by Mindi Stavish on April 25, 2013
Two weeks ago, we celebrated Noah’s second birthday with friends, as well as the Sesame Street gang. Thankfully the weather was warm enough to play outside and enjoy the day. I had such a great time planning and watching the party unfold. It was a perfect day for our crazy little two-year-old. Next week I’ll post all about the party details from the decorations, to the food and activities.
Our party guests followed Big Bird and Cookie Monster footprints into the party….
and were greeted by a few of Noah’s favorite friends…
We started off with snacking…
Then followed Elmo outside for gardening and bubbles…
They blew little bubbles and big bubbles….
There was plenty of time for friendship…
When the soap ran out their sticky fingers and dirty feet scampered inside to feed the Monster his cookies…
Noah blew out his candles and dove into the cookies and cupcakes with a sense of urgency.
Their smiles covered with sugar joy
Noah’s little fingers ripped open his gifts with excitement
What a lovely day celebrating our special boy with such friendship we treasure.
A very happy birthday to our silly and wild little redhead!
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by Mindi Stavish on April 16, 2013
Dear Noah,
I am so proud to be your mama. You have such an amazing little spirit, full of energy and spunk. This has been such a fun year watching you grow from a crawler to a toddler who does nothing but run. You have learned so much in the past year. I love hearing you string together sentences to state your demands. Just tonight as I was putting you to bed you told me “I don’t want it.” when I handed you a stuffed animal. You have been sleeping in a twin bed for about a month and a half now and you absolutely love it! As soon as we put you in the bed, you finally started sleeping through the night! A great gift to your mommy and daddy, who is enjoying your new found skill.
This past Saturday, we celebrated your birthday with friends with a Sesame Street bash. I loved watching your excitement as you named the characters, pointing to all of the decorations. You had so much fun blowing bubbles and planting flowers with your friends. Of course your favorite part of the party were the cupcakes! You dove right in to your Oscar cupcake and when you were finished your face was covered with black and green frosting. It was a good day for our entire family- celebrating you!
As you grow, you are trying so hard to keep up with your big brother. Every morning you ask me, “Where’s Xander?” and then search for him. You love to play in his room and snatch his toys. The two of you have quite the brother bond, even when you are fighting over the same exact toy. Right now your favorite toys are stuffed animals, balls of any sort, cars, trucks, trains, Lego Duplos and your kitchen set. You love Sesame Street and oddly enough Sponge Bob. It makes me laugh hearing you shout out “Ohhhhhh” when you hear the beginning song of the SpongeBob show.
Life with you in our family is amazing. You keep mommy and daddy on our toes with your constant motion and desire to defy gravity, but also love to snuggle. We love you so much our little peanut. Thank you for your bright smile, your contagious giggle and your sweet hugs and kisses.
Love,
Mommy
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