4th of July!!!

What a weekend... full of baseball, 4th of July at the park, swimming (which I didn't get pics of), BBQ, and fireworks. We had a blast and enjoyed spending time with family. With JT getting older it is getting more fun because he is understanding what is going on. Thursday night we went to a roadrunners game with some family. We didn't last 9 innings, but it was fun to see how JT would react. Friday we just hung out at home and I went to Krumpets with my mom for the 75% off 4th of July decorations. We got a ton for only $35.00!!! I think it is my new favorite store. Thank you Shaunie for introducing us!!! :) Saturday we celebrated the 4th with my parents. Races at the park... JT came in second to an almost 3 year old... so I pretty much think he won. :) He played some games and we waited in line for an hour so he could ride a pony. We were all talking while we waited that he better get on the pony to make our wait worth it. Well we were wrong. He didn't want to get off. He loves animals and loved the pony. It was so cute! It was a fun filled day and we all got to bed late! Today was a normal Sunday... JT and I had a 3 hour nap which was very very nice and than spent awhile at Papa & Nana's riding the motorcycle. It is going to be hard to go back to work tomorrow. Especially when I know it is going to be CRAZY!!!! Oh well... maybe it will go fast. Also... I am going private next Sunday. I have all of you down that requested to be added, but some of you didn't leave an email. If you can go and check if your email is on there or you can email me at budge13@juno.com :) Summer... I need an add to your blog ;) Now it is time for another fun week.

Take me out to the ballgame!

I think he had fun :)

On your mark... get set... GO!

He was watching the Red Robin bird!

Fishing for ducks

Digging through sawdust

His favorite thing at the park

So freakin cute!!

Patiently waiting for the sparkler!

He wasn't quite sure about it at first!

We are going to try our names and taking the pic on the 24th... stay tuned for awesome pics!

Notice the redness of our skin? We got a bit of sun!

Enjoying it a little bit more

Relaxing on Sunday. We are having a problem with this blanket. :( Never leaves his side.

This kid has me wrapped around his finger... and his daddy would agree! :)

Now that you have all been patient... 2 posts in one night!!!

Here are a few pictures of what we have done in the past few months... Keep reading though because our baby turned 2 today and we had a successful birthday party tonight. I am exhausted!!! We have been busy as a family and are looking forward to the rest of the summer. We are having a Packard reunion next week and all of Jon's siblings will be coming from Washington. We haven't seen some of them in a year. We are excited to spend time with them. I am sure I will get tons of pictures.

Looking older with all his hair gone!

Nice face daddy :)


Uncle Dizzles got himself married. How cute are these boys?

We aren't sure what they were looking at.

Fixing the drawers.

Even bribing him with candy doesn't get him off daddy's motorcycle.

Bubbles don't taste very good.

After all the hard work... the front is done. Now it's time for the backyard!

Daddy taught JT how to eat yogurt with a cookie. That is a necessity you know.

Birthday Boy!!!

Holy Smokes... JT is 2! How crazy is that. It doesn't seem like it has been two years. As I was working today I thought back to the day he was born him. The moment I saw him in the nursery 2 years ago I knew that he belonged in our family and he was going to make us so happy. He has made my life complete. We are so blessed to be his parents. He is such a joy to be around. He has such a sparkling smile and awesome personality. He is going to go so far in his life. He is an amazing son and will be a wonderful big brother. I am so thankful that he chose us as his parents. I can't imagine my life without him. We had a "motorcycle" (his favorite thing in the whole world) birthday party with my family tonight. He got spoiled and had a blast. We had to save the big present from us for last because once he saw it he would have not opened the rest of his presents. It was a success and we move into the terrific 2's ;) Now for the pictures... sorry there are so many I just couldn't pick a few.

Look who's 2!!!

This is the "cheese" face



Mmmmmm ... frosting

Cake is good!

Sportin the helmet!

He didn't want to sit still and open presents... it was a fight.

The grand finale... just like daddy's!!!

Whoa.. goes a little fast downhill... he even crashed once. :)

Good thing mom made him put the helmet on before he crashed.

Who's the man?

He looks so grown up. What am I going to do when he turns 3?

Not a fan of silly string.

He just wouldn't smile!

Our family... time to add another one! :)

It's time...

I know I promised a post and I will get to it... my inlaws are coming down today for the weekend, but I plan on blogging on Sunday. :) Anyway, we are doing some things in our lives that are going to change things and I decided that I am not comfortable having the whole world knowing... so it is time we go private. I am not going to switch for 3 weeks due to vacations and other stuff... so you have plenty of time to get your request in. :) Leave a comment or email me at budge13@juno.com Hope everyone has a wonderful weekend. I know we will.

Ok Ok Ok!!!

So I have been a bit lazy lately or maybe just busy with life, but I promise we are still alive and one of these days I will post. :)

Updates coming soon...

We are still alive... just very very busy. Ramsey & Shaunie's wedding was amazing. They are so happy and we are excited to share our backyard with them. :) I will try to post what we have been up to tonight. Life is just crazy and my blog isn't getting much love. Oh well... that's life :)

A few days of our lives.

Jon surprised me on Friday by finally bringing my piano from my grandma's garage. We inherited it from his mom when they moved to Utah. It is old and a crazy green color, but I am in love with it. It needs some work done. Hopefully within the next few weeks I can get someone to come and look at it. Those of you whoe are piano experts (April) let me know if you prefer anyone. :) I have also said from the first day we saw JT he was going to be a concert pianist. He has long fingers which daddy thinks will be great for basketball or football. I insisted he will also take piano. He loves to sit and play. Look how both hands are playing and he already has great form and technique. It has been a wonderful babysitter. ;) He sat for about an hour on Friday and was entertained the whole time. Not one of JT's strong points (sitting still)

Friday we also got gravel for our driveway and various places in our yard. Thanks to those of you who helped with that. We got it put up against the house and added some flagstone from my parents in front of our side door. It looks nice. We are now waiting to get some equipment to smooth the rest out. I am not really a fan of shovel and wheelbarrow methods. :) It looks so nice. it is crazy what a little bit of gravel will do for ya. I will post a pic when it is all done.

So more JT fun tonight... Have I said I love having a 2 year old? :) Jon and I were in the living room talking and JT was in the kitchen. We both weren't paying attention and all of the sudden I hear what sounds like trash bags. I look over to a roll of trashbags all over the floor. Jon told me to watch because it was going to be funny. He says, " JT, what are you doing? Do I need to come in there?" As Jon is talking JT runs and grabs the roll of bags and runs back into the pantry. Jon again says, "JT what are you doing?" JT walked out of the pantry and grabbed the rest of the bags and put them in the pantry. He then precedes to walk out into the living room like nothing is wrong. Jon had him show him what he was playing with. JT took Jon's finger and dragged him into the kitchen. This is what we found... at least he put the roll back where he got it from. :) Never a dull life.

He was so proud of himself. Notice the lid to the garbage can too. The pantry seems to be JT's favorite spot to cause trouble. It is filled with blenders, toasters, mugs, and anything that shouldn't be touched. He also loves to shut us in or shut himself in and knock. What a character! :) We are so in love with him.