2nd Birthday

Happy Birthday sweet boy! I can't even believe we are celebrating birthday #2. Where have the past 2 years gone? I know all parents say that and it may sound cliche but my baby is growing way too fast! We had so much fun planning and celebrating Ethan's special day with family and friends. Here is my boy getting ready to party it up before everyone arrives. These are the gift boxes the kids received at the start of the party and were filled with stuff for the kids to dress up like Handy Manny or Kelly.

The Nocella kids dressing up in their gear with Ethan looking
on.

Kevin and Shane manning the grill and cooking the carne asada. Mariane made her special carne asada with the sides and grandma and grandpa made their special mini pizzas. Thanks for all the help and yummies.

The sun was out and we placed the food tables outside. Here is the kid's table.

After lunch Handy Manny came to play parachute, tug of war, magic tricks, and made balloon animals with the kids. Here is the birthday boy in the middle.

Daddy and Ethan.

Here is a group picture of the kids. We had about 25 kids between about 2-5 years of age. This may sound like craziness but we had a blast and the kids were wonderful.

Blowing out the birthday candles with a little help from friends.

Handy Manny and Ethan.

The 3 of us after the party. Little cousin Emily looks on in the background.

Gymnastics

From left to right: Crew, Deacon, Zorin, and Ethan.

Today was the last day of Ethan's gymnastics class. He has had such a fun time these past few months and so have I. Our class has been once a week with teacher Meagan who was wonderful and very involved with the kids. We have been taking it with a group of friends who Ethan has a blast with (see top pic). After classes we then have a play date and grab some lunch. We spent some of our afternoon play dates at the beach, park, or friend's houses. I'm sad class is over but we are looking into trying some art or music classes next. Can't wait.

Spring Time

While daddy was away for a golfing trip (pictures to come), Ethan and I had fun planting some spring flowers. He helped me make drainage holes in the pot above and did such a good job with placing the plants in the pots, filling it with dirt, and watering each one. It was a great time for a lesson on how plants have roots and need water to grow. Each day this week he has helped me with the watering. I am so grateful for my little helper!

Easter

"OOOHHH CANNY", an exact quote.

Hunting for eggs.

Enjoying the fruits of his labors ... chocolate.

Ethan and mommy.

Grandma and Ethan with a funny looking sucker the Easter Bunny left in his basket.

Dinner table setting with Easter bags filled with treats.

After consuming endless calories from dinner (ham, scalloped potatoes, mashed potatoes, green beans, baked beans, buttery rolls etc.) we all decided to go for a family walk through the trails at Trump golf course. These beautiful flowers were everywhere. My mom, sister Tiff, her boyfriend Nick, Uncle Dana, Kevin, Ethan, and I went. It was such an amazing and beautiful way to end our Easter Sunday.

Of course the boys did have to check out some of the golf holes.

Dessert was carrot cup cakes with cream cheese frosting. Devine!!

I am so grateful for the wonderful Easter Sunday we shared with family. We missed all of of our family far away too. Love you all!