Silas is 4!

Silas had two fun birthday parties!  One at a gymnastics center and one at home.  He had a great time.  I was thankful Aunt Kim, Katherine and Carol could attend, as well as Grandmom and our new nephew Beau.  

Jennifer, our new, old nanny and friend helped me with the cupcakes from scratch plan.  What an eye opening experience.  All ingredients at the same temperature and what type of mixture attachment??  It was an experiment, a very tedious experiment.  I felt like I was back in analytical chemistry.  Somehow my experiments in chemistry turned out better than this one.  The bottoms were burnt, but they looked nice.  Thanks Jennifer for all your help and all the love you show my sweet little ones.  My friend Kelly is always a great help to our family as well and we appreciate all her help with the party.  Lauren, our past nanny and friend was also there to celebrate.  She got a job in August and is now a teacher at an elementary school.  We miss her, but we are glad she has become a part of our family!

My sweet boy is growing up.  I look at pictures from August and now October and wonder what happened..  He is growing too fast.  I tell Si to stop growing all the time.  He tells me that he has to, but that he will always be my big baby.  I hope that is true.  What a joy having Silas in our lives has been.  I have a sense of dread as the time passes.  I know it is so pessimistic and selfish of me, but I sometimes wish I could trap them in childhood forever.  I love them both so much and I am so blessed that God has given us two wonderful children.  Happy Birthday my sweet boy!

Aunt Carol helping out

 

 

 

 

Silas and his best friend Luke Dollar

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 CUT and....

TAKE TWO

Anna taking a break in between parties.  How cute is that...

 

 

The home party

 

 

I labored over this cake, but it was a labor of love.  It was a lot of fun to make and he loved it!  I wonder if I will take the easy route and having one party at a place where everything is included.  Doubt it...
 

Amos and Anna

 

Giving Amos some love, a little too much Anna!
 

And the big gift....  I found this at a consignment sale.  What a find!  He loves it!  I was so excited to see him so excited.  We love you buddy!

 

 

 

Ms. Lauren and the birthday boy! 

 

Sweet Baby Beau!

 

Adventures of Silas and Anna. Meeting Baby Beau

They are so funny!  Who would have thought the dump truck would turn into a ride for Anna.  She had the time of her life going around and around and around the house!

 

 

Meeting our new nephew/cousin Beau!  I think Anna is just speechless....
 

New Mom, Aunt Kim and Sweet Baby Beau

School Days

What a delight to see them so happy in their "work" environment.  Anna has finally warmed up to school.  She attends two days a week and is having a lot of fun.  Goodbyes are a lot easier now.  Silas is an old pro most of the time and amazes me with all his interests.  He loves for me to read to him and enjoys working in preschool workbooks in the evening.  He has truly developed a love of learning at this school!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sound boxes.  He knows his letters and their sounds.  He will place the animal or object underneath the letter that makes the starting sound.

Happy Birthday Daddy and gearing up for Halloween

Looks like Silas had an awesome time celebrating his Daddy's birthday!

October is right around the corner, so the kids tried on their costumes.  So much fun!

 

Giving her best roar and I guess his best spider...

 

 

 

They love each other, at least for now

 

Si is fairly skilled with a camer

 

Another photo, courtesy of my budding 3 year old, soon to be 4 year old photographer