Scotty's 1st Birthday

Wow! Last week I woke up to a one year old. The big “1”! Where does the time go? Lately, I begin all of my sentences with… “Last year at this time”…. Scott is so over this phrase, but I can’t stop. This past weekend we celebrated Scotty's special day in true fashion with a birthday party held at our home. We decided to invite just family with the exception of two of his little friends that he plays with weekly. Most everyone we invited was able to attend. That made the day special not only to Scotty, but also to Mom and Dad. I had a great time planning the party. We served chicken salad / turkey and cheese croissant sandwiches, jalapeño poppers, pinwheels, a pecan crusted cheese ball, goldfish, firecrackers, and of course birthday boy's favorite food...beans. The cake and cupcakes were simply divine from Ooh La La. I had our dear friend Pepper capture Scotty’s special day for us! Thanks so much Pepper!


Later that evening we celebrated more birthdays with The Jensen's at Maggiano’s. Yum! We had an a great time hanging out with friends! Lot’s of great birthdays in November to celebrate!

XOXO,

The Zuehlke’s

P.S. Somewhere in all the madness of birthday week, we are so happy to report that Scotty is now walking! Video coming soon!
Again, so many great pictures, I am just highlighting some of my favs!

(Dr. Seuss Top Hat Cake!)

(One Fish, Two Fish, Blue Fish Sugar Cookies...Delicious!)

Aunt Stacy and Mimi

Stealing a kiss. Best Bud Dre'

Nana and Mommy and Mr. Serious

Scott's Mam-Maw. She has a 91st birthday soon!

Daddy Love

Look Mom! I can clap and walk all at the same time!

Present time!

(Amalie (L) Sarah (R) Ethan which is Amalie's precious boy and Scotty's Bud!)

Sarah's little man Dean and Scotty scheming as usual!

Kisses for my Birthday Boy!

No words needed!

Happy Birthday Scotty! Hugs and Kisses!

Our Sweet Baby Boy Born 11/2/2009 at 1:03pm

A year ago, on this day, at 1:03 PM our sweet Scotty boy was born! Scotty has changed our lives in many unforeseen and unforgettable ways! All welcome and no regrets!

We have been blessed with one of the best gifts on earth and that is being parents.  I thank God for allowing Scott and I this pleasure! For me, being a parent, has opened a very special part of my heart.  I have learned so much more about unconditional love, innocence, sacrifice, humility, simple joy etc. I smile watching the interaction of my son and husband and I laugh when I hear them play. My house is so happy and we are so blessed. I look forward to many more wonderful birthday celebrations with Scotty! 

On a lighter note, Scotty has many nicknames. One I thought I would document and share is “Bubby” given by my mom and I.  I don’t have a clue where this came from, but after some research it turns out it’s a pretty cool nickname! According to the Urban Dictionary the word “Bubby” is derived from “buddy” and “baby”. Who knew!!? It is used when describing; " a sweet name for the one you love or adore", "a best friend that beats all best friends". Like all words there are many meanings, so don’t confuse it with “Bubba”. I wonder what his friends will call him someday?!?!

Happy Birthday Scotty! We adore and love you!

XOXO,

The Zuehlke’s

P.S. There were so many great pictures from The Children's Museum it was hard to pick what to post, but I think these are some of the best! Enjoy!

(This is SO FUN!)

(Scotty: Ok, where can I throw these?!)

          

(Amalie and her sweet boy Ethan!) (Thanks for sharing this day with us!)

(YUM!)

(Birthday Boy at The Children's Museum!)

(Diving in for the Balls!)

(Tunnel Fun!)

(Little Drummer Boys!)

(Mommy and Scotty)

Scotty's 1st Halloween!

Scotty had a great 1^st Halloween weekend! We attended the fall festival in Avalon where we tried our first cotton candy. Yummy! We played at the park with mommy and climbed up everything while dad did some playing at the golf course with Papa.  Later that evening we went Trick or Treating with the most adorable little skeleton I have ever seen!!! Of course, I am biased! We also dressed up our dog children! They don’t mind as long as they don’t have to wear the devil ears hat! Of course, I had to torture them a little with it because I find it completely hilarious! What a fun weekend! More fun to come this week as we are gearing up for Birthday week! Stay tuned!

XOXO, 

The Zuehlke's

(Happy Halloween 2010!)

