Our Birthday Girl!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY GRACIE LOU!

WE LOVE YOU!

Jackson's Birthday Celebration!

Jackson had about a week long of celebrating for his birthday this year. It all started with bringing cupcakes to school (the day before his birthday) to share with his classmates. They of course had to eat their orange slices first. Some enjoyed them more than others.

The cupcakes were a hit!The day of his birthday, we played at home, he got to pick where we went out to lunch, and then go and pick out his birthday cake. This year, he wanted a cake from the store and I was happy to oblige. Less stress and no mess! Once Kelly got home, we got ready to meet the Gardiner's and the Hill's for a pizza dinner. It was great and I think the kids had a fun time together.
After dinner, we went straight home to open presents and eat cake. Opening the presents took a total of about 4 minutes. He has become a pro and definitely could not contain his enthusiasm! It was so great to see how excited he was over every little thing! It definitely made it more fun this year.
The birthday cake, that he picked out, was not as wonderfully as he had hoped. He did enjoy blowing out the candles, but after the first bite, he was done. So much for that, but since this was not the first birthday cake of the month, I was definitely not heart broken!It is, however, always better when you share it with someone you love.*Since this is only the half way point in our month of birthday chaos, there will be more pictures posted soon.*

Birthday Boy!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY JACKSON
I can't believe you are already 4! Everyone always told me that it would go by too quickly and boy were they right. We love your infectious smile and your goofy personality. You are a constant joy and we can't wait to see what the next 4 years will hold.
We Love You!

PARTY TIME!!!!

It's birthday season in our home again! With that, comes the big birthday party. This year, we had the party over at our community pool.

They had all their friends there.
We swam, played and had lots of yummy food.
Make that, lots and lots of yummy food.
We had a wonderful cake (which was even more wonderful since I didn't have to make it). This wonderful cake even magically turned into cute cupcakes. We can't always be bothered with silly things like hands!

Sometimes we weren't the most observant about what our children were eating. Case in point. Maybe this is why he was so wound up the rest of the night.

Here's our little social eater!Overall, we had a wonderful time and are so grateful to all our friends and family for helping us celebrate!
Thank you, thank you, thank you!!!

Grace's Birthday Celebration

Gracie had a GREAT birthday!

(despite the birthday cake incident)

We ate dinner with her Oma & Poppy (my parents) at California Pizza Kitchen. She loved the bread and is always a fan of pasta.

Then we went back to their house to open presents.She got more into it when she noticed that we made great reactions once the presents were open. It quickly became a game and she immediately learned how to react just like us! Such a little mimic!Grace got tons of her favorite things, bracelets, purses, movies and books. She had a great time and loved showing us her new gifts.

What a day!
Thanks Oma & Poppy for celebrating with us!

Who Cries Over Cake?

Apparently, she does!
It didn't even get better once the candles were blown out. We tried getting her to at least take one bite of cake, since last year, that's all it took for her to realize how yummy it was. That didn't even help. It actually made it worse. She just thought we were feeding her poison or something. I just don't get it. Oh well, that's Gracie for you!
*this is not a good picture, but it says it all

Birthday Girl!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY GRACIE!
We love you!