Jayden's 2nd 2 year old party

 

We had 2 parties for little Jay since the house is not capable of holding the entire family at this point...come on springtime!  Jay was in high spirits at his second party.  He would periodically grab a family member's hand and lead them in to the playroom to play!  It was super adorable.

I also tried a new recipe as I was inspired by my gal, cinnabun cookies (pictured in the photo collage) fyi they are pretty darn tasty.

During party #1 I had numerous requests for my meatball recipe...so here it is I made it up on the fly for our recent family dinner with hubby's mama's side:

1/2 c milk

1 egg

1/2 c oats

1/2 tsp seasoned salt

1 tsp garlic powder

1 tsp onion powder

1 Tbsp parmesan cheese

1/2 cup shredded mozzarella cheese

1 lb lean ground beef

1 lb sausage

Mix it all up by hand and shape into 1 1/2 inch balls, place in lightly greased 13x9 pan and pour sauce over balls.  Bake uncovered at 350 degrees for 1 1/2 hours.

Enjoy!

Jayden turns 2!

I can't believe my little baby is 2 years old!  Jayden is such a sweet little boy.  but...He is learning to stand up for himself when it comes to his big brother.  He can count to twenty (with a little help in the later teens) and sings the most adorable songs.  He loves trucks/trains/tractors, farm animals (especially horses), and Barney.  He most definitely loves his mommy.  He just started getting into trouble as he loves to climb.  He scales the kitchen table, toys- even his new farmer's market, rocking chairs, coffee tables, you name it.  Jay loves the water and is constantly climbing into the bath tub.  He also doesn't mind getting dirty...he eats applesauce, yogurt, etc with his hands and in the summer and spring time loves to sit in mud puddles playing with his toy trucks.

We are having 2 parties for this 2 year old since we are in the midst of remodeling.  Party #1 was this past Saturday...

but today was his actual birthday...just a low-key day at home with Mom and Toby playing around!

Jay loves his new toys, thanks Diane!

My Girly Bathroom!

I love my half bath!  It was so nice to actually finish a bathroom too!  We re-purposed the shelf --it was bright lime green and in the nursery at the old house in its former life.

 We spent $30 at Ace Hardware on a mirror and had them cut it to fit an existing frame!

The hanging light fixture used to be brass...

Check out my new BB&B accessories!  

Thank you to Linda, Megs and Aunt Cathy & Uncle John for the gift cards.