Monkey See Monkey Do...

Roman turned 2 on December 16th. 

I knew December was going 

to be a crazy month so

 I went the easy way out and had 

his birthday party at Monkey Joe's. 

Roman LOVES Monkey Joe's!

Anywhere he is allowed to run and 

jump freely is perfect for him! 

It also was great for me too. 

They only allow people

 to bring in cake and party favors, nothing else!

So it kept my creative

 juices from overflowing

or as Jared would say, it kept me 

from going overboard with a theme! 

(and since I did plan the party on Lottie's due

 date it was good I was creatively strapped!)

Gue made the birthday boy

 a cute birthday shirt!

I opted for cupcakes.

Roman, unlike his sisters, hasn't hit the 

age that he insists on a cake!

My friend Haley made these 

delicious chocolate 2's!

I had big plans to make sock monkeys for all 

the kids as party favors but I ran out of time.

After searching all over T-town and here

for a bakery that even knew what a sock monkey was,

my mom found these adorable 

cookies at LuLu's here in town! 

They made great party favors 

and they were delicious! 

(I highly recommend LuLu's)

Roman had a blast!

Roman was blessed to have family 

drive over to celebrate his birthday!

Pop and Gue came!

Cousins Walker,

Cooper,

Tucker,

 and Ellis came to play!

Nina and Preacher were there!

Granny Nixon!

Aunt Alli

and Uncle Gab!

Of course everyone wanted 

to meet and hold Lottie!

But Roman did not mind because he 

was too busy playing with his friends,

Sliding...

Jumping...

 Riding...

and simply having fun with everyone!

Isla

Hadley

Evan

Libby, Nixon, and Fallon

Roman even got 

to meet Monkey Joe!

When it was time to eat and open up

 gifts he got to sit on 

the big inflatable throne!

He loved it!

 We sang to him and he 

blew out his candles!

The kids ate cupcakes and ice-cream!

Everyone enjoyed the party!

The cupcakes were delicious!

Roman got some cool gifts!

We tried getting a family picture....

a little hard with 4 kids!

Even little Lottie had a good 

time at her 1st birthday party!

 Below are several pics we 

snapped of the kids before we left for the party!

My favorite of Roman!

I love that I was able to give Roman a 

birthday party he really enjoyed!

Roman has been a joy the past two years! 

He has allowed his sisters to paint his 

finger nails, put bows in his hair and 

dress him up like a princess!

I don't think the girls realize that all 

of this will soon come to an 

end as he grows older.

He loves his sisters! 

He calls Isla "LaLa"

Nixon "Nix"

and Lottie "Baby".

I have been a little worried that he

 does not talk much at all compared 

to other two year olds but the doc

 assures me it is only because his sisters 

do all the talking for him!

With all his surroundings being pink 

he still proves to be 100% boy!

He loves balls, bats, cars, and animals.

He loves anything that makes a loud noise,

 his preferred instrument is a pot and spoon!

Roman is my baby boy and as 

many mothers told me, there is nothing 

like a mommy and her baby boy. 

We love him so much and are

 blessed to have him in our lives!

I look forward to watching him grow. 

We all know he will make the best husband 

one day after dealing with all his sisters! 

Happy 2nd Birthday to our baby boy!