Birthday Parties

A 2nd birthday can not come and go without a party…or two! 

For our little guy trucks was a natural theme.  Corbin loves “big trucks”.  So with the help of Pinterest I threw together a few ideas to help Corbin celebrate becoming two.

On Friday, Corbin partied with some of his little friends at our house.

The kiddos played, did a sticker activity, and ate snacks while the moms had fun chit chatting. 

(And of course while all this was happening I got limited amounts of pictures!  One mom remarked that we all need personal photographers and that’s SO true.  It’s hard to be involved with what’s going on and take pictures.)

Then on Saturday we had a big family party.  We opted to host the party at my parents’ house for more space since the weather forecast was rain.  And it was…rainy with the threat of tornados and massive storms.

However, we were still able to get in a good party before the weather forced people to flee for cover.

So, here are a few picture highlights from the party.  Again, we had a truck/construction theme.  All the tables were covered to look like a road, a few cones were placed in the center with balloons, and then Chris and I created a “cakescape”.

Once the party got rolling Corbin had the opportunity to open gifts.  He was very excited and enjoyed each one of them.  After each gift he would ask so nicely to play with them, but of course we had to move on so we said later and he would just look sad, until the next gift was placed in front of him:)

The evening ended with food, cake, and tornado warnings:)  It was a great birthday despite the weather.  We had a wonderful time celebrating Corbin’s big second birthday with so many people who love and care for him.

Now the parties are over and we start life with a two year old.  What will the year bring…will it be the terrible or terrific twos?  I’m guessing with this little guy it’s sure to be nothing but terrific;)

Happy Birthday!

Happy birthday to our sweet baby boy!  Corbin is 2 years old today. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

We have enjoyed watching him grow and learn SO much over the past year.

Chris and I are excited to see what the next year holds for Corbin as he explores, grows, and changes as a 2 year old!

Easter Wordless Wednesday

 

 

 

I’m Back

It’s been awhile since I’ve taken over the computer, but while Mom is elsewhere in the house and Dad is working I thought it would be a good time.  This blog is mostly about me (yes, I read it) but it does not very often have my viewpoint of life.  So this is me, Corbin, here to give you my perspective of things.

Umm, now what to say.  I guess after my intro I don’t have much of an opinion on anything.  Things are good, I’m having a fun…

I did have an interesting experience today.  I took my fist swim lessons!  I love to swim.  I met Emily.  She’s the only other person in my class.  The problem was she’d been there before and taken the lessons before.  She was a pro!  I have some work to do, but I’m pretty sure I can catch up to all the kicking and bubble blowing she’s doing.

In the lesson we sang songs, practiced kicking, blew bubbles, Mom caught me when I jumped in, and I used my arms to reach for a ducky (which I loved!)  Oh, that ducky was awesome and I really really wanted him to come home with me, but nope, it didn’t happen.  Don’t worry I let my feelings on the matter be known.  I always let my feelings be known, otherwise how would anyone know what I wanted?  It makes perfect sense to me.

Anyway, swim lessons where great and I’m excited to go back. I don’t really have anything else to say.  I think mom has been pretty accurate on her blog reporting of my life, but I’m monitoring this site closely so if she gets out of hand I’ll be here to set the record straight.

Word{less} Wednesday–Buddies

(The progression of a high five!)

Corbin had such a great time playing with Jaycee!  They played super well together and were fun to watch interact with each other.  The sad thing is there were SO many cute moments and I didn’t even think to pick up my camera until the end of the playdate. 

I do this all the time!  I must be more mindful and pick up that camera more:)

It Is Finished

P90X has come to a conclusion….that’s right, Chris and I did it!  We went through the whole 90 day program and now we are done:) 

So, what did I think?

The hardest part of this program, in my opinion, is the discipline and diligence it takes to complete it. P90X requires working out 6 days a week for over an hour each day.  Without having Chris with me doing this and getting up in the mornings with me, I don’t know that I could have been so faithful.  So I think it would definitely help to do this with someone or be very very committed to completing the program.

My other big note would be to take measurements and pictures before you begin the program.  If you want to see a lot of movement on the scale then I’m not sure this is the program for you.  What you will see is a change in your body shape and muscle tone.  However, although I can see changes, I’m sure if I had done measurements and pictures (like the program suggests at the beginning) then I would be a lot more impressed with what I’ve accomplished.  But since I see myself everyday and the changes occur over time I’m not overly “awwed” by what I see:) 

However, I do know that I am much more toned than I was and I definitely have more muscle definition then I have ever had.

P90X is a great program that was easy to follow, challenging in a good way, and did produce results (just not rippling muscles like on the video…for me…maybe it will for you:)

I say if you are really interested in getting toned and developing muscle then you should try it out. Just be prepared to be dedicated for 90 days.  It actually did go pretty fast, but that’s easy to say now that it’s all over with!

Good luck to any future P90Xers out there!

I’m sure Chris and I will be doing another round of P90X in late summer perhaps, but for now we are going to try out Insanity, a cardio workout.

Here’s to a week of sleeping in and NO MORE P90X!!!!!!!!