The many faces of Q

This stage really is the best... who said 2 wasn't a fun age?! This kid knows how to work it like the best of us.  His facial muscles, that is.  Every time I get a picture of him he has some smirk, smile or goofy face going on.

Granted, with all the cute smiles a few of these are bound to happen... more often than not really...

This gem will be featured front and center at his graduation party.

#embarassingmomaward

 

Q Turns 2!

It is official... my baby boy is a toddler! I don't know whether to cry or to.. cry.  I just can't believe he is getting so old.  And so fast!  But I will say he is at the perfect age for a birthday party.  He finally understands what a party is and that it was for him!  He felt so loved and was beyond happy all weekend long.  We started off the birthday weekend with a Little Blue Truck party at our house.  We invited family that lived nearby and a few friends and had a blast!  Here are some pictures of the decor and food.  I could party plan all day long... oh wait... I do.

Popcorn Salad Recipe // Black Bean and Corn Salad Recipe  

Andy made the cake!  Layered White Cake with Raspberry Filling and Buttercream Frosting.

Did you know you can buy frosting in bulk from bakeries!? It's so much better and cheaper than the tubs of frosting!   

Pies in a jar recipe here!  

This blazer is the bomb and is on sale now at J.Crew!   

Omg these two...

Of course, we can't just celebrate a birthday just once.  We need to have a second celebration the next day!  And then on his actual birthday the following day.  And then at daycare the day after his actual birthday...  you see where this is going...

And cupcakes for daycare :) I just love owls... and chevron... and Reese's pieces.

Whew!  What a weekend!  Okay, enough about me... how was your weekend!?  What did you do for Memorial day???

Two years have come and gone but the moments are sweeter than ever.  We can't wait to celebrate the last two years and for the many more to come.  Happy birthday, baby boy!

 

Q turns 2

I can't believe that almost 2 years have gone by since my firstborn came into this world.  Time has been flying by and unlike last year, I haven't planned a lick of his 2nd birthday party!  I seriously feel horrible that I planned so much for his party last year and then totally bombed on the organization for this year's party.  But like I normally do, I will pull this together last minute and it will be mediocre amazing.  We did set a date for the party but unfortunately it is next weekend.  Oh, and I don't have a theme yet.  So here's to organizing my thoughts on "paper".  Let the brainstorming begin!

Q's favorite book is the Little Blue Truck.  It is the cutest book and he already has some of the book memorized since we read it so much!  I thought it might be neat to do a theme based on the book.  Here are some ideas that I found on pinterest that could be neat:

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But... finding things for the Little Blue Truck theme might be difficult in a week and a half.  So then I thought of the next favorite thing of Quinlans... FIRETRUCKS!  He's obsessed to say the least and a little Red Firetruck party could be so fun!  There are tons of ideas out there for it and I think it would be super easy to plan the party around firetrucks.

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So you see my dilemma... now I just need to execute.  Which is your favorite?  Any ideas for either of these themes?  I need to start pinning {and planning!} like now!

 

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Easter Fun

Quinlan's 1st Easter Egg Hunt!

Scoping out the competition...  So excited!!  Get it, get it, get it!  His eyebrows kill me.  This one is perfect... I thought he would be scared of the Easter bunny but actually the opposite.  Completely fascinated.  The finished product: Easter Sunday!  The Easter bunny came and left goodies around the house!  Being goofy :)   Cousins Lana and Beckett :) Buddies. Fav pic ever.  This is how I will always remember him...

We had so much fun this weekend!  Q was at the perfect age this year.  He loved the Easter egg hunts and even the Easter bunny!  My mom and I even had a blast decorating the house with little treats and eggs.  I know this holiday will be even more fun the older Q gets.  But this year was just perfect :)  Family memories, good food, and of course, sugar! Hope you all had a great weekend and a family-filled, sugar-induced, food-so-good-you're-in-a-coma-for-a-week good time!