My little boy turned 1 years old! Where has the time gone? I always ask that but seriously where does it go? It seems like I wake up and months have passed instead of hours. Enough of that...we had friends and family over to the house and celebrate Reid's monster party in the barn. We decided on a cook out with hamburgers, hotdogs, veggie trays, chips, beans, coleslaw, fruit, and of course yummy monster cake. I'm so thankful that I have a mother in law that I can tell what I want and she is so good at being able to create just that in her cakes!

     Reid was such a big boy today too! His manners were spot on and boy howdy did he dig into his smasher cake! It was so funny watching him because he kept looking at Jason and I like, "Are you sure I can use my hands? I'm not going to get into trouble for the mess, right?" I love my beautiful boy who keeps me on my toes! My heart is full!

   

Allison's 6th Birthday

First of all, say WHAT?! I cannot believe my baby girl is already 6 years old and in Kindergarten to boot! I spent several months pinning tons of girly party ideas on Pinterest for her to choose from. I had envisioned lots of pink tulle, dainty cupcakes, girls in cute little party dresses, etc. Needless to say, she dismissed all my ideas in lieu of a Halloween themed birthday party. Sometimes she surprises the heck out of me! The party turned out really great. We started with a fun craft that had kids making green monsters.

The kids then played several games. One was called Mummy Wrap where the kids worked in teams to wrap a friend in an entire roll of toilet paper. The quickest team won. They also played Fake Out where all the kids sat down and tried their absolute best not to smile while 1 person had to do their best to make them smile either by singing, making goofy faces, etc.

Then it was on to cake! Grandma Schneeberger made Allison's cake this year. The writing says, "Our little Witch is 6!" We ended the party with presents and of course outdoor play time!