Noah's 1st Birthday Party

Last Saturday was Noah's 1st birthday party. The party was amazing - Jen did an awesome job with it! Oh Susannah! performed and made balloon animals for the kids - they loved it! Marino and Sydney loved the music and tired themselves out jumping up and down. I think this is the longest we've gone without seeing our buddies since the summer, so it was great to see them!

Noah was happy to zip around in his walker (with some extra help from friends)

Daddy and Marino

Marino and Syd finding imaginative ways to use the instruments.
Marino being a clown

Happy boy

Evan making a new friend

Jen and the birthday boy

Silly Sydney

Making balloon animals - the kids LOVED this!

Sydney, Marino and Bella - the 3 amigos

The girls and their dogs

Marino was attempting to make his own balloon animal

The birthday boy with Dad and Mom

He wasn't so sure about his cake

So Jen tried to help him out...he was much more enthusiastic after that!
I know it was a special day for Jen. Noah's birth was not an easy one - his first days were filled with emergency hospital transfers and NICU time. Noah was born (full term) with TTN (Transient Tachypnea of the Newborn), also known as "wet lungs". While he has asthma, he is currently a healthy little guy and his health and happiness are a miracle. We were happy to celebrate this day with him!

A Very Good Weekend

We had a great weekend visiting with family and friends. On Saturday, we went to Raiden's (Marino's cousin) 1st birthday party.

Here's a picture of Marino in shades and eating his favorite food: broccolli!

Marino loves his Daddy!

Raiden and his Daddy, Rahsaan, ready to celebrate him turning 1!

Raiden with his Mommy, Tara, his Daddy and his birthday cake

Mmm...cake is good!
On Sunday, we met up with friends and went to Cox Farms in Virginia for their Fall Festival. This place is awesome and great for toddlers! They have a whole playground just for under 5s. They also have a corn maze, a hayride, baby animals, free cider, apples and pumpkins, and lot of slides. We really had a great time.


Here's Marino on a hay bale with Pacey and Natalie.

He really liked the hay.

Getting ready to go down the slide (Pacey is going first)

Then he changed his mind and stopped himself (I had to go assist!).

My friend Megan captioned this picture "It's a boy!" :)

He loved the toddler playground!

If you read Cute Overload, then you know the "Cute or Sad" photos. This falls into that category. This 1 day old baby pig is adorable, but here he is rooting in mud since he can't find his mama. Where are the Wonder Pets when you need them? ::sigh::

This shirt is another one from my buddy Jill over at Zingo Tots
http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=6119023

Isn't it perfect for the season?

I think Pacey is trying to push Marino off the hay here:)

Here she is giving him a hug

Isn't she sweet?!

Fun house mirror in the cornmaze

Mama and Mino in the corn maze
Daddy and his boy
Daddy and Marino on one of the awesome slides
Follow the yellow brick road

Sleepy cousins after a great day at the Fall Festival!