Happy Easter!

Back to blogging!  The weekend of Noah's big birthday party also happened to be Easter weekend.  Which meant that we had Mimi & Papa with us, we went to church at the Erwin Center at UT (now an Austin Stone tradition), and we even managed to cook lunch!  Quite a lot for one weekend!

A few surprises in the Easter basket.

Mmmm...this year Noah actually appreciated the M&M's I put in his Easter eggs!

A new pair of Crocs!

Oh yes.  It's him.  None other than Joshua.

Must have this one framed!

We had a wonderful, if not hectic weekend, and were so thankful to celebrate and worship what our Lord Jesus has done for us!  He is Risen!  Let His Name be praised!

Party like a Choo Choo Train!

On April 7, we celebrated a big boy's 3rd birthday in style...Thomas the Train style, to be exact.  We invited all our local pals to join us at Southwest Williamson County Park, where we rented a pavilion next to a playscape and enjoyed some playtime and cupcakes!  Then we headed over for a birthday ride on "Sophie" of the Cedar Rock Railroad.

The Thomas the Train cupcake cake!

Cupcakes with friends

Because no party is complete without a little slide action

Blowing on Thomas whistles and waiting for the train!

The birthday boy and Daddy

Sweet Cayden, with baby sister Lauren, and mom Amy in the back ground

Sweet boy

Madison Rae, and her mommy, Kelly

Proof that Mimi & Papa were here.

Madison, Adam, and Mrs. Sam :)

Mr. Beck, and his mommy, Nicole

All Aboard the Cedar Rock Railroad!

We also had a little family party at Uncle Scott's house in McKinney on April 14.  Noah had a great time hanging out with the extended fam.

Oh yes, more Thomas.

The kids table. :)  Noah was so glad to see Jake, Mallory, & Beau (although, the littlest Chamblee somehow did not make the pics.)

Getting schooled on his soccer skills by Madison and Aunt Cookie.

Cousin time!

 Thank you to all of our sweet friends and family for helping celebrate Noah!

Three Years Old!

Our baby boy is three years old!  He truly cannot called be a toddler any longer.  He is our little boy.

We visited the doctor for his well-check on April 12 and here are the latest stats:

Weight: 31 14oz. (50%)

Height: 38.5 (70%)

BMI: 14.7 (10%)

(You may notice the large discrepancy between his height and body mass index.  We have a tall, skinny boy at the moment!  He had apparently just gone through a growth spurt.  Getting a little too long for Mommy! :)

Noah started his new speech program through our local school district on April 16.  He attends the class for 2 hours every morning and so far seems to be loving it.

As you will see when I get around to posting about his birthday party, he is a Thomas the Train addict these days!  Everything is trains.  All. day. long. :)

His baby-sitter Samantha took these beautiful pictures for us and totally captured Noah, along with some local terrain.  He loves spending time with "Miss Sam" and her family while Mommy is working.  Noah is a regular little part of the family.  It has been so neat watching his first real friendships blossom over the past year.  Adam, Parker, and Brennan are some of the friends he spends the most time with.  We have been so blessed with the community that has enveloped us in the last year.

Of all his friends, Daddy is probably his best friend.  They have fun playing together and he eagerly looks forward to Daddy getting home every evening and any other time that we have Daddy around!  They have a beautiful bond.

"I'm 3!"

Here's to another year of fun!  We love you, Noah!