Being Silly

A couple of weeks ago Borne and I went to the mall to get a few things.  A trip that could have took 10 minutes with just me turned into about an hour adventure.  But he was all about wanting to go into the photo booth and me loving them growing up said why not.  So the above shots are what we got.  I think they are so fun and now I want to go to the mall with Ian and take more.  Although next time I might have to get the black and white so they are more "vintage."

Fright Night at the Museum

The week before Halloween we went Fright Night at Morrill Hall on UNL campus.  It was quite crazy - there were a lot of people but I think the kids had fun and I do love supporting the Morrill Hall - it's something very neat to have in town.

Our GI Joe Ninja - this is the only picture we have of Ian wearing the mask - he hated it.

The little kids.  Griffin, Kael and Borne.

Our little vampire loved the tunnel in the play room.

This is one of the last games the kids played (minus Borne - he was ready to leave before this point!).  So they were off to get a little more candy!

It was a fun night for the kids and a great way to start our Halloween week!

Pumpkin Run

In the middle of October Ian decided he wanted to run the Pumpkin Run.  We were all pretty excited about it because this would be his second race - he ran the Mayors run last May.  The week before the run Ian's knee started to really hurt him.  We had no idea why - we went to the doctor and did blood work and everything was fine.  So the day of the race we were a little worried because he was really not even completely walking on it but he wanted to do it so we figured it would be a good teaching moment. 

So we arrived and found Ryder (Ian's cousin) right away!

Then shortly Brandon (Ian's friend) showed up.  Look at those three - they are going to break some hearts in the future - such cute kids!

Then daddy and Ian got ready at the starting line.

And they are off!

This is one of the final turns where Borne and I sat watching.  I think the look on Ian's face says it all.  Chris said he was getting really tired and just wanted to stop but Chris pushed him a little bit and he was able to run the entire race.  Although Chris was probably dragging him at times!

I was able to catch Ryder at the finish line - Brandon was too fast so I missed him. 

Then Ian came in.  We did not pay attention to the time too much at the Mayor's Run but we are pretty sure he beat his time even with the hurt knee.  So it was a good morning!

This event was very well organized and I have to say a great event.  I think there was just under 3,000 kids that ran it and they expect even more next year.  We'll be back!  And I know Borne was itching to get out there so in two more years he'll probably see him blazing a trail.

Borne Turns 2

On October 13th our crazy little monkey turned 2.  We had quite a few exciting plans for his birthday and I think he enjoyed them all.

First his actual birthday:
The night before I had Chris pick up 15 balloons (Borne LOVES balloons!) and we put them right outside of his door hanging from the ceiling.  I forgot to take pictures but it was pretty cute to see his door open that morning and he got all excited and happy.  He had fun that day with his daycare friends.  That night I brought home a cookie for us all to enjoy.

Then the next weekend we celebrated his birthday with family and friends at our house.  I decided a couple of weeks before that I was going to make his birthday cake.  So the night before his party I got busy.

This is after all the different colors were made and a layer of frosting between each!

This is the birthday boy and the final product. 

I was a little worried about the icing but it turned out pretty good and I think everyone like it.  I was pretty proud of myself and really it was quite easy - If I can do it - most likely anyone else could do it!

A couple of pictures after we cut into the cake and served it with ice cream!  Yum makes me hungry for cake and ice cream.

Borne had fun playing with friends and opening presents after cake and ice cream!  I'd say overall Borne's 2nd birthday was a success!