Merry Christmas

We had the most perfect Christmas!
Chad had off on Christmas Eve which was wonderful. I was able to prepare a breakfast casserole for Christmas morning and make a huge pot of cream of potato soup, brownies, and cookies for the Rigdon family Christmas lunch. Later that evening we went to my aunt's house to celebrate. Santa Claus was even there! The last two times we have seen Santa this year, Weston has cried his eyes out. When we walked into my aunt's house on Christmas Eve, Santa was there waiting for the children. Weston waved, said "Hi Santa!", and ran right over to him and sat on his lap. It was adorable!

Santa came to our house when we went to sleep that night!! He brought Weston lots of new toys and books. His favorite gifts from Santa were definitely his bicycle and tools. It was so cute watching him open his presents and get excited about everything. Love this kid!

After opening presents, we got dressed and headed for my sister's house for breakfast. 

The boys waiting to open more presents from Gaga and Pop Pop. 

We had breakfast, opened more presents, and played for a bit. Then we had to get home... Chad's family came over for lunch. Weston loved showing everyone his new bike and helmet. Thank you Caillou for wearing a helmet. Weston loves that show and will copy off of everything he sees on Caillou. 

New big boy chair from Mumsy!

He loves his new bike!

It is so hard to believe that this was Weston's 3rd Christmas. Chad and I were talking that night about how much he has grown and how quickly he is learning new things. This year was our favorite Christmas yet and it's all because of him. 

Weston's 2nd Birthday

Weston's turned 2 one week ago! 

Bernard even celebrated with us!

Good morning, birthday boy!

Confetti pancakes for breakfast. 

Make a wish.

Happy Birthday!

We had to run a few errands. A lollipop was the perfect treat!
And he picked out M&Ms for dessert after lunch. 

Lunch with Grandmom.

Play time at home.

Gift from Mommy and Daddy.

Cannot believe he is TWO!

My Birthday Boy

He's 2 today. 
Where has the time gone? My life is perfect with this little boy.  

2 years ago...

Baking Cookies

On Monday, Weston and I decided to bake some yummy chocolate chip cookies. He loves working in the kitchen. I got out all the ingredients and he would dump them into the mixer. Once it was time to dump the chocolate chips into the mixer his fingers could not stay out of the bowl! Yum. 

FYI- these cookies are just for Mommy, Daddy, and Weston to eat- he sneezed right into the bowl.

Weston's Tractor Party

On Saturday we celebrated Weston's 2nd birthday- John Deere Style! Weston is obsessed with tractors so I knew this would definitely be the perfect theme for his party. I had lots of fun planning his big celebration. We had originally planned to have his party in the barn, but with the chance of rain we decided to have it inside Chad's parents house. The weather ended up being beautiful, so Mumsy (Chad's mom) took the kids for a hay ride!! So much fun!

After the hay ride, we sang "Happy Birthday" to the little man. He was a little embarrassed and needed some reassuring from his mommy.  He blew out his candle all by himself! So proud. 

 Then it was time to open gifts!

We we got home, Weston did not know what toy to play with first! :)
What a fun day! I cannot believe my little boy is almost two. Time flies. 

Meet Bernard

Santa's helper Bernard has arrived! He has been keeping a close eye on Weston to make sure he is being a good boy. Each night he heads back to the North Pole to tell Santa what the little man has been up to and whether or not he's behaving. :)

Weston gets so excited to find Bernard (or should I say "Saint Bernard"... that's what Weston calls him) each morning. He knows that he is not allowed to touch him or he will lose his magical elf powers. Yesterday morning, Bernard was caught eating mommy's cereal and he even spelled out HI with the Cheerios. Weston really got a kick out of that!