What a difference a year makes...........

Today was Addi's actual birthday and we just took it easy. KK and I decided to cut our hair and boy did we ever, each cutting off many inches. Addi went along for the girl day as did Garrett since school was out for pre-k for parent-teacher conferences. This afternoon we made her cake that you see pictured and she absolutely loved it. We spent about 30 minutes lighting, blowing out her candles, relighting and blowing out her candles over and over. She loved it! It's so hard to believe that she is already 2 yrs old. Where did the time go? I added a pic from her 1st birthday a yr ago and my how she has grown. She is really becoming an independent person with a strong personality and she really believes that she is a princess. Of course we treat her like a princess so why wouldn't she think that way. She loves to shop and do all things girly. Pink is by far her favorite color and she has a great appreciation for bows and pretties. The birthday celebration will continue next week during our family Thanksgiving when we have the extended family party while we are all together for the holiday. And then just when it seems as if the birthday drama is coming to an end it will suddenly be Garrett's actual birthday which is Dec 16 and Mark's which is Dec 28. So I think we'll just leave the banner and streamers up till then.....

Birthday replay...........

So the party was a success and I for one am glad it's over and that everything went well. As many of you know, Addi and I had been very sick the week leading up to the party and I was worried that we wouldn't be well in time or that Mark and the boys would come down with it. Addi did still have fever the weekend of the party but you wouldn't have known it to look at her. She was right in the big middle of the action although she was scared of the inflatables.

This week has brought Logan and Addi's actual birthdays on Wednesday and Thursday. I hunted all over town for the requested birthday present of Optimus Prime for Logan. Much to my relief I found it in the nick of time, just hours before he opened it. I went into work late on Wednesday, which was his actual birthday, so we could deliver the football cupcakes I had stayed up late Tues evening making for his class. I think he had a great day. He is still going to the mailbox each afternoon, looking for a belated bd card.

Haapppyyyy Biirrrtttthhhhhddddddaaaaaaayyyyyyyy!!!!!!!!!

Around here, we like to stretch birthdays out as long as possible. So we got an early start last weekend as we celebrated Logan and Garrett's birthdays in a joint friend party at a place called Pump it Up. For those of you without children or not in the OKC area, this is a gigantic warehouse full of rooms of inflatable toys such as the moon bounce that many are familiar with. The boys each got to invite 12 friends and we had about 18 kids that were able to come so all in all a good turnout. It was a blast and I loved it as well because there was no cleanup for me. We arrived, we played, we ate, we opened presents, we paid, and we left! I've attached several pics of our fun.