Happy 3rd Birthday Ethan

Our Little man is officially 3.  Ethan celebrated his 3rd birthday on August 2.  We had fun celebrating through out the week.  On Thursday, his actual birthday, we started with a small party at school.  I took cupcakes, punch, and some dinosaur fun to his class.  We enjoyed celebrating with his little friends. 

 Ethan being silly.  He loved having all the attention on him. 

 That night Nana and Papa went to Chuck-E-Cheese to celebrate.  Ethan loved this so much.  He was not a huge fan of Chuck-E but the rest he enjoyed.  We ate, played lots of games and had so much fun celebrating his birthday.  Only thing missing was his Dada who had to work. 

 He was a pro at the frog game.  He would get so excited.

 Oh the decisions of picking out our prices.  We ended up picking 2 cars and some cotton candy.

 Afterwards we went back to Nana & Papa's house to open presents and eat some cake. 

 Ethan completely understood presents this year and had lots of fun opening his gifts.  We would get distracted once we opened something we wanted to play with. 

 It was so sweet.  As we sang Happy Birthday, Ethan would sing along too.  He was so happy!

 The Big Birthday was on Sunday.  We celebrated with a Buzzlight year party at the Omniplex.  We had so much fun and are so grateful for everyone that came out to celebrate with us. 

 When Ethan arrived and saw his party he ran up to me and with so much love said "Mama Cupcakes, Thank you".  It was so sweet and special since he did this all on his own.  Ethan is showing how much he has grown and how appreciative he is. 

 Our own little space ranger!

 He likes OttoBot.  He gave him a high five and got a sticker from him.

 At the end we went to watch a Mad scientist show.  Ethan thought it was so fun and loved watching the explosions.  Mike was even called up on stage to participate!  Mike was so thrilled for that opportunity.

 It is so hard for me to believe that Ethan is now 3.  These past 3 years have been the most amazing of my life.  He has grown from this helpless little infant to this independent rough and tumble little boy.  He loves to play and keeps us busy all the time.  He can be so sweet and tell us for no reason that he loves us or we are his best friend. Ethan has become so independent and wants to do everything on his own or help us out.  Which makes the task so much longer but worth it to see him learn and try.  Ethan is definitely a mama's boy and want me to cuddle him or play with him.  I savor this as I know in a few more years it will be all about his dada.  Right now everything is about Toy story, any type of car, Nick Jr shows (Umi Zoomi), playing out side and driving his car.  He is not a great eater but on days he wants to eat he is asking for pizza or chicken.  The boy loves cookies and Popsicles too.  He talks so much and has really begun to have an imagination.  I am so blessed with his little boys.  Thanks for everyone who made Ethan's Birthday so special.  We are so blessed to have each of you in our lives. 

July 2012

Hard to believe it is already July.  I can't believe in 1 monthly my little man is going to be 3.  He is growing so fast and amazes me everyday.  They first few pictures are just of Ethan at his great grandpa's house playing in the back yard.  I captured a few pictures since he was having so much fun.  Grandpa has a huge tree in the backyard and Ethan took a few poses sitting there.  Sure it will only be a matter of time before he is climbing it. 

On July 3rd we had our annual Raprich Cookout and firework show.  This is probably the second biggest holiday for the Raprich bunch. It is always a lot of fun to cook out and see everyone.  This year we celebrated at my Uncle's house.  Ethan really enjoyed this since they have tons of kids toys too.  Ethan quickly found the jeep and wanted to stay on this the rest of the night.

 We shot off the parachutes before dark.  This is one of my favorite memories as a kids.  We loved chasing after those things and so do our kids.  Here is a picture of the new generations chasing after them.  They laughed and had so much fun trying to catch them.

 Ethan made a new friend, Izzy while there.  She drove him all over the place.

 Of course we had to make a stop for some sweets.

 Sparklers! He had fun slinging this around while I of course was a panic.  We managed to compromise with us both holding it.  Of course Ethan kept telling me "I have Momma" 

 Getting ready for fireworks.  Ethan sitting with his Dada.

 Momma and her boy!

 Enjoying our glow necklaces.  We had a slight issue with not having a blue one. 

 Spent some time sitting with Nana and Papa.

 Family Picture! These boys are my world.

 For July 4th we spent the day with the Parrish family.  Unfortunately Mike was not able to attend but Ethan had a blast. We spent the day swimming, cooking out and finished off with fireworks.

 Ethan with his cousin, Haleigh.  He absolutely adores her and she just lets him follow her all around.  She is an amazing big cousin and such a huge helper for me.  Ethan loved this float and called it his boat. 

 The two Es (Ethan and Easton).  They are just a year a part and in no time will be causing all kinds of trouble together.  While sitting in the "boat" they just began carrying on their own little conversation.  It was so sweet watching them together. 

 Had to stop for a Blue cookie. 

 My favorite kiddos watching fireworks.  Ethan loves these two girls so much. 

 My little man.

 By the end he was finished with fireworks so here he is playing on the IPhone.  Absolutely amazes me that these kids all know how to play on phones. 

Hope everyone enjoyed their holiday.  We sure had a packed full 2 days of fun and family.