Molly the Snow Bunny!!

So as were were driving back from a great, quick, visit in Columbus, OH on Sunday night we hit Ebensburgh,about 1/2 way back from Pittsburgh on our drive, and it started to snow. By the time we pulled into State College there was a good 6 inches of fresh snow on the ground! And in the morning we had at least 8! Happy March to us!!! Molly and Aaron had fun building snow people in the back yard!

So we have wanted to get Molly to hit the slopes at Tussey Mountain all winter but due to Aaron's crazy schedule we just haven't gotten there. Until this week. Since it is PSU spring break Aaron's schedule was a little more lax and we had the opportunity to take her. She was very excited as we talked about it. And when we pulled in she told us that she was ready to go home. But once she saw the skiers in action she couldn't wait. She went to ski school and had a blast. She told us all about her pizza wedgie and riding on the ski lift! When we were all done she LOVED it and can't wait to go again! Although I hope that next year is the next chance we get to play in the snow!

Macon's 1st Birthday Sock Monkey Party!!!

We celebrated Macon's birthday just a bit early this year as he will aways have to compete with Daddy's work schedule. This year Daddy would not be home for his birthday because he would be in Bloomington at girls Big Tens. Lucky for us Macon was more than happy to celebrate early!!! We were lucky enought to have very special family, and friends come celebrate it with us!!!Gramma & GP were able to come in from Pittsburgh.  And Nut, Uncle Brett, and McKenzie were able to come up from DC to help celebrate! Ms Liz, and the Hargis', Mr. Thad, Ms Ashley also helped to make the party special!

We had a Sock Monkey Birthday Party!!! Macon thought it was just a perfect theme for his big 1!!!  It was a red, brown, and blue themed party! Macon had fun, but not as much fun as Molly did playing with John!!

The sock monkeysmash cake!! Tissue poms in the back ground

Macon's month by month photo calendar!

The table and home made banner!

The cake and cupcakes!!

I made Macon a smash cake and as soon as he got his hands into it and figured out that he couldn't get the icing off his hands he was DONE!!! He was screaming and crying and had had enough! Sorry sweet boy!! But overall the party was a sucess and I just can't believe that Macon is 1! It truely feels like yesterday that we brought him home from the hospital! He continues to be a sweet boy. He is on the verge of walking. He does a lot of climbing the stairs, standing and chasing after Molly! We really think that any day now we will have a walking boy!

All the goodies ready to eat!!

My first attempt at tissue poms!

Mommy & Macon

Birthday sign and party hat!

The fam!

The birthday boy!!

Partying with McKenzie

The decorations I made myself. When you become a stay at home mom you find silly crafty things to keep you and the kids busy!! Especially during the VERY long and cold winter! The tissue poms were something that I had seen on line that I wanted to try because I am going to make larger ones for Molly's room and everywhere I read that your first try would not be your best. So Macon's party was my trial run! I made the invatations to match too! Can't keep the teacher out of me! I had so much fun doing it that I am going to do McKenzie's party next week. I'll have to post pictures of all my craftiness later!!

Getting ready for the cake!! Macon LOVED getting sung to and even started dancing to the music!!

Catching up!

So we have been on the go around here. February was full of planning Macon's birthday party, reupholstering our sectional, and of course being glued to the computer watching Men's and Women's Big Tens.

Mom staid the week after Macon's Party and helped me reupholster our sectional. It is a long story but the bottom line is that it was REALLY poorly made and needed a facelift!! Thankfully my mom is SUPER talented and I worked her to the bone all week but by 10am on Saturday (6days later) we had pulled it off and we had a "new" couch!!