Mickey Mouse Birthday Party

Finally! Party Day! Creighton really likes Mickey Mouse- so of course we celebrated his 2nd birthday with a Mickey Mouse themed party!

It's not a party without balloons! Creighton really loves balloons... but he likes them to have PLENTY of air!

Oooh... and all birthday parties must have treats! Creighton had been eyeing these for hours and was excited to finally eat one!

 "Happy Birthday to you... Happy Birthday to you..."

And we celebrated with a pinata as well! We let Creighton and all the kids take a few swings. Boy is that fun!

 Whack! Whack!

(no daddys were harmed during the pinata whacking)

 But thank goodness we had little Jon there to whack it real good for us and get all of the cookies and fruit snacks to come out!

 One of the best birthday events-opening presents! Creighton got a lot of books, hooray! Thanks Great-Grandma Betty for the birthday bookshelf, we need it now even more than before!!

Lots of Mickey Mouse toys...

 And Buzz Lightyear toys... Even a Buzz Lightyear umbrella!

 What a haul this two year old made! Thanks everybody for coming and SPOILING him rotten!! We are so happy to have so much family near to celebrate these special occasions with!



Creighton Eli's 2nd Birthday

Happy 2nd Birthday to Creighton Eli!!

Unfortunately, Creighton still was not feeling 100% on his birthday yesterday. Nonetheless, I was able to get him excited about sprinkles! With my dad being in town from Arkansas, and his birthday being in a few days, we celebrated his birthday and Creighton's with the most delicious chocolate cake around- Big Momma Cake. And since it was for birthdays- we added sprinkles!!

With Creighton being sick the last week I have been telling him stories about when he was born. I really do remember pretty much everything about that day and the next few days that followed. What a great day in my life!!

 I always wondered when he was so tiny... what will he look like as he grows? what will he sound like? what kind of personality will he have? what will be his favorite things?

So quickly the time goes... but this picture makes me smile... and is just like Creighton! Always laughing and giggling and having such a good time!

 Despite the fever and runny nose Creighton DID enjoy some Big Momma Cake!

We saved most of his presents for his party this weekend, but he did get to open a few. From Aunt Sidnie...

 Creighton just loves to write on these!

 And from Big Daddy... A rampway!! Creighton was super excited to start playing with it and was trying very hard to be patient with Big Daddy as he set it up.

 Creighton just loves to help, so he made sure he was available to hand Big Daddy pieces that he needed.

 It didn't take long for Creighton to figure out exactly how this toy works! Hours of fun already!

Creighton loves to read and unfortunately his book shelf has been on its last leg (literally) for quite a while. Just a few days ago it finally collapsed on us, so Creighton got a new book shelf for his birthday, to match his new bed!

 Creighton wanted to help Big Daddy put together the bookshelf too. But those two have different ideas about how things should be done. Big Daddy wants to organize all the screws and such according to size. But Creighton thinks it is much better to strew the pieces throughout the living room carpet and watch Big Daddy search for the pieces.

 And today these two red-heads had professional birthday pictures taken in their matching purple! So handsome!

 Grama and Grampa Wilde have been so eager to give Creighton his birthday presents! We stopped by today and he opened one of them!

 Oh boy! Trains!!

I am so happy to celebrate Creighton's 2nd birthday!! He is so wonderful!!

Pity Party

Yesterday we were going to celebrate Creighton's 2nd Birthday with a Mickey Mouse party. However, our entire family has come down with the flu, so we had to cancel (reschedule).

Cason got sick on Wednesday morning and I convinced him to stay home from work. He hasn't been back since. He finally went to the doctor Friday and he did test positive for the flu (contagious until 24 hr. after his fever breaks). Creighton got sick on Wednesday night. He bounces in and out of sickness like no one I've ever known. Mornings and nights he is very sick, but afternoons and evenings he is as playful and giggly as ever. I finally got sick on Friday and with a very sad heart cancelled the birthday celebration. I had hoped we would all quickly recover. But that was serious wishful thinking.

It is super difficult to be sick as a family. Cason and I take turns taking care of each other and Creighton. We have had so many volunteer to come to our rescue- thank you! And so many who have brought soup, movies, treats, soda, humidifier, medicine, etc.

Wednesday evening I was standing in line at Albertsons and as I stared at what I was purchasing I thought, "You can certainly tell a lot about a person from what they are buying!" I was buying: (2) 20 oz. Sprite, 1 box Saltines, 1 bottle Pedialyte, 1 Buzz Lightyear sippy cup, and 1 box medicine. Hmmm... No question what was going on at our house! But the guy in front of me was buying: 1 box fettucine, 1 bottle pasta sauce, 1 box sparkling orange drink, (2) bags 128 count fish sticks, and 1 pkg. sushi (from the deli). That one stumps me a bit. Perhaps him and his wife are having a romantic spaghetti dinner (with sparkling drink) and his 23 VERY hungry children are having fish sticks and their oldest sibling, with the sophisticated palate, is having the sushi. Just a guess.

We were grateful for a Phineas and Ferb marathon yesterday (in celebration of Platypus day) to keep us entertained and giggling. Grateful to have my own washing machine at home. If I had to go to the laundry mat we would be without sheets, blankets, towels, and our beloved stuffed animals-Mr. Bear and Grits (the dog). Grateful, again, for all those with calls of love and concern on our behalf.

