old today!!!  

I can't believe it's been that long, feels like just yesterday that our first little princess girl joined our family...

She deifnately makes us laugh and keeps us on our toes...

love this little munchkin to pieces!!!

Here's to many many more Bdays!

Utah Jazz and one happy big boy

For Andy's 8th Bday we decided to have a fun family outing. We had dinner at the Gateway- California Pizza Kitchen and headed over to the Energy Solutions Arena for a Jazz game. It was really fun to have the kiddos there. They cheared, laughed, ate alittel too much popcorn and cotton candy and stayed up past their bed-time. But boy did we have a good time!!! Andy said it was his best B-day ever... love ya bbay boy! One more year of life to celebrate!

 

 

 

 

Then and Now!

My Andy-man was born 8 years ago today!

As a little boy he was curious, loving, smiley, smart, and always always wanted to play!

He made us so happy!

8 years later not much has changed,

 my blue-eyed baby boy is growing tall but is still the sweetest, kindest, loving

 kid a mom could ask for.

So proud to be your mommy! We love you Andy!

Happy Birthday Sean & Ally

The night we came back from our California trip, we celebrated Ally & Sean's birthdays!
Sean- 4 & Ally- 2

Abuela Cohen bought the kids this delicious cake.

They had gifts to open

and the best super yummy home-made pizza made by a real Italian.

Our little cousin Broderick came to celebrate.

We did one candle 4+2= 6  , how creative right???

Ally 7 Sean took turns blowing it out and making a wish.

mommy and her 2 year old princess

Ally burned her little finger when it was her turn to blow out the candle,  she got confuse and rather than blowing she touched the burning candle with her little finger.... she turned it off all right, and then screamed for a good 5 minutes. here she is showing me her little burned finger--- poor baby! 

Birthday hugs!

 

Andy's 7th B-day Party!

We seriously had the best time at Andy's B-day party!

Andy said it was the best party ever!

Andy and Sean are both so into Toy Story, that inevitably this was the theme,

I was so happy to be doing something other than Super Heroes.

We had 17 of Andy's friends

including little brother Sean and sister Allie and cousin Broderick.

Andy was thrilled to have so many friends share in his special day.

The kids had a blast bouncing and going down the slide, playing lazer tag, skating, shooting balls at eachother, and discovering the jungle gym.
We ate pizza, chips, candy, cookies, fruit, cake, and drank lots and lots of water,
Caprisuns, and lemonade to stay hydrated.

Classic Fun Center is little kid heaven! Take a look at the pics and you will see why.
Even the adults couldn't help but get in on the fun!

Our sweet 7 year old!!!!

We love our Andy!
It's been 7 years since he came down to join our family here on Earth.
I can't hardly believe it- wow time has flown by!
I can still remember the 1st time I laid eyes on my handsome little baby
with all that dark, long hair, cuddled in my arms.
 I fell in love instantaneously!
We connected immediately, and I knew that my life would change forever!
and it has!

Andy was the best baby ever!

He never ever cried. 

He was always so happy! 

always smiling and curious about all of his surroundings, 

ready to discover new things and make
everyone around him giggle.... 

I guess nothings changed much... 

He's still a very happy, friendly, smiley, curious, 

adventurous, smart, and sweet boy!

Who has the most tender spirit ever and blue eyes that just melt my heart! 

He is the best brother Ally and Sean
could ever ask for and mommy's best helper!

 I don't know what I'd do without my handy Andy.

He brings so much joy to our lives!

I love talking to him, he is so smart and creative and 

always has a way to come up with the craziest stories. 

He is so polite to everyone and
thinks of people's feelings.

He can come up with a solution to almost every problem
and is so good at making people feel good.

You get the hint,

 I am one happy mommy today! 

I can't wait to celebrate many many more years
with the boy who made me a mom for the 1st time.

It is an honor and a privilege
to hear this short little 3 letter word
comming from his mouth. 

I still wish I could keep him little and all to myself !

Mommy and daddy love you- dear son- forever and ever!

***This year Andy spent his B-day in Phoenix, Arizona at an Isagenix event with mommy, Allie, Abuela Cohen, a bunch of his little buddies and Aunt Ellie- who also celebrated her 19th B-day while we were there.
(Happy B-day lil sis! We love you!)

Sean & Ally's Birthday Party

I still can't believe my babies were born on the same day.... It is so special they get to share birthdays and it sure makes for some fun and creative parties to come.

Ally turned 1 and Seany turned 3!!! We celebrated on Labor Day, (which was the day Ally was born last year). We had lots of friends and family over and enjoyed a yummy BBQ and lots of sweet treats!

Here's a few pics of our Birthday girl Allison Nicole:

Here's a few pics of our big boy Sean:

Blowing out the candles with mom and big Brother Andy:

Some of our friends & family that shared in Ally and Sean's special day:

My babies are growing so fast! Andy will be 7 in just a short couple of months, Sean is totally potty-trained, and my Ally will be walking before I know it.... I'm loving every second of every day I get to spend with my 3 monkeys they really are so special to me!

Andy's 6 B-day Party!

Andy's party was so fun this year! We celebrated it at Jungle Jim's Play-land- the perfect place for kids to go wild!!! They had such a blast getting on all the rides, running around, and eating pizza, ice cream, and Andy's Ben 10 B-day cake. It really was a blast and I loved how easy it was for me- we just showed up with the kids and had fun while they did all the work for us. This was definitely the way to go!

"Mom this was the best party ever!" was what Andy said the whole way home. Andy and Sean were so exhausted they went straight to bed!

Sean's B-day gift!

Sean got a new baby sister for his B-day! What a precious little gift! Who would have thought that Ally & Sean would be exactly 2 years apart?

I started my contractions around 5:30 am, Monday Sept. 7th, Daddy was anxious to get me to the hospital! I was admitted right away (what a relief- after 2 visits to the hospital with false labor...).

Our little princess- Allison Nicole was born @ 2:50 pm on Labor Day- Sept. 7th, 2009.
7 lbs. 9 oz. & 20.5 inches tall!