My Funny Valentines

Noah woke up super early today. I'd like to think it was because he just couldn't wait any longer to give me a Valentine's Day kiss.
Matthew jumped out of bed excited for the day. First on the agenda - a special gift from grandma and pop pop. This afternoon, his first ever Valentine's Day party at school. It's a big day for my little guy.
We had a special pancake breakfast this morning to celebrate. And yes, that is a pile of cardboard recycling in the background. We care about the earth here at the Ish house.
No holiday picture montage would be complete without a crying baby photo - so here you go!
Don't worry, it was only a short-lived tantrum because I took one of Matthew's toys away from him. I'm pretty sure he still loves me.

Happy Valentine's Day!

Monday Monday...

We had another nice weekend here in NY. We were supposed to get a "storm" on Saturday with a few inches of snow, but it petered out and only stuck to the grass. It was cold, but it was bearable. We did a lot of important stuff over the weekend:

We did a lot of sticker work.
We played - in the kitchen of course. Doesn't Noah look sinister here? As if he's plotting something in his little baby brain.
We conquered the bad guys and threw them all into Gotham City jail.
We took naps. And woke up happy.
We switched Noah to the convertible car seat - which makes him a happier car baby.
We wrestled.
And we got haircuts. Note to self: stop asking Matthew to say "Cheese" when taking pictures.

Party Planning

I thought planning Noah's 1st birthday would be easy. "Noah's Ark is a well-known theme for parties" I thought to myself. Myself was wrong. Noah's Ark is a VERY POPULAR baby shower theme apparently (especially among those expecting twins). I get it, 2 animals, 2 babies - the math works. But what about all those little kids named Noah? Can't they have a Noah's Ark party too??

Apparently not.

I am having the hardest time finding decorations, invites, etc. Everything says "Baby Shower" or "Welcome Baby". So I'm doing my best to hodge-podge the whole thing. Taking partial sets of items that have a Noah's Ark theme that don't say anything about baby/babies and mixing them all together. I'm going to tell people I did the whole "non matching" thing on purpose.

A few items I've snagged so far (you can see them all on my Noah Pinterest board):

The invite. Not Noah's Ark, but there are two animals, close enough.
The smash cake topper. Found it on eBay. A little on the baby side, but cute nonetheless.
Cupcake toppers. Another eBay find. I found cake plates and napkins to match, so it's a score!

The matching plates/napkins:
Oriental Trading had a few cute things for the goody bags: Noah's Ark stampersand Noah's Ark stickers.
I don't know what to do about decorations. The cute banners and hanging spinners I've seen have the words "baby" on it in some form or another. And I need more for the goody bags. So if you see anything out there that's cute and Noah-ish, let me know!

On a positive note - I have found a TON of stuff I want to get for Matthew's Super Hero 4th birthday party!

Wordless Wednesday: Random Instagram

And a good weekend it was!

Matthew and Noah got a pet - the world's largest red Angry Bird!
We introduced Matthew to the wonderful world of Wii.
I made some good luck cupcakes for my parent's Super Bowl party.
And our NY Giants won the big game!
Doesn't get better than that.

Random Friday

Matthew was included in 2 Babble articles recently:

15 Normal Toddler Rooms - you'll recognize Matthew's lime green walls and abundance of wall stickers! Thanks to Beth Ann for including us in her article.

Your Beautiful Toddler - Photos of Joy - I sent in Matthew's picture from his 3rd birthday party prep, my happy cupcake helper! Thanks Crissy!

This was taken this morning before we left for grandma's house. Matthew LOVES his Batman stuff.
The Giants are in the Super Bowl this weekend, so we're excited for more than just the food this year! GO BIG BLUE!!
Happy Friday!! :-)

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