Celebrate!

I do love the change of the seasons. And since we have a fall baby it's made the season even more fun and a reason to CELEBRATE. As my readers know we had a big party for Nico last year that was a littllllleeee over the top. This year I was going to keep simple and just do a family get together but since we are not able to host friends as often as I like-I did it again and had a "smallish" party for him. Party started at noon and check out the birthday boy when guests started to arrive...

Per usual I don't really understand simple or small and had a special treat table to really hop up all of our friends children right before they left...

And seriously I have to give a shout out to Mara for making Nico's special cookies. She is like a cookie wizard and hand cuts any cookie you can imagine…well worth the drive to MKE to pick up. Contact her here.

Nico of course LOVES to be serenaded with Happy Birthday and was just as cute about it as he was the year prior…

And since I'm serious about us liking to party and Nico is serious about liking Happy Birthday sung to him...we had another family party the next evening. I know. I know. Of course Nico was able to share the spotlight with his idol Antonio so he was beyond thrilled.

It's also pretty much tradition that my husband always manages to get cake in the birthday person's face and I guess he doesn't discriminate and will happily do it to his own child as well.

Nico clearly did not appreciate this gesture. He did not cry. He did not laugh. He just gave his dad a death glare all saying with his eyes, "How dare you daddy. Don't you see I have my special occasion bow tie on?"

Bakery on State Cupcakes of course

We are so so so blessed to have so many friends and family love and adore Nico as much as we do. And who love me so much that they come over to help me throw fun parties (Jenni the Jeweler) and pick up food (Matt & Kim) and the Luigi girls that help me set up when I'm losing my mind. And my MIL that always is helping us out in every way possible. So yes, these celebrations would be nothing with all of those that are always there for us.

So Nico's present from us this year?










A………….





SIBLING!

LIKE MY COSTUME THIS YEAR?

I'm pretty sure that Nico is going to be great at this big brother thing….

And as for my husband…I just hope that he doesn't go crazy before the 2nd baby arrives. Case in point...

So between celebrating and throwing up (and driving my husband crazy) I've just been trying to savor every.single.minute with this ONE. Before there are TWO.

And to all of our guests, the thank you cards that have been sitting on my counter for a month and a half…they are going out tomorrow…pregnant people get a pass on sucking at life…right?

XO. 

JLOVE A.K.A "Mommy"