Crew's Fifth Fiesta Birthday:

Happy Friday Friends! 

Before August gets away from me, I wanted to share some pictures from Crew's 5th Birthday Party! We celebrated our little guy right before the hustle & bustle of school starting {so if you saw, he started Kindergarten and was still 4}. It was a crazy hectic time, but I am so happy we were able to squeeze his birthday party in a couple days before school started! Ending Summer with a bang! 

We tried to really keep his Birthday on the smaller scale as well, and focused on the friends he asked for. It is crazy to me that our little babies are at the stage in life where they have their best friends and can really tell us who they want... {it feels like yesterday that they were in diapers, crawling, not talking, and we just invited all of OUR friends to their events ;)}. 

Crew's Birthday Party day arrived and he was so excited for his Fiesta! 

We kept his party super simple. All of the kids just played out in the backyard on the playground and waterpark. We had all the Mexican food and both a kids and an adult pinata! 

All in all, it was a really great day for our sweet boy! And the perfect end to Summer! 

Thank you to everyone who was able to make our little guy's celebration! He had the absolute best day {and is still talking about it!}. 

{also, the only family photo taken since Steven just had knee surgery. I was able to get him to crutch outside to sing}. 

Crew Benjamin: 5 Year Update:

Happy WHOLE HAND to our sweet boy! 

I honestly can't believe that I am sitting here typing out that our baby is FIVE. 

This is a big year for him {and for us}. You see, when it comes to August birthdays and School, they make the cut off for the School Year. Meaning Crew could start Kindergarten this year. The decision of how we would go about his schooling has always been in the back of our minds. We both agreed we would hold him back and that he should start Kindergarten at 6. Well here we are, our sweet boy started Kindergarten at 4 and turned 5 the very next day. We are using this year as a trial to see how he does and if we feel in our hearts that he should repeat Kindergarten next year. So yeah, its been a big start to this next year of life for our little guy but we have no doubt that he is going to rock this year and make us so proud! 

Crew Benjamin,

Oh our sweet boy, Mommy & Daddy cannot believe you are a big FIVE year old!! It feels like just yesterday you were born. Your Birthday always brings up so many emotions for your daddy and I because we though we were going to lose you. Your Birth Story felt like a roller coaster and we are so thankful that you are the happy healthy little boy that you are! We love you so much bubba and are so proud of you for starting Kindergarten. You were so shy and nervous on day 1 but you have now said you love your class and teacher and have made so many new friends. This couldn't make us happier for you! You are the sweetest of sweets dude, and your absolute favorite thing to do is cuddle {please don't change}. Though you are as sweet as can be, you also like to annoy and antagonize your sister. You sure know how to push her buttons and you think it is hilarious. You are certainly all boy. We can't wait to see how you grow and learn this year and we just pray that you continue to be the amazing person you are!  

Crew's Stats:

*Height: 46 inches
*Weight: 49 lbs
*School Year: Kindergarten
*Milestones: Starting Big Kid School!! 
*Favorite Things: Playing with his Lego figurines, Still loves all of his cars, trucks, trains, Loves playing Tennis, Golf, Soccer, antagonizing his sister, wrestling with his daddy, swinging Banks around, Swimming, and playing with all of his friends!  


The Yearly Birthday Survey:
*What is your favorite Color? Blue & Red
*What do you want to be when you grow up? A Police Officer on a Motorcycle 
*What is your Favorite Animal? Tiger & a Lion
*What is your Favorite Food? Olives & Pickles
*What is your Favorite thing to have for Breakfast? Bacon
*What is your Favorite thing to have for Lunch? Peanut Butter & Jelly Sandwiches
*What is your Favorite thing to have for Dinner? Caesar Salad
*What is your Favorite Drink? Gatorade
*Who is your Best Friend? Brady and also Gwyneth & Gavin

{and at this point he has already left the room and has said "ugh, this is so long"}

*What is your Favorite thing to Play with? my legos 
*What is your Favorite Movie? Ferdinand 
*What is your Favorite TV Show? Roadster Racers
*What is your Favorite Book? "I don't like books" {uh oh... haha}... "actually I like surfing books" {which by the way we don't have any...}... "oh yeah and I also like my truck book"
*What is your Favorite thing to do? swimming
*What is your Favorite Family Activity? watch movies together
*What is your Favorite Holiday? Halloween 
*What is your Favorite thing to wear? my golf polos 

 Happy Birthday again little dude! 

We love you to the moon and back!

{and for your viewing pleasure... What it is really like with this boy of ours... He was as happy as can be punching his big balloon, that these were the last 2 pictures I got before he punched the balloon right off the string and it flew away in the sky... ohhhhh our bubs}

Crew's Corner: My First Day of Kindergarten:

from crew:

Today is finally here

A new chapter will begin

Today is my first day

Of Kindergarten

I'm a little nervous

And don't really want to go

There is no one in my class

That I will even know

Mommy said, you'll do great

Because you are so brave

As I then looked up at her

A hug & kiss she gave

Well here we go

The time is here

We're walking into School

Mommy said "be kind, be sweet"

And follow every rule

Hand in hand

We head to class

The sadness setting in

Mommy bends down and whispers

You're going to crush Kindergaten! 

{Oh sweet boy, you are going to do amazing things this year! Mommy & Daddy are so proud of the big boy you have become and we cannot wait to see you shine bright and soar high this year! We are so proud of you Crew and we pray you had the absolute best full day of Kindergarten!}

Crew's Fifth Birthday Invitation:

Happy Tuesday friends! I hope everyone is enjoying their last little bit of Summer. I still can't believe we are talking back to school and celebrating our last week of Summer over here... I swear it was just May. But before we head into the start of School and having a Kindergartner {separate sappy post for another day} it is all about a certain little boys birthday week!!! 

In exactly one week we will have a FIVE year old... holy smokes. We will be sending our FOUR year old off to his first day of Kindergarten before he even turns five, and I am not doing so well with all of it {but again, another post for another day}. In the meantime I am here to share his adorable 5th Birthday Invitation! 

This year, the one request Crew had for his Birthday was a Piñata... 

And that is how his theme came to life, a FIFTH Fiesta!!

He is so excited about his party and keeps saying "I can't wait for my fif fiesta"! We cannot wait to celebrate our sweet boy with some of his best little friends!  

So here is to celebrating the end of Summer the best way we know how... 

Daddy's famous enchiladas {and Margaritas for us parents} !

CHA CHA CHA!