Brycen's 2nd Birthday

Brycen will be turning 2 on October 6th so we had a party for him with some nursery friends and siblings on Wednesday, October 1st. The day started off crazy just getting everything and everyone ready. It got even worse when we were setting up at the park and Brycen fell and hit the inside of his mouth on the table. His mouth kept filling up with blood. We ended up taking him to Urgent Care cause we were worried about him needing stitches. That was about 10:50 and the party was to start at 11:00. Luckly a friend of mine came early and was able to stay and give people the news that the party was cancelled as Tom rushed him to Childre's Mercy. Luckaly he was able to get in right away and was out in a flash.
He ended up being fine and we had the party later that afternoon. It was a lot of fun and a perfect day. I am so glad that everyone was still able to come!

Tom and Brycen eating pizza, Brycen's favorite food. Aiden, Jack and Tylor enjoing a bite as well.


The hungry party-goers!

















Pinata time! Brycen beating the bull! At first we couldn't even get Brycen to come over to the pinata, but he warmed up to it pretty quick. The hardest part about having a pinata at a 2-year-old's birthday party was protecting the bystanders from a flailing bat. Good thing it was plastic.






















Dylan hitting it out of the park! Thank goodness we had some older kids to help get the job done.






















Amelia taking a well needed break.






















Tom taking over to finish the job. He was the biggest kid at the party.






















Yummy birthday cake. Made with love by mommy! Brycen loves the movie Cars so we had to make him a birthday cake with that theme. When he saw the cake he said, "Queen...Mader" pointing to each one. Then he said "Two", we were so proud.

















My little boy, how did you get so big. Yikes, to see pictures of myself makes me squeemish. But, I just have to get over that. One day I will lose the weight. But that didn't stop me from taking a piece of cake.






















The cupcakes were a hit too. Here is Jack, Aiden, Dylan, Analise, and Jace.



Everyone just had to take a bite. Here is Jaxon with a mouthful.






















Brycen is never shy about getting his hands dirty, especially with chocolate. When he is done he will let me know by saying, " I mess".






















Even though the party only lasted just under 2 hours, I was exhausted. Things were so crazy and Brycen still wasn't quite sure about what was going on. So we waited until that night when things got a little calmer. He had a lot of fun opening each one and everything was exciting to him.

Thanks everyone for the great gifts and for coming to the party. We had a great time and lots of good memories!

Tummy Time

I put Andi Belle on our favorite quilt for some tummy time. It is so colorful with lots of different shapes to look at. She lasts for 5 minutes and then she is done. She is getting so big. She is 4 months here. She is 85% in length and 75% in weight. She laughs and smiles all the time. She loves to stick anything in her mouth...anything. Don't get me wrong, she does have plenty of sad moments too.

Family Pizza Night

Pizza is a family favorite in the Bollwitt house hold. I usually get no complaints. Even though my favorite is home made, I had to settle for store bought this night cause I was on my way to work. I can't remember the exact date but it was early September. I think Andrea was about to turn 4 months.

Guess Who's Pregnant!

Ok, so we had a last minute girls night and one of us dropped the bomb. Which one of us is it. You have a few choices to chose from...

Olivia, Cortney, Me, Jenni or Karina.

Cortney or Me....no, keep guessing

Jenni or Karina....no, keep guessing

Andrea...of course not, but isn't she such a lady

Olivia...Ok, so just kidding, it is Cortney...Congratulations!!!!

On the Mend

Since we have been sick all week, we haven't been doing much. Finally we are all starting to feel better.

My kisses are so sweet!

Brycen is starting to give more kisses then hits to his sister. He really can be so sweet.

Just hanging out in my PJ's, even though it's after lunch

Yucky medicine

Andrea really doesn't like to take her medicine much, she spits it out and it gets all over her clothes and face.

A Trip to Urgent Care

August 27, 2008

Snuggling with mommy. 3 months

This week Andrea came down with her first ear infection. Brycen came down with a cold last Monday which developed into an ear infection. Then like a chain reaction, we all got sick. Yesterday she started getting really fussy (which is unlike her) and wasn't eating. I took her to urgent care and her right ear is infected. She is taking it like a champ. She is still running a temp of 101 at times but she is feeling much better. Everyone is on antibiotics but me. I am feeling a little better. But we are all hanging in there.

A Visit from Cousin Alek

Alek came down to visit from Nebraska and boy, did these two have fun. We went swimming almost everyday. Big pools, small pools, blow-up pools, it didn't matter, these two were all over it. This is a picture of Brycen and Alek in the back of the car eating lunch during our trip to Oceans of Fun.

Nothing Better then PB&J.

A fun trip to the park...

It wore Andi out.