Fun with Finger Paints

The boys had gotten some finger paints for presents. When some extra large paper was available at work, I thought we could have a fun project! Well, it started out nice, but as the pictures show, the night evolved into quite the mess.

 At first, the pictures looked so nice and colorful!

 Then, the boys started getting some paint on their tummies. Isn't that funny?

 And then, it got on Mommy.... Not so funny.

Clayton is intentionally putting paint on Brenden.

And himself!

 Look at those messy hands!

The tub also needed a good rinse when they were all done!

I think finger painting is now an outdoor only activity.

Fall Fun with Leaves!

Silly boys love to play  in the leaves!

 Swinging at the park before the weather gets too cool!

It's raining leaves!

Brenden's All Star Sports Birthday Party

For Brenden's first birthday, we celebrated with an All-Star Sports theme. 

To make the party affordable, we used the Dollar Tree's sports theme decorations and balloons. They also have star shaped balloons that I try to work into every party that we have. Can't beat the price of $1.00! 

Here are a few of the highlights:

After making this cake, I learned to start writing in the middle of each word 

and work out from both ends to avoid writing over the design. :( 

We used the big baseball as Brenden's smash cake, so those messed up letters didn't last long! 

 

Since Brenden's birthday falls on Cinqo de Mayo, we served tacos. 

Making a batch of taco meat in the crock pot is an easy way to serve a crowd. 

Plus, people can add their own topping according to their preference. 

Note the football plates that I got on deep clearance after the Super Bowl. I like to plan ahead :)

 

 The Birthday Boy with his new basketball!