The Start of a "Birthday" Month

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Labor Day Weekend we started off the Birthday Celebrations for Preston and Ashten! They are celebrating the BIG "3" and "1". On Thursday, we had a little at home party for just the four of us...with homemade cupcakes, hats and of course horns!

Ashten also got his big present from Nina and Papa early--A wagon!!! He absolutely loves going for rides in it and needless to say so does his big brother Preston! We have been out almost daily!

They also love the new train table and train set they got from Mommy and Daddy this year....We thought it only appropriate since the theme this year was "Thomas the Train" and we are absolutely fascinated by trains these days....boy we should have gotten this gift for them sooner...they stay lost in the basement for hours playing with it!

Then we headed up to Iowa for a Family birthday celebration with Grandparents, Aunts, Uncles, Cousins, and close friends! We had a great time celebrating the birthday's, ate lots of yummy food and cake and of course LOVED visiting with family and friends we do not get to see that often. It is great knowing our kids are so loved! We had a fantastic time and the boys loved every minute of their celebration!

Nothing like a little family photo opportunity...since we were all dressed up and all!

Mommy also got to see her sister and brother--which is not too often that all three of us are in the same place anymore....good times!!

The boys devouring their cake...or well Preston devouring his...

Ashten on the other hand seems to have an aversion to cake....He was much more interested in throwing it on the ground than eating it!

Preston got to hang out with his buddy Jace who happened to be the one to introduce Preston to his love affair with Thomas....I wish these two lived a little closer...they are so cute when they get together! Preston also got to hang out with a few of his cousins...unfortunately we do not have the pictures to prove it..but they had a good time!

and Mommy cannot pass up the opportunity to "make famous" good family friends-Debi and Aljean!!!

We had a great time in Iowa and even made time to play a little golf (and win some mula!) and got out with a few of our friends...It's so nice to have grandparents near to allow us to do that sort of thing..It was fun getting out! Thanks again to everyone who made the weekend so great!