Fun Weekend!

Holden and I had a full, fun weekend. Of course that means plenty of pictures to share! I swear he looks bigger and older to me everyday. I am really looking forward to being off this summer so that we can enjoy doing things together each day!

On Friday night, my school had its annual Karnival Knight. (It's spelled that way because our mascot is a knight in shining armor; I do know how to spell carnival! Ha!) Holden went last year but couldn't do too much other than look around and eat! This year was so much fun! He loved the little games set up, seeing and sitting in a fire truck, playing with Colin and Cade, and getting his face painted for the first time! There is a lady in town called the "Zoo Lady" who does incredible animal faces on kids. He chose the tiger and thought it was hilarious every time he looked in the mirror! We have a raffle set up with all sorts of baskets full of goodies. I put Holden's name on some of the tickets, as well as Jay's name and my name on others. Holden must be lucky, because he won us an overnight at the Chateau, which is the hotel we had our wedding reception at. We said he won an overnight with the grandparents. :) The only downfall to the evening was when he spotted the local football team's mascot walking around and flipped out. You know how he is with characters right now! I literally had to take him outside to calm him down. Poor kid! That's why he doesn't look too happy in the picture where he and Cade are sitting in the fire truck. Fortunately, the character moved on to other areas and we were able to resume the night with Daddy, who arrived after work.

Saturday was overcast, but really warm! We were able to go out in shorts for the first time this season. Holden was thrilled to get some riding time on his little Harley. He is obsessed with "Kickles" right now (what he calls motorcycles) which is funny to me because Jay can't STAND them due to all of the accident scenes he's had to work. This one is pretty harmless, although he can't steer to save his life and gets mad if someone intervenes. Mr. Independent! He rode it all the way down the street to Memaw and Pepaw's house, then discovered he could still drive on their grass. :)

Saturday afternoon we headed to Natalie's house to help her celebrate her first birthday!! I can't believe this sweet baby girl is already a year old. It's just a reminder to me of how quickly little ones grow. Holden adores "Atalie" (he drops the N for some reason!) and was excited to "help" her eat cupcakes and play with new toys. They were both thrilled with her little Mickey ride along toy and the two of them were so cute as she rode and he pushed her around! He gave her a bit of a wild ride but she loved it! You'd think she was my own baby with all the pictures I took. She is such a special girl and we love her so much! She had a blast at her party. As you can see she is such a happy girl! I love the way she scrunches up her nose when she grins. Bridget did an awesome job with the party. It had a cupcake theme, down to Natalie's shirt, cupcakes to eat, her plates, big balloon, etc. It is so fun to have a little girl in my life (two now with Miss Corinne's arrival!) so that I get my fix of pink, ruffles, and dollies. It's neat to see her and Holden starting to interact and establish a friendship. I am really excited about playing together this summer! Happy birthday, Natalie Marie! I love you

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These last shots are from a recent weekend but I hadn't had a chance to post them yet. I thought they'd go along well with Natalie's bday. It was a rainy day and Holden and I met Bridget, Natalie, and our friend, Heather, for breakfast before heading to our house for playtime. They were a riot at the restaurant together; sharing and exchanging toys, throwing things on the floor and staring at them together over the side of their highchairs, Holden telling her things and Natalie smiling and babbling at him. He even attempted to share his bacon with her! She doesn't have enough teeth for that yet, so we told him she couldn't have it. I guess he thought we were being mean, because he kept trying to sneak her a piece! They were so cute playing at our house. He really likes to show her things and try to help her play with them. In the top picture, he is kissing her head! So sweet! I love when she kisses him back; it's a big slobber-fest and he usually gives me a look like, "Gross, Mommy!" It's so neat to see your best friend's baby becoming friends with your own baby.