Rob's Birthday Celebration!

This is long overdue but here are some pictures from what we did on Rob's actual birthday. He LOVES airplanes so we took him to the Aerospace Museum. We couldn't stay there long because they were closing for the day but he had a blast anyways. He points to the airplanes everytime we drive by the museum on the freeway. We will have to take him back soon. Then we took him to Chuck E Cheese because we had a coupon for 20 free tokens for his birthday. He didn't really like the rides but Bella did. He had fun playing the games though, especially Skee-ball. With all the tickets we got (we had a bunch from the last time we were there for our niece's birthday) he was able to get a huge bouncy ball. It is a little bigger then a softball and has water and glitter inside it. He loves it. He also got a few suckers. Then we went home and gave him his big present from us and his toy from Nate's parents. Overall, he had a great birthday.

He loved getting so close to them.

Waving bye-bye to the airplane. He did this to nearly every airplane.

Family picture.

Bella loving the Jeep ride.

Chuck E

Picking the olives off the pizza. He loves them.

The one ride we got him to go one.

His big toy from us. (Got it for $12 from Kid to Kid. I love that place!)

He plays with it everyday.

His new firetruck from grandma and papa.

Rob is 2!

First off I have to say Happy Birthday to one of the greatest women I have ever known, my mother. I love you mom! Second, I have a lot of stuff to catch up on so there are going to be a lot of posts in the next few days. Just thought I would warn all of you.
Now on to Rob. He turned 2 on September 8th. We celebrated with Shannon, Andy, and his cousins on Sunday the 6th though. It was a lot of fun. We showed him the Lightning McQueen cake that day and he opened presents from Shannon and Andy, Grandma and Papa Smith, Nini, and some from Nate and me. He loved all his presents, especially anything car related. Then we celebrated some more on his actual birthday. We went to the Hill Air Force Base Aerospace Museum and to Chuck E Cheese (and opened more presents). I will post more about those later. Grandma and grandpa Clements box didn't come on time so we opened those gifts a few days ago. Rob loved his gifts from them too. He really got into the gift opening by the third day of opening. He actually found a gift and started to open it. It was pretty funny. Sorry there are so many pictures but I took A TON and wanted to make sure I included pictures of everything. I almost forgot, here are Rob's stats:
Weight: 25.57 lbs 21%
Length: 33.46 in 27%
Head: 19.3 in 60%
If you didn't notice, he is only 2 lbs heavier than Bella and 4 inches taller. She is catching up to him quick! He is actually going up on his scale too. He used to be a lot lower. His favorite foods are chips (fritos, doritos, cheetos), pasta pick-ups, black olives, mac & cheese, cheese, goldfish, crackers, and cereal. He loves to drink water but also likes chocolate milk and apple juice. His favorite toys are his cars and trucks. He still loves his purple Weber State kitty. He loves airplanes (just like his namesake). He would rather take a shower than a bath. He still doesn't really talk. His words are no, uh-oh, ball, bowl, and go. He gets frustrated easily and then screams. He loves to be outside and would be out there all day long if we let him. He likes to go watch his daddy get his clinical hours at the high school. Currently he is doing football. He is a fun loving little boy that for the most part is pretty easy going. We are so lucky to have him in our family and love him lots and lots. I think that is all for now. Check back soon for more posts.

Bella playing with Rob's balloons

Meg and Rob opening presents

He loved his play food to go in his shopping cart

He really enjoys his car carrying case

Lightning McQueen

Bella playing with Fillmore and Ramone

Seeing his cake

I love this one of us

Playing with his new shopping cart

His loot (on the jacket the McQueen lights up)

New lunch box from G & G Clements

He loves his new Cars and Curious George books

Mini Fillmore and Sarge

George (with an airplane of course...good job grandma)

His new favorite cars....Sarge and The King (thanks G & G Clements)

Another cake with Cars candle and decorations

Trying to open the car (love his face)

Boost, Nitro, Snot Rod, and Wingo

All his cars (we are only missing 2 characters and yes I can name them all)

Bella is 9 months old!

Well our little girl is 9 months old (actually more like 9 1/2 by the time I post this). She is still getting bigger and bigger every day it seems like. Her 9 month check-up went great. Here are her stats for now:
Weight: 23.55 lbs 98%
Length: 29.13 in 93%
Head: 17.7 in 76%
As you can see she is on the higher side of the scale. She is so cute and chubby though. She can wear 3 sizes of clothes: 12 months, 12-18 months, and 18-24 months. Her hair is getting longer and it is curly. You should see her hair right after her bath. It is a head of curls and soooooo cute. Her hair still has the red color too. She just cut her first tooth and it is way sharp. She has been really cranky so I'm sure the next tooth is trying to break through. She is otherwise a happy baby. She has started to babble A LOT more and seems to do it all day long. I like it much better than the whiny stuff she did before. She loves her food and her favorites are applesauce, bananas, green beans, and carrots. She does not like peas, sweet potatoes, or squash. She does not eat any table food yet although we have tried. She is just not interested yet. She would rather play with them on her tray. She still does not roll over or crawl or move of any type. She is content to just sit. She likes to eat/suck on her toes. She LOVES her brother and likes to play with his cars. She is a joy to our lives and we love her sooooo much.

Lightning McQueen

For Rob's birthday this year I decided to look online and see if I could find a pretty easy way to make a Lightning McQueen cake. I found one that look not too bad and decided to give it a try. This was my first time making any sort of cake like this and my first time using fondant. It was pretty easy to do and I think it took me about 4 hours over the span of 2 days to make. First I made the cake, cooled it, then froze it overnight. The next day, I cut and shaped it to look like the car. Then I covered it with frosting. Then I mixed food coloring paste into the fondant to make the red color. I rolled that out, covered the cake, and cut off the excess. I colored more fondant to make the tires, numbers, and lightning bolts. The windows, teeth, and anything else that is white is just plain fondant. I painted on the eyes and piped on the writing and outline in black. Rob LOVED it and his reaction made it all worth it. The website/blog I got it from is www.kitchenscrapebook.com She has made a lot of other cakes and her directions were GREAT! I think I will use her website/blog to make future cakes.