{Celebrating Our Blake}

Blake was SO excited to wake up on his birthday and open his presents.  I was so excited for him to open his presents that I had a hard time sleeping the night before.  :) 

We had ordered him a Lionel Messi jersey back in December and it didn't come until after Christmas so we saved it for his birthday.  It was so so hard to keep it a secret.  I knew he was going to freak out with excitement!  I loved watching him open it, he was so happy.

He also got Mario Kart and was very excited.  I love getting them things that we can do together as a family.

The awesome birthday poster that my mom made him.  This is one of my very favorites that she has made.  Blake loved that it matched his new jersey.

Blowing out his 8 candles.  Love this sweet boy!

Lily P and Hallie.  So cute!

Of course Derek was sitting with Grandpa Walt for most of the party.  He is his favorite person.

Kylie and Abby.  Pretty girls.

Ethan, Kylie and Blake eating at the mini table.

Jett with Bryson and Logan.  Adorable!

We had such a great time celebrating our amazing Blake!  I am so happy that he was born into our family!

{Happy 8th Birthday Blake!!!}

My Blakey Boo Poodley Doo is 8 today!!!  Time has flown since he was born!  I remember us rushing to the hospital over 30 minutes away because I knew he was coming quick and he wasn't due for another 5.5 weeks.  I was SO worried.  He came out a little after midnight and weighed 6lbs 15 ozs and was completely healthy.  He has been such a little blessing in our family.  He is exactly 11 months younger than Kylie, so for the next month we have two 8 year olds!

Blake at 7 months, he was such a chunk!

Blake at almost 2. 

Blake is the best big brother!  He absolutely adores his little siblings.:)

Blakes favorite thing in the whole world is soccer and he is an amazing player!

We love him SO SO very much and are so grateful that he is part of our family. 

Here are some things about Blake at 8:

-He LOVES all things soccer, especially Lionel Messi and Barcelona

-He is so loving and kind

-He is a wonderful reader and likes to read

-He loves chicken spaghetti and french toast

-His favorite colors are red & black

-He loves swimming and water

-He likes to play baseball

-His favorite song is 'Somebody That I Used to Know' by Gotye  :)

-His favorite book is Green Eggs & Ham

-He loves movies about animals.  'A Dolphin Tale' is one of his favorites

-He loves to cuddle

Happy Birthday Blake!!!!

{My Blake - 8 Year Photos}

My handsome Blake is turning 8 on Saturday!  Here are some of his 8 year photos...

I am linking up with the lovely Casey.

{Happy Valentines Day!!!}

Happy Valentines Day everyone!!!

Dereks Valentines

Jetts Valentines

Ky & Blakes Valentines.  The little tags with their names on them is personalized ribbon.  I love it!

Now, I am off to go do a Valentines craft with Blakes second grade class.  So excited to see all of the adorable kids excited little faces!!! :)

xoxoxo

(No! No! Lou & Durbs}

Sweet Lou & Durban are such little theiving animals!  Whenever Lily P has a snack, they are constantly at her feet making her crazy. They are always waiting for a little something to fall on the floor. :)

Punk loves to share sometimes, which is probably why they only bug her when she has food.  Durban needs to lose 3-4 pounds and her sharing her snacks with him doesn't help!

Love this face!  Lily is definitely our most dramatic child.  Whatever she is feeling, you will know! :)

Oh, Punk!  What do we do with you???

{This Wonderful Little Boy}

This little Jett makes me SO extremely happy!  He has the sweetest disposition.  He has a great imagination and loves to play.  I love watching him play and I wish I could make him stay this age forever.

I am so thankful for his little personality in our home.

Jett with Durban.  He loves to have 'picnics' with Durban and Durban is such a good dog, he just sits there and participates.  :)

Playing 'tea time' with big brother Derek.  I am so happy for the moments when these two actually get along and play nicely.  They are such different personalities.  Love them both SO SO much!

Playing 'fix it' with me.  I had to take a few photos of him in his cute tool belt. 

So precious... 

Little hands holding his tools.

Building a house in his Batman jammies. 

I must have done something right to be sent this amazing little person.

I adore him.:)



{We Made it Through January!}

I am SO happy to have made it through January and survived!  January is always such a hard month for me.  The little ones are trapped inside and it is so gloomy outside.  I'm excited for February!  My Blake and I celebrate our birthdays this month!!!

I have added a few new things to my Pearlie Girl shop.  Since I am celebrating my birthday this month, I am going to be offering a 20 % discount to all of you lovely ladies that read my blog. 

Use the code BDAY27 at checkout. :)

Hope everyone is having a very wonderful February 1st!!!