The Train Party

This year we decided to have Owen's birthday party in Horseheads.  It was much easier on our families to have the party there and not make them travel...and there's a train there too.  Owen and his cousin Alex are both gaga for trains and their birthdays are very close together so we decided to have a combined party.  The boys seemed to agree/not care about this plan.

We pitched a tent, got some pizzas ordered and started the party.

Dennis and Owen started things off by driving the train.  Here he's saying" All Aboard"

Everyone went around a few times and had a great ride.  The kids got the little train hats as their favors, which seemed to be a hit.

Then it was time to eat but we couldn't get the boys off the train

Then they decided to be the train inspectors.  It was ok, I just fed Owen his pizza on the non-moving train car.

Grandms made the boys each their own train cake.  Owen didn't mind sticking his fingers right in them

very tasty!

All our favorite people were there (and if I didn't get your picture, it doesn't mean you're not a favorite!) Tim and Krystle with Elise

Grandma and Grandpa

Natalie and Kendall

Sara and Nolan

Manu

Everyone seemed to enjoy themselves and no kids even cried...until it was time for the train to go bye bye

Then I get this face

And he sat on it...parked in the garage, until I had to pry him away.
I'm glad he had a good time though.  Thanks everyone for coming!

Boston

At the end of June, Dennis and I took our first trip sans Owen.  Our friends were getting married in Boston so we figured we'd make a little weekend trip out of it.  I was born in Boston but I haven't been back there since I was about 2 years old. 
Unfortunately the weather was pretty gross the whole time we were there.  It was chilly and rainy/drizzly the whole time.  The sun came out when we got the airport to come back home (ugh!)

We literally went right to the Sam Adams brewery when we arrived in Boston.  Yeah we like beer.  We wanted to do the tour on Friday as opposed to crazy Saturday, so we wasted no time.

After the tour of the brewery you get to sample the different beers.  This was the fun part.  We hadn't had anything to eat since 6 am and then drank some samples quickly...yikes.

After the tour you can take a party trolley (note the disco ball) from the brewery to a local pub called Doyles.  They had the best chowder and reubens ever.  Dennis was in Irish boy heaven.  We checked into the hotel, took our first nap in the past few years and got ready for the wedding.

The wedding and reception were on this boat.  The brides are my very good friends from PT school who have been together for many years.  It was so nice to see all my friends from school.

The wedding was on the top of the ship and was very nice.  Then we moved downstairs for the reception and the boat took off.

Me and my old-time study buddies!  We definitely danced our butts off!

Dennis checking if the martini luge was made out of real ice

The obligatory "we clean up nice" shot

The next day we did all the Boston touristy things.  We took a trolley tour through all the fun stops in the city. 

We saw some fun street performers

The USS Constitution

Boston Common

Ate some delicious seafood

Walked by the waterfront.
Then we hightailed it back to the airport to head back to Buffalo and our little boy.  Don't worry-he hardly missed us because he had so much fun with Grandma.

Owen Turns Two

On Sunday Owen turned two.  I can't believe that 2 years has already gone by since he was born.  It still seems like just yesterday.  We had a nice day on his birthday and had a small celebration at our house since his big party will be in Horseheads next weekend.


Grandma was at our house because she was watching him the day before while Mommy and Daddy were in Boston (later post).  He came down the stairs in the morning and immediately saw his new tricycle and helmet.  He sat on the bike forever and we had to pry him off for breakfast.

He and daddy had to make a few small adjustments with their tools so he could reach the pedals better

We gave him a bubble mower and a beanbag chair which he also loved.  And yes he wore the helmet pretty much all day.

We got around and dressed and went to the park for his favorite thing-slides!

He also ran around for awhile and burned off some energy

We came home and had some friends over for cake and ice cream.  He had a Mickey Mouse cake that was WAY too big.

He did a great job blowing out the candles this year

He also did a great job eating his cake and ice cream

And of course he got more presents from our friends
For fun, each birthday:
Birth-day
1 year

2 years