Little Blake's Pirate Bash!

What a better way to start a new year than to have a pirate party? That was the theme for lil b's 2nd birthday...and as expected, I went a little over the top :) I just can't help myself sometimes....!

Lil B did not like his pirate hats....

Cheese!

Sneaking a cupcake before everyone arrived :) He's the captain!

Homemade Cupcake Toppers



It's funny to me how I will never learn my lesson about throwing a toddler a birthday party... I work so hard and plan months in advance about what we are going to do for the theme and then the big day arrives.... and lil b could care less! I guess these are just my practice parties until he is ready to go all out :) I can't wait for those birthdays!!! Anyways, we had a good amount of adults and an awesome spread of food. We had kalua pulled pork, southwestern potato salad, black bean and corn salsa, tuna poke (big blake's specialty), seaweed salad, slaw, and lots of other munchies. Lil b's chocolate cupcakes were made from scratch with delicious homeade buttercream frosting- topped with custom cupcake toppers! For an activity, we made Momma Pyle's Sugar Cookies for the kids to decorate and then lead them to the playground so they could run off some energy. Lil b was not interested in presents- especially after receiving a custom Thomas the Train stroller from Rachel & Izzy and train tracks from Quinn. His Uncle Luke gave him a mini lacrosse stick that he laced with bright colors which was a big hit at the playground.

Auntie Lang giving lil b a lift

Captain Jack Sparrow- these were the custom pirate hats

Sugar Rush!



Not interested in pictures or presents!

Crashing in his Buzz Lightyear Pjs

We had too much excitement at his bday party so we decided to give him amma's present this morning...and it was a hit! Thanks Pyle Family!!! This was a pretty funny experience- lil b doesn't grasp the concept of steering and driving at the same time so Katie and I were chasing him around steering for him so he didn't run into trees, cars, etc. You can even check him out trying to drive with his feet!

Happy boy with cupcake...

Sugar meltdown..after he chucked his cupcake off the deck...



It was a busy but fun filled weekend... have to give a big shout out to Christy and Katie for helping me set up and cook everything for the party!!! I love you girls and thanks!! I would not have been able to pull this off without you!!!

Christy, Jack and Mike Post <3

Oh, Hello October- Where Did September Go?

Um....sorry! It looks like I missed September! It was definitely one of those months that flew by right before our eyes. As usual we were jam packed with activities all month- but the funny thing is, I don't have a lot of pictures to show for it...kind of a bummer! 

We spent Labor Day in Annapolis at Uncle Rob's and Aunt Joyce's awesome house. They have a super neat backyard equipped with a pool, garden, swings, and corn hole! We are never bored when we go there and lil b always has a great time exploring their yard.

The second weekend was our 1st wedding anniversary, but don't get too excited or sentimental about it! We spent the day staining the deck (which we didn't finish until yesterday, 10/02!) It was pretty funny telling people that it was our anniversary and them asking "awww congrats! what are you doing?? oh I bet you are doing something romantic and awesome!" Um, no, actually we are staining our deck. "Haha, no really, what are you guys doing?!" Seriously, we are staining our deck. **insert pitful, I'm sorry look** The thing is, Blake and I really don't need alot of frill, we had a blast being sans kid and just being Blake and Krystal for a few hours. I think it's really important to schedule that time alone, even if it is a household chore or labor...Labor of love right? In case you were wondering, the deck looks great! Bonus of the weekend: Uncle Ricky was in town and we had a great weekend with the Tarletons.

Squrting Tobi with the water gun!

Third weekend was consumed by a golf tournament Blake played in with his dad @ Holly Hills Country Club. And being the studly duo that they are, they were first place in their flight (out of 5 or 6 groups) and then they choked during the shoot out. It was still fun to brag about them though :) We went to a formal dinner with them for the tournament and had a blast. I know I say it all the time, but I really lucked out with my in-laws!! Lil b was lucky enough to stay at Chris and Claire's house for the evening (Dolore's brother and family)...They have 5 girls total...so it was refreshing to have a little boy in the house...plus he got tons of attention, which we know he doesn't mind that one bit. I think this was the weekend he got another haircut from Ms. Amanda... okay, so maybe I let his hair grow out too long this time, but if you had to take him to get his haircut, you would understand! Lucky for us, Ms. Amanda is super patient and Quin is a great entertainer while lil b tolerates his trim.

Before...

After!



Holly Hills CC Member-Guest Tournament

Katie and b

Ahhh, finally, the fourth weekend....Big Blake went to Charlotte for a fraternity event and lil b and I had some quality time :) We went to the Frederick County fair, relaxed around the house, went yard sale-ing around the neighborhood, made pumpkin muffins, snuggled, and went to church on Sunday in a barn. Perfect.

Frosting Quality Control

Sharing shaved ice with the cows



sharing a moment with poppy



What's new with lil b you ask? Well he is a sassy little thing let me tell you. He is talking alot and has says key phrases. It's so much fun trying to communicate with a toddler and you just wonder what they are really saying or thinking in that little mind of theirs. When he wants a bite or sip of something that anyone is consuming, he will walk up to you and say "Want some?" I guess we are always asking him if he wants some and this is the product. It's so cute, because he is saying it perfectly. He loves to talk on the phone, especially to his amma in Hawaii, not to mention skype! His new thing is scaring amma over skype...very funny. Some other phrases are; "C'mon!", "Where'd it go?" "What's that?" "Listen..." "No (of course)" "Sure!" "Please/Thank you" "Sorry" (and he does this hand motion where he gently swipes the side of his head...very random). He can answer questions with either words or actions and it's just amazing to watch him develop...and sad...I can't believe he turned two on Sept. 30!!! Wow, where does the time go? I tried to get him to hold up his "2"...but we can all see how that worked out ;)





Blake is 2!!!