Rev Up Your Engines!

These pictures are in no particular order. In fact, they are completely random but they paint a picture of what a great day we had. There was so much work to be done, but we had so much fun. Evan saw his party all set up and said, "Thank you, Mama." Totally. Worth. It. All.

My favorite part of the party! Guests were asked to make donations to the Ronald McDonald House in lieu of gifts to Ryan and Evan. We have so much stuff to drop off! It truly is a blessing to give, and this is a lesson we want our children to learn.

Evan enjoyed his "car" that I made. Each child had his and her very own car to detail and race!

See? They loved it!

Nanny Jackie came back this year to see the birthday boys

The kids tossed a car shaped bean bag into a tire after the race.

This picture cracks me up because we are singing happy birthday to Evan and Ryan started pointing at him!

One of my sweet birthday boys!

It was a really cool party! It was a day full of good food, friends, and fellowship. My Ryan and Evan felt special and were a happy as can be and that's all this mama ever wanted. Many thanks to all our family and friends who helped pull this thing off. I have to give an extra special thank you to my husband and sister. Boy did I work them! 

Stay tuned for a few more pictures

Happy Birthday, Ryan & Evan

R&E wanted balloons for their birthday party. I wanted them to have something special on their actual birthday, so I decorated the family room with balloons for them to see when they woke up. They loved it!

Reclaiming the Day

Three years ago today God blessed us with Ryan and Evan. We expected to meet our bundles of joy on September 16th, so their arrival three months too soon on a Monday morning in June was quite a shock. Theirs was not a peaceful birth. It wasn't a joyful day. There weren't any jubilant phone calls to family and friends announcing the birth of our boys. To be frank it was the absolute scariest day of my life and  no matter how old I get I will never forget what that day felt like. It was a mix of fear, anxiety, disbelief, and the sweetest, purest love I've ever known.

Their early arrival is something I still struggle with. If I choose to I can go right back to those early days and relive those moments. I can sit myself down and have a good old cry if I wanted to. But I'm choosing not to. On this day, the third year of my sweet boys' lives, I choose to live in this moment. I choose to celebrate the lives of my two miracle boys and focus on the blessings that God has bestowed upon us through Ryan and Evan. I choose to reclaim this day as a day of happiness and celebration.

This day means so very much to me and I tend to go a little crazy this time every June. We've been planning their celebration for what feels like ages now, and I've been burning the midnight oil for the past few days to prepare for Ryan and Evan's special day. I'm reclaiming this day and finally letting go of the circumstances surrounding their early birth. Our friends and family have joined us and come from near and far just to celebrate Ryan and Evan. My sister is here, my Daddy and two of my aunts are coming today, and the boys' Godfather will join us too. All of these people love our Ryan and Evan so much that they are reclaiming this day with us.  There are those who may not be able to be here to join us this year, but we know they'll be thinking of Ryan and Evan. They'll be smiling and celebrating right along with us, No more sadness, no more regrets. No more second guessing God's plan for us. It's going to be a good, good day.

Happy birthday Ryan and Evan. You are loved more than you can ever know.

The Day Before Three

Today the Peas celebrated their upcoming birthday with their daycare friends. The kids feasted on yummy cupcakes. Ryan and Evan have been singing "Happy Birthday to You" to themselves for the last week now, so they loved hearing everyone sing it to them. They know that they are having a big party on Saturday and they have a few special requests: cake, balloons, hats, and grandma! Unfortunately Grandma won't be able to make it this years they'll have to wait a few more weeks for that one. The other things though, we just might be able to make happen. 

Suuuper-hero!

Ryan and Evan, especially Evan, have really gotten into superheroes lately. I decided that they needed their own superhero capes. I almost bought some, but then I had the grand idea to make them one myself. What's a non-sewing mama to do? Consult Mr. Google, grab my stash of felt, and my glue gun of course! Thanks to the blogs Serving Pink Lemonade and Jolly Mom I was able to find a template and tutorial for a no-sew version. Check out my superheroes!


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Hello & Happy Memorial Day

We hope you are having a lovely Memorial Day weekend. Ryan and Evan wanted to say hello and to beg your pardon of their wayward, non-blogging mama! New posts are right around the corner.








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Caught in the Act

Never a dull moment 'round these parts, folks.