Monster Birthday Party

Tyler had a monster themed party this year! We had monster invitations (here), monster plates and napkins (after scouring the internet and several craft/party stores, I found them at Wal-Mart of all places!), and monster cookies and cupcakes!

I really enjoy baking, and had a lot of fun making these treats.  To create the monster cookies, I made my favorite sugar cookie recipe (here) and sugar cookie icing (here), then painted on some funny faces.

To create the cupcakes, Tyler "helped" me make funfetti cupcakes, then I piped on some buttercream "fur" and added some googly eyes.  The more googly eyes, the better!

He had a lot of fun opening his presents this year

And we all had a lot of fun trying to put everything together!

8/3

We took some pictures today to capture Alex turning 8 months old (though i'm of course a little bit behind) and Tyler turning 3 years old (though that's actually tomorrow, so I'm actually early!!!)! 

Alex is sitting up on his own, army crawling everywhere, eating cheerios & puffs, and loves exploring the house!

I told Tyler to pose for a picture, so he situated himself by the tree! He is definitely a little ham! He is growing up so fast! He's talking all the time, loves going to school, is a great big brother to Alex, and is really excited to be playing on his first soccer team starting in November.