Monkey Business

Oh boy! We have a little monkey on our hands!! Always getting into something! I know that ALL little kids climb into the dishwasher at some point, but I still had to post! 

XOXO, 

The Zuehlke's

Fall is Here

I am a little behind in posting for the week!  We started last week off with an ear infection on the left and a molar coming in on the right. The result has been a very restless  baby. Lot's of crying, fussing, tylenol, and a few 3 AM wake up calls for mom. We hope to get our happy little boy back soon!!

Fall is here!  Bring on the pumpkins, scary costumes, and cool weather! Scotty got a chance to practice his "Trick or Treating" early at a church fall festival as this will be his very first Halloween!  Last year at this time, we were just dying to meet him! He was a little shy at first, but warmed up to the idea of free candy really quick!  I helped him pick out all the good stuff! 

We stopped by the pumpkin patch at our church as we had scheduled pictures with a photographer! I was so excited! These were going to be some good pictures! The photo session ended up being a BUST when I realized we had totally missed the day for the pictures! I still took some of my own, but I can't say they turned out like anything I imagined...

We spent some time with family and also attended Grayson's 2nd birthday party where Scotty enjoyed hanging with the big boys and playing with all the cool toys! He fell asleep on the way home! He was so exhausted! 

XOXO,

The Zuehlke's

(Scott's Cousin Scooter and Fiance' Alissa) 

(Proud Dad's with their Boys!)

(The Birthday Boy! Take a look at those cute cupcakes! Great Job Pepper!)

Wedding Weekend

           

My husband had the honor of being asked to be a groomsman this past weekend in a beautiful Catholic wedding for our friends Martin and Chris in Corpus Christi. We sent Scotty to his Nana and Papa’s so we could enjoy all the wedding festivities.

The weekend was filled with lots of laughs, sore body parts from dancing, wine, hangovers, sobbing, and more laughter. Scott, I don’t think was too sore considering he did LOTS of stretching in between dance moves. Yes, for those of you that know Scott, his signature move got a lot of action this weekend, followed with a classic “dance off” with Michael! Hysterical as always! The wedding day was a beautiful day, along with the ceremony, reception, and as always the bride! Thanks to Martin and Chris for allowing us to share in their very special day!

“Cab’s are Here!” -Pauly D

XOXO,

The Zuehlke’s

( Scott and I with, Mike, Leah, and Jason)

(Scott and I before the wedding)

(Mike and Leah)

(The beautiful Bride and "exceptional" Groom...They were so nice to stop and let me snap a picture!)

(So, I had to post the Grooms Cake! If you know Martin, you know this cake is very fitting!)

(The bride's Niece...Michael scooped her up for a dance! Love her!) 

Our Saturday

We had success at our garage sale, completed our errands and even took a rest on Saturday! After we all got up from our naps, we had a lovely evening as a family! We took Scotty up to Seven Lakes H.S. and we walked the track while dad took a jog. Then we headed to the park to swing and slide!  Not only did Scotty swing and slide, so did I. However, I don’t remember feeling nauseated when swinging as a child?! I leaned over to ask the lady on the next swing over if she felt the same way?! She said, “Oh yea, why do you think I am just sitting on the swing!”   Having a child is such a great excuse to act like a kid again! I love it, but it’s definitely different this time around!  Last minute, we decided to head up to the local pizza parlor for a pizza, salad, and some Pino! When we got home we sent Scotty to bed so we could watch a movie. I was SO excited! Scott was excited, who knows the last time we sat down together to watch a movie!!!  After flipping from A-Z of movie titles (not recognizing any of them because it’s been so long) we settled on TV…AGAIN!

Some of Scotty’s new accomplishments include, clapping for him self when he does something he thinks is super cool.  He is also holding his bottle (FINALLY!!)…he sometimes one hands it which as parents we find hilarious for some reason!! We have also been asking him, “What sound does the doggie make?” and he will bark like a dog! He will also bark like a dog if he hears Flip or Dre’ barking!  It’s amazing to watch him learn and make associations. We are still not fully walking. We are “cruising” along the furniture, and we can take a few steps by our self which usually ends in the most hilarious dramatic fall, but he continues to make progress!

His obsession with beans continues along with feeding himself….not a very good combination. See below. Bath time!

XOXO,

The Zuehlke's

I LOVE Beans!