Bennett has had his fair share of sleep difficulties.
He's never been the best sleeper, but when he sleeps, he sleeps hard.
Before Buckly was born, there was a period of time where B had a rough time getting down to sleep so he would play or cry himself to sleep.
I was always interested to see how/where he had fallen asleep that night as I went in to turn off his light.
I took pictures (not very good ones) but they are still funny to look at:
Planking:
The wood floor doesn't seem so comfy:
Much better:
Graceful:
He apparentlly tried to booby trap me while he was crying at the door:
Did he fall asleep as he was getting out of bed?:
Where's Bennett?:
He really liked that rug:
For a couple of days he would bring toys onto the bed and play with them til he fell asleep:
Tush in the air:
Sometimes he was blocking the door so I would have to stick my phone in to see where he was at:
Passed out:
Bennett: You were such a stinker about going to sleep when you were two (for almost the entire year). You gave us more than a couple of sleepless nights because you were constantly getting out of bed (though it did help us adjust to having no sleep once Buckley got here). I have no doubt that your kids will do this to you...but no worries, because their kids will do it to them!
Thursday we went to the zoo with some friends:
Me: "Hey Bennett are you driving a tractor?!"
B: "No mom I can't. It's broken."
He really wanted to see the elephants:
B got his first big haircut:
(he was getting mistaken for a girl daily, but don't worry it's still cute and shaggy)
Friday night Chris and I celebrated my birthday a little early.
We went to a new
(to us) restaurant called
Portobello.
It's actually a vegan restaurant and we were pleasantly surprised at how tasty everything was.
For an appetizer we got the Beet Tartare:
(this was amazing and I'm going to attempt to recreate it at home soon!)
For dinner we split the Deep Dish Pie with arugala salad and the Potato Gnocchi:
and for dessert we got Tirimisu:
On Saturday we just hung around the house and played:
(I got to sneak out during nap time for a pedicure!)
On Sunday we celebrated my birthday with Chris' side of the family.
We grabbed lunch at a fun little burger place and then got fro yo.
Afterwards, Chris, the boys and I swung by Costco on our way home to pick up my birthday present:
(!!!!)
I can honestly say that we are obsessed with this machine and have probably used it ten times in the last two days!
Last night I got together with some friends to celebrate a couple of our birthdays.
Love my friends!
And today I turned 29.
Weird.
Also, we are painting the house this weekend!!!
I can't wait to see how it turns out!
This weekend we celebrated Bennett's third birthday.
(this was actually his second party...one with friends and one with family; though I am sharing pictures from both)
Before his party we went and took his 3-year photobooth picture, and also one as a family:
I love having a little decor out front:
Bennett's photostrip on the door:
I didn't have much time to plan decor wise.
Other than buying a couple balloons, a
happy birthday banner, and making a garland for the dining room, I just kind of grabbed some colorful things from around the house:
Favors:
I originally wanted to make chocolate dipped frozen bananas with fun sprinkles,
but decided to go with funfetti cupcakes instead:
(who doesn't like funfetti?!)
BBQ spread with the best Hermiston watermelon ever:
On the deck:
(please excuse the ghetto-looking siding...we are still in the process of painting!)
Bennett and his friends:
(I'm so glad I ended up having another boy so he has at least one to play with!)
Pool time:
Water Beads with Fern:
Presents:
Testing out the balance bike we got him:
Blowing out the candle:
Prom pose with his best friend Avery:
All worn out in his new Lightning McQueen slippers:
I love planning cheap and simple parties and I think B had a lot of fun.
Crazy to think that I have a 3 year old!
So it's definitely Friday afternoon and I'm just posting about last weekend.
It's been a little busy at our house since Bennett turned 3 on Tuesday and I decided to seperate the friends and family birthday parties this year. Two parties in one week = a lot to do!
Onto last weekend...
Friday night Chris and I had date night. Right as we parked our car downtown we noticed a bunch of smoke down the street. At first we didn't think anything of it but we quickly realized that a car was on fire and a crowd began to form and watch the action. It seemed like it took forever for the fire department to get there, but they arrived just in time...the car seemed like it was going to blow up!
On Saturday Bennett picked plums from our plum tree.
We have a massive amount this year and I'm not really ever sure what to do with them, but we gave a ton away to family and friends.
Saturday afternoon we went to visit my great aunt Lena for her birthday.
She turned 95 and is the spunkiest old lady I've ever met.
Unfortunatley she has cancer (for the 2nd time) and is on hospice, so it was great for her to be able to meet Buckley.
Speaking of Buckley, when he's in his car seat, the head rest pushes his ears forward like this:
(and it's the cutest thing ever)
Since last weekend was Labor Day, we had Chris home on Monday and decided to celebrate Bennett's birthday as a family a day early.
And I made B take a ton of pictures on the wall across the street:
(they recently started selling ice cream and it's pretty tasty) (and yes he did nap that day)
We had Bennett's family birthday party Tuesday night.
It turned out pretty cute for only working on it the day beforehand.
(I'm planning on doing a full party post, don't worry)
B woke up on his birthday and sang Happy Birthday to Buckley:
He got this circus tent for his birthday from my sister and wanted to sleep in it that night:
(This is the face I get when I ask him to smile for the camera. Little stinker.)
He got a set of 8 Thomas puzzles which have been keeping him busy.
(he can do them all himself!)
and we got him a balance bike, which he loves.
In other big news, Buckley decided to roll over last night for the first time!
(a whole month earlier than Bennett rolled over!)
Happy Friday Friends!
Have a great weekend!
