I just realized that it’s been almost a year since I’ve updated our blog. Opps! I figured I’d do a post highlighting Sammy’s birthday and share some other recent life events.
It’s crazy to me that Sammy’s second birthday has already come and gone! Bruno and I were just talking yesterday about what his life will be like as a teenager and we both agreed that those years really don’t seem that far off. He’s still at an age where he *usually* listens and he still wants to please and be a “good boy.” (Nevermind the fact that today hasn’t been one of those days.) I know it won’t be long until he realizes his independence, so I’m trying to soak up these moments now!
Sammy still remembers his birthday party and he asks to go back to the clubhouse (where the party was held) often. He’ll say things like, “Birthday party, Batman!” He is Batman’s biggest fan right now, aka, his father's child. Ha! Anyway, we are grateful for everyone that came and celebrated with us! We kept this party much simpler than last year and I’m so glad we did because party planning stresses me out!
Sammy still remembers his birthday party and he asks to go back to the clubhouse (where the party was held) often. He’ll say things like, “Birthday party, Batman!” He is Batman’s biggest fan right now, aka, his father's child. Ha! Anyway, we are grateful for everyone that came and celebrated with us! We kept this party much simpler than last year and I’m so glad we did because party planning stresses me out!
I know I already posted about this cake, but it looked and tasted so amazing that I had to give my coworker, Jill Gurney, another shout out! She did an awesome job!
I’m glad we were able to plan his party around my family’s schedule! It was great having them out here for it. We were just missing my dad who wasn’t able to come out this time. I’m hoping he’ll make a trip soon, though!
Sammy doesn’t even know how lucky he is to already have so many friends. It was great to see several at once! He is still super shy, so we are really working on getting him to interact more with all of them.
We had to continue the piñata tradition, and this time, Bruno didn’t want to go cheap. We got the good stuff!
I loved having all of the guests sign a book for him last year, so we found a Batman book to serve the same purpose. This is now one of Sammy’s favorite books and we often read it a couple times in a row.
In other news, we are anxious/nervous/excited about the upcoming school year. It will be a whole new ball game now that Bruno will be working full time and we’ll both be equally busy. I’m curious to see how we manage to balance life as full time teachers and full time parents. Hopefully, we’ll get into a new grove sooner rather than later. :)
The first month of our summer was spent packing/moving/unpacking. We didn’t move very far, but it seemed like a never ending process. We moved back into the complex we lived in right after we got married. We lived here for two years before moving to Bruno’s grandma’s basement apartment. We are now living in a condo and we are LOVING the extra space. Sammy is especially loving the outdoor patio and the room to run around. We have the main floor and then we also have a basement that we just turned into a big family room. We spend the majority of our time downstairs and I have a feeling it will become known as Bruno’s man cave once football season starts. Ha! We just got a super good deal on Direct TV, which includes the NFL package.
Anyway, we plan to live in this condo for the next little while. We are hoping to save as much as we can so that, by some miracle, we can buy a house somewhere in the area. It’s seems impossible and far away now, but our goal is to settle somewhere close. We absolutely love living by Bruno’s family and we couldn’t ask to live any closer to our schools. Plus, having Target only be walking distance away from me for the past five years has definitely spoiled me! If you would have told me in high school that I’d want to settle in Utah, I would have NEVER believed you. It’s just so funny to see how things change.
Bruno and I will be celebrating our 5 year anniversary next week! We’ve never done much to celebrate anniversaries, so I’m really excited about our little staycation we planned. We’ll be staying at the Anniversary Inn up in Salt Lake for a couple days. We’ll be getting couples massages, going shopping, eating yummy food, and just enjoying one last weekend before life gets super busy again. I’ll be going back to work the following week after that. Crazy, I know!
To end, I thought it would be fun to share some of Sammy's stats and favorite things at 2 years...
Height - 35"
Weight - 29.4 lbs.
Favorite Foods - Pasta, rice, chicken, chocolate milk
Favorite Toys - His tool bench & 4-wheeler
Favorite Songs - Once There was a Snowman & Popcorn Popping
Favorite Activities - Swimming & playing at the park (anything outdoors, really)
Favorite Books - Chicka Chicka Boom Boom, Batman Goes to Bed
Hopefully, I’ll have more exciting things to share before another year goes by!
