Loooooooooong overdue birthday party pictures

There's obviously much to catch up on...what, for not posting for almost a month (la-zy mama!), so I thought I'd reach a ways back and finally upload a bunch of pictures from Guthrie's 2 year old birthday party!

It was a lovely day- G started the afternoon right with a ride on this new (to him, at least!) pony in his special hat.

Not being one who's super big on decorations myself, although I totally love when other people do them, I decided that G deserved some streamers and balloons to ring in his big day.
It hadn't rained for almost 3 weeks before the party, so wet weather didn't even come to mind when we were planning a pool party/cookout. Oops- it started to literally downpour in buckets about 15 minutes after everyone arrived. So much for the decorations....the kids didn't seem to mind- they actually loved the rain while in the pool.

We decided to join them in the pool since we were soaked already anyway.


"Happy birthday to you!"

Cupcakes are delish!!!!

I love the cute look on Aydin's face (in the right corner of the picture), gazing at the cupcakes- take one cutie!






Cuties.
Mmmm...those cupcakes must be heavenly for Jeanene!
Back in the pool- what a great way to wash off the remaining icing.
Three generations of Galuski women!

Some menfolk watching a game of cornhole. Yes, Matthew's that tall that he's further from the camera than Brian, yet still appears to be taller.
Ladyfolk talkin' on the studio porch.
Tammy and sweet Luca: the neighborhood's own Winnie Cooper!

Matthew and Cadence perform circus tricks for the crowd...


And the day was finished with a Guthrie burrito!
Happy day for this little guy!

Sweet (?) boys playing...

Aw. Two boys, sweetly playing. Many days look/start like this...(I like how they're laying the same way). Birds are singing, mamas are smiling, there is the smell of cinnamon in the air...

Contemplating life, and puzzle pieces, together...
More shimmying and discovering....
and THEN....
(hear monster truck advertisement voice!) "Power power Power! I will come sit on your head and you will LIKE IT little brother!!!"

There's not a picture of the actual sitting on head (which is an almost daily occurrence). Gotta love the irony of the pork chop shirt. Someday Sammy will give Guthrie one!

Sammy @ 8 months

Oh sweetest boy. You are just too cute for words. Fast as lightning, you can cross the room in seconds while army crawling like a pro. You charm all who come in contact with you with your slow-forming, big smile (showing off your forever snaggle-tooth that finally has a partner). While you like Mama best, you feel comfortable with most people and are easy going. We love when you reach out, grab a cheek to pull in for a slobbery kiss. You are already pulling yourself to a standing position and don't mind (too much) when Guthrie places you back on the floor. Sammy, you're our lovely peanut and we think you're great!

Following in his brother's footsteps, Sammy is quite the cat chaser. He delights in both Parker and Posey, although Parker's the only one who will let Sammy catch him!
Brother bottoms...
Sammy is a maniac in the bathtub. The first time he transitioned from the kiddie bath to the big bath Sammy sat nicely while getting washed. Every time after that he's been a fish: swimming around, splashing like crazy and boldly moving around the whole tub.



Good lookin' like Dad.
Sammy didn't spend too much time in the sand during our trip to the beach- he ate too much of it! He did get to enjoy being in the ocean a bunch...



Playing at the music table. Of course Guthrie loves playing here too, so it's fun to see them both on either side, pushing buttons and singing along.
Standing is just too much fun.



Reading, I mean eating, his books...
One final little story: we sometimes play a little game where Bri or I are "sleeping" and Guthrie wakes us up with a kiss as we declare, "I love kisses!" Yesterday Sammy got in on the action by climbing on top of me and planting a big slobbery, open-mouthed kiss (?) on my cheek! It was so fun to know that he totally knew what the game involved and that he could play too.

We love you little guy!