Who's your favorite?

So Scott and I commit the cardinal sin of parenting once in awhile.... we ask the kids who their favorite is. Yep, that's right, we try to get them on our respective sides. :) It's always in fun, and we usually tickle them to death if they pick the opposite parent.

As we were putting them to bed the other night, Noah chose Scott, and Tyler (2 1/2)was a die-hard Mommy's boy. He looked me straight in the eyes and said,

"You're my best, Mommy."

We're still alive!!!

Thanks, Bekah, for the reminder that my blog has been neglected for about 2 years now. :) Somehow, even though our kids aren't involved in sports, Awana, kids clubs, or even school, we're busy. What will life be like in 5 years?????

Last weekend, we had Noah's birthday party. He has never had a party with friends before, so we decided that this was the year to do it. We thought, hey, wouldn't it be fun to invite his whole preschool class? So, after passing out 35+ invitations, we realized that we were in for it. :) We had 22 kids come - we borrowed some bounce houses from some generous friends and neighbors, another neighbor brought over bean bag games and ring tosses, etc, and we had ourselves a mini carnival in the backyard. Thankfully, the weather was nice - no rain, sleet, or snow. The kids had a great time, and Noah enjoyed being the center of attention for the morning.

I promise it won't be 2 more years until I blog again...

Our sweet boy - is it possible he's really almost 5 years old???

Scott playing Duck, Duck, Goose with the kids. He was amazing as the game master. Seriously, after 8 years of marriage, I thought I knew all the reasons why I loved him. He was so good with the kids - doing all kinds of crazy games, running around the house with them.... There were two moms that stayed with their kids at the party. As they were watching Scott, one of them asked me, "Is he for hire for other birthday parties?" I was very proud. :)

Opening presents. It was hilarious to watch them all clamor for Noah to open theirs first. He took it all in stride, though, and didn't get overwhelmed! Fortunately, a few presents were "Target take-back worthy." For any of you that know me, you know that I have no qualms about returning gifts.....

Ready for cake and ice cream. A memorable moment of the morning was when at least 5 kids came up to me and said, "I don't like this ice cream." I had to hold myself back from saying, "well, more for me then!" :)

Red light, green light.

The only downfall to an outside party - a windy day that didn't give the candles a fighting chance.

So after the party, Noah says in his sweetest voice, "Mom, since it's a special day, can I skip a nap?" We said sure, but you have to have a rest on the couch. Not even 2 minutes later, we found him like this.

Our little/big man. We love him so much.