Catching Up 1

Okay so the next couple of blogs are going to be exactly what the heading describes: catching up. I've been so busy with so much that blogging, though wonderful, had to wait. So, even though the deployment and the corresponding project happened after the next couple of events, that's what everyone wanted to know about right away.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY JOSEPH

my very silly 2yr old

So tonight I'm going to share about our Fosburg birthdays this year. I turned 31 on Oct 6th and basically didn't do much. I'm not really into the whole "this is Tamy's day" kind of thing. Being the center of attention is rather uncomfortable for me. So, Chris has begun doing something different. He starts gifts and such a few days early. He works hard to do little things for a couple of days in a row. I have to be honest: I love it more than the actual day. It's so fun to have a special moment for a couple of days than a few hours on one day. (I blogged about this on Burdle's Box, if you want more details)

tractor lights up and makes digging sounds

Jospeh's birthday on the other hand was quite different. Originally we were going to have a giant "bash" type bbq on his birthday. We ended up cancelling because of so many other events, I would have been toast on the stress. So we had a small private, cupcake filled evening with a few presents - books and toys, about a million rounds of "happy birthday" since Evie and JC both love the song, and an almost blown out candle by my adorable two-year old. I can't believe he's that old already. He received a train with "the little engine that could" book, a tractor with "the hungry caterpillar" book, and a dump truck with duplo blocks with the "monkeys jumping on the bed" book from us.

fold able toy train

That next week we flew to Spokane, WA for a funeral, but celebrated his birthday again at Chuck E Cheese which he LOVED!!! So many family members came out from both sides of our family. It made me so happy for him. For his first we had just moved to SC and we had such a small family birthday it made me happy for him to get a bit of what Evie's had almost every year. He loved all the cousins, the whole ticket idea, the flashing lights, the games, and I think the sucker from the tickets most of all. It was great to see everyone having fun even though we were all together for such a serious reason. Thanks so much Nana and Papa!

Joseph's favorite ride was an off-roading jeep - such a boy

mouse is still a bit large for his taste, but he did wave!

To top it off, the Fosburgs threw a small birthday for JC and me and a little celebration for our anniversary (on the 26th) the night before we went home. We had a german chocolate cake (one of my favorites) and they sang (JC's favorite - he gets all shy and his grin looks like it's gonna split his face) and he got more presents! He also received a wooden blocks train and an elmo peek-a-boo type toy from Grama and Grampa.

opening cards from Grama and Grampa

It ended up being quite a drawn out birthday for him too. It was so fun and I know he loves all the toys. I see him playing with them so quietly, it's remarkable. He's such a boy!

playing with his new train - watch your feet!

So happy birthday to me at 31, happy birthday to my boy at 2, and happy anniversary to us at 9yrs (holy cow that made me feel old!)