Will's 2nd Birthday Party

This past weekend we headed to Patillo for a mini birthday celebration. We stayed at Grandma and PawPaw's but were able to see Aunt Jolie, Uncle Mike, Aunt Brenda, Uncle R.T., Elsa, Dani, Kati, David, and Neil. We had a great time just watching the kiddos play together. We had a barnyard theme for his special party which included his barn play tent, milk bottle bowling, and a fishin' hole. The boys especially loved the fishin' hole, which was nothing more than a rubbermaid storage container with water, rubber duckies, and fish in it. William really enjoyed blowing out his 2 candle. He was all prepared and when he saw it lit he started to blow! It was so cute. William was given some wonderful gifts and he has been enjoying playing with all of them. Aunt Jolie and Uncle Mike really spoiled him this year, and gave him a cool battery operated Go Diego Go Train that we now have set up in his room. He loves it. They also gave him a good horse swing that we will be keeping at Grandma and Pawpaw's. The kids really enjoyed swinging on it at the party, and William kept wanting to ride the "neigh-neigh" as he calls them. He also received a very cool wooden barn with animals, a cool guitar that plays music and he can strum the strings. So not only is he a farmer, but a rock star as well ;-) He also received an awesome three-deck car track and his own "power drill." He really has enjoyed all of his gifts, and we feel very blessed to have so many caring people in his life. As soon as we can we will add some pictures of him playing with them. We had a wonderful time at Patillo and William really enjoyed himself. Thanks again everyone! For now here are the pictures from his party.

Will's party was Saturday and on Sunday we helped Pawpaw take some things back up to Patillo from Brownwood. Their move back to Patillo is fast approaching so we try to help when we can. We also went for a drive around the land at Patillo and we all loved looking at the cows and the pretty land. It was especially nice to see Freckles, Great-Grandma Paula's cow. William got to open his birthday presents from Grandma and Pawpaw on Sunday and Monday. He got some really cute clothes and some much needed art supplies. He and Grandma finger painted on Monday morning, and boy was that fun to watch. For those that don't know William isn't a fan of having things on his hands so he would put his finger in the paint, smear it around, and then promptly wipe his hands on his jeans. It was really amusing!

For those of you that may not know Colby was laid off late last week due to the economy, but luckily we are able to spend some quality time together as a family until he finds something new. We already have some good leads and are hoping that the transition into a new position will not take too long. Thanks for all of your support!

We are very much looking forward to William's birthday tomorrow. We are thinking of heading to the zoo and having a picnic lunch. Either way we will post something for sure.

We can't wait for Easter weekend. Nana, Aunt Samantha, Uncle Sean, Sara and Lauren will be here for a fun filled weekend! WE can't wait to see them! Along with our fun Easter plans we will probably have another mini birthday party celebration for Will. Since his birthday was in the middle of the week this year we just decided to celebrate both weekends with our families. What a lucky kiddo!

Hugs to all,
The Tates