We finally "officially" celebrated Gage and Tanner's birthday yesterday. I say "officially" because it seems like we have been celebrating Gage's since his real birthday on the 3rd. Having 3 birthdays (Gage, Tanner, and me) within 6 days of each other has proven to be extremely difficult. I don't know how to celebrate them each year making each one special and individual without breaking the bank or running me ragged. If anyone has any suggestions, please let me know.
Anyway, the party was a lot of fun. It was great having my sister Brandy there and her family. She also was great helping me get ready for the party. There was tons of kids and I hope everyone had fun. We appreciate everyone's love and support!
Probably a few too many kids on the trampoline. Thankfully no one got hurt!
The airplane teetor totter was a hit! (I bought this while Mike was out of town. He was not happy to say the least.)
Gage received most of his presents on his actual birthday. How do you tell a 6 year old to wait? He did get this fun Wall E Robot from his Grandma Pedri.
Tanner was ready for bed by the time we opened his presents. I know he will love playing with all of them.
So I tried making some cakes from a book my friend authored (Cut up Cakes for Kids by Melissa Barlow). Thanks heavens Brandy was there to rescue the car. We think it turned out like the car on Harry Potter.
In keeping with the tradition of letting my kids destroy/eat a cake on their 1st birthday, I let Tanner have a go with his car cake. He was fascinated with the donut wheels. Once he was able to pry it off the car, he only wanted to eat the donut and have nothing else to do with the cake.
Gage picked the snake cake for me to make. I actually made this one all by myself. I think it turned out really cute don't ya think?
These two have been inseparable since she arrived from Cali!
Tanner also got this great swing for our swingset. I know you can't tell, but he really does love it!
7 comments:
Happy Birthday to all of you. Your backyard looks so nice and kid-friendly. The cakes are awesome. I was thinking for Kade's first birthday I would try to make the Baby Einstein Caterpillar, maybe you could help me with it because I don't have a clue where to start. Looks like fun. Hopefully we can see you guys soon-Will you be at Grandpa's big birthday bash? We really should get together now that I am close. We found an apartment we really like today and I hope we get it. It's in Layton by Kohls so we'll still be close.
Well, Happy Birthday to everyone! :) I love having those parties with family. And wow! You're quite the homemaker/baker with those cakes! I'm impressed! :) Very cute.
Your yard looks really nice. I like how you bought that toy while Mike was out of town. That is awesome. The birthday cakes are great. You need to teach me. Happy Birthday to everyone!! Hope you all had a great time.
Looks like fun! Nice job on the cakes-very impressive!
The car looks even better in these pics! It was a really fun night. Oh, Ava's alligator shattered but she didn't care. She is taking care of him like he is a pet.
Happy Birthday to all! It looks like you had a great time and I love the cakes! I need to do that for my kids instead of being lame and just buying them. Your yard does look great too!
You did great on the cakes! Good work. They weren't too hard, were they? I hope not anyway. And, your boys sure are lucky to have so much fun stuff to play on in their own backyard!
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