Rylee's 1st Birthday Party

We finally celebrated Rylee's 1st Birthday last week (just a few weeks late...better than never right?). Rylee had so much fun! It was a simple family party. In an effort to make it simple we decided to order dinner. We even had it delivered! So we had hot wings, pasta, salad and bread sticks. Of course that was followed by birthday cake and ice cream.

Rylee wore her tutu that was shower gift from Michelle Clark. She is getting a little bigger around the waste so it's probably time to order another one... She also had a 'Birthday Girl' crown which she happily kept on for the whole party and a 'Birthday Girl' shirt with a cutie cupcake on it. I love dressing her in fun girly things. So FUN!

She was so happy and having a ball!

Gunner helped open most of her presents. It was sweet to watch him open them for her while she sat on her throne, I mean her new rocking chair.

Yummy cake--Rylee took tiny little pinches of the icing and stayed pretty clean. Daddy and PawPaw tried to get her a little messy but she didn't really join in. Unlike Gunner, we had to put him directly in the bathtub after his cake (on his 1st birthday).

Baby Gabe (Rylee's 2nd cousin) was at her party and she was thrilled. We get to spend every Monday with Baby Gabe and it makes Rylee's day!

We didn't get pictures of everyone but MeeMaw and PawPaw, Uncle Steve and Aunt Debbie, Tyler and Bethany, Cody and Blake also celebrated with us. Thanks for making Rylee's 1st birthday celebration special!

Ed's Cheezy 37th Birthday!

So if you were at dinner at the church on Wednesday night you got to witness me and my cheesiness. Ed's birthday was Wednesday and Gunner was into it! When Gunner woke up Wednesday morning he wanted to yell 'surprise' when he saw Ed. He was telling me he would count one, two, three and then say surprise. I kept trying to get him to whisper while he was telling me his plan but getting Gunner to whisper is, well, impossible (any pointers on teaching a 3 year old to whisper is much appreciated). Anyway he yelled 'surprise' just as he had planned and of course Ed got a kick out of it.
Ed went to work and the fun began. Rylee decided to sleep in so Gunner and I made Ed a strawberry cake--his favorite. Gunner had a ball and as usual was thrilled to be doing something special for his daddy. Next was our trip to Target to get candles and a present. We secured the candles, Toy Story and a Wii Fit. The excitement was building and Gunner could hardly wait until he could give Ed his cake and presents. The only problem was, since it was Wednesday me and the kids would be at church and Ed was planning on working late then going to church to play basketball. Gunner would be in bed before Ed came home. So I called Ed and told him Gunner had made a cake for him and was going to be very disappointed if he didn't get to share it with him so we decided to celebrate at church. I felt like a major dork hauling in presents and a cake. Even a bigger dork when I pulled out the lighter and lit the 24 candles for Ed's 37th birthday. But to see Gunner's face made it worth it. We shared our cake with the Clarks and the Vincents and had our self a little party in the middle of the gym. I thought taking pictures would just be over the top so there are no pics to share!
The Wii Fit is still in the box. Ed hasn't had the energy to get it out. I told him I was no expert on exercise but I had heard that you gained energy by working out!
We watched Toy Story as a family last night. Gunner's still a little young and for a little boy who usually takes handfuls of toys to bed took very few last night. I really think it freaked him out!