I am feeling on the mend right now and planning to go to work in the morning. I have a nasty sore throat-but the only hygienist to cover me has a doctor's appointment. She is so kindly going to work the afternoon for me though. Often times when people find out I am a hygienist they say something like, "I hear that is a great job to have with a family! Super flexible!" Um...kind of. If I wanted to start working Thursdays instead of Wednesdays, that would probably be doable. But if I say I am going to be there on Thursdays, I HAVE to be there on Thursdays! There are at least 10 patients scheduled with me. Flexible? Not so much...

Cason is hoping to go back to work tomorrow as well. He starts training a new corrections officer tomorrow. Not a promotion or a pay increase, but it is an additional responsiblity that I suppose says they would like to have a new hire work like Cason does :) Cason is a hard worker. It is great to have a husband who works so hard. Not only does he work hard, but he makes sure he does everything to the best that he can while being respectful and showing integrity.

Mr. Creighton. I'm not sure what tomorrow holds for him. I hope he is better, but if not, I will snuggle him and read him stories over and over and over, and give him delicious red and purple medicine, and continue to play movies for him like Bolt, Tangled, Ice Age, and Toy Story. One of his favorite movies is Tangled. Cason thinks it is weird. I don't. There is plenty of action in that movie to keep a little boy entertained! And glowing hair is awesome no matter who you are.

And next weekend we will DEFINITELY be having our Mickey Mouse Birthday party to celebrate a very special 2nd birthday!!

Cason's 25th Birdie

Happy 25th "Birdie" to this guy...

We sure think that he is a "hole-in-one" million!

Going for a Test Drive

Today we went to Idaho Falls to have birthday dinner with Cason's parents. But before we had dinner we did a little shopping. We bought Creighton a bed, and right next door to the furniture store was Toys 'R Us. So we headed over for some toy shopping. Forget a new bed... Creighton wanted a new mode of transportation!

He thought he liked the tricycles until he tried these...

He decided he likes the police car best-it comes with a hand held radio!

I Will Never LEGO of You

Since it is Valentine's Day...let's talk about LOVE.

This little love of my life is truely something else!

 Creighton loves to play! It is so amazing how he can manage to entertain himself constantly. Forget about using the toys how they are MEANT to be used though. Creighton always finds different ways to play with the toys. But he doesn't even need traditional toys to have fun. Creighton finds that any toiletry item is superior to anything he has on his toy shelf. Recently he has used mascara as lip gloss, a headband as a necklace, a comb as a spoon, chapstick as hair gel, and quite frankly-taking tampons out of the box and strewing them all over the house is a blast!

Buzz Lightyear and Mickey Mouse are pretty high up on Creighton's list of important "people". He loves cartoons and movies. And he always is concerned during the dramatic scenes. We watched Lion King the other day and when the lions and hyenas were fighting he kept saying, "Oh no. Oh no." Same thing when the mean dogs were chasing Russell and Mr. Fredricksen in, UP.

 Creighton loves to color! Thank goodness for Color Wonder by Crayola :) And thanks to Grama and Grampa Wilde for introducing him to it. He has created many wonderful works of art for my refrigerator. Silly mommy- I did teach him how to stack the markers and make a sword...What was I thinking?

 The floor is a fabulous place for Creighton to accomplish many of his favorite activities. Creighton will drag his dog, Grits, or a blanket into the kitchen and "read".

I am so grateful to have a child who loves to read. However he has found that it is interesting to peel off the covers of the books. Really? I have a few books from when I was little and he has managed to destroy them in no time at all. A book that has lasted me 20+ years is quickly ruined by "Mr. Destruct-o" (as I often refer to him).

By far, Creighton's favorite book is "Go, Dog, Go". He will sit by himself and turn the pages and say, "Go, Dog, Go.  Go, Dog, Go.  Go, Dog, Go." It sounds more like, "Dough, Da, Dough." I love to hear him read, so precious. Numerous times a day he will grab a blanket, his teddy bear, and a book and insist to be read to that minute. I am shocked that he doesn't get bored with the same books, but he has about 10 favorites.

This is Creighton teddy bear that he loves. It was never intended to be "his" bear. It is actually mine from when I was a baby, but he found it one day and claimed it as his. I took the above picture because I found him one night feeding his teddy bear Doritos. :)

Creighton and his Grampa are truely BFF's. Here they are watching Monsters, Inc...

 and napping on an exceptionally exhausting day of play. Seems like Grampa should be the one sleeping- Creighton doesn't let him rest. Go, go, go!

 What's not to love about grandparents who let you put a bowl on your head as a hat? Grama and Grampa Wilde's house is definitely the place to be.

But we are always so glad for visitors to come to our house. Like Aunt Sidnie and "Aunt" Kaylee. Creighton is a big flirt and just loves when the big girls come over to play and make "treats". A few weeks ago we made Oreo-stuffed cookies and Oreo-stuffed brownies. Let's blame pinterest for those ideas. Creighton was in HEAVEN! He loves sugar. But I'm not too surprised :) His favorite candy is probably M&M's. He likes to separate the blue ones out from all the others.

Creighton is so friendly and waves "hi" and "bye-bye" to most everyone. Even when I turn away the annoying door-to-door salesman Creighton smiles and enthusiastically waves and says, "bye-bye!"

He is great at giving "loves". Him and his daddy give "bisous"-a kiss on each cheek and then on the lips!

Happy Valentine's Day!!