Birthday People
At the beginning of November we held a birthday celebration for Miriam, Vivian, and Simon. Their birthdays all fall within a month of each other! It's a family celebration. Both of the older girls would like a "friend party" but...we've got enough family to fill the house so we're holding off on the friend chaos for a while longer.
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| Aunt Nichole and Elijah |
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| Mommy and Simon |
Even the Canadian family members were able to make the party! So we attempted a grandkids picture. These were the best two. Miriam and Vivian look good in about every picture so apparently they've hit an age that knows how to keep your eyes on the camera and smile. Felicity was rocking some nap-time-hair. Catherine was super serious in every picture...perhaps this is just how Canadians act when the camera comes out? Elijah and Simon sat still enough that they weren't an out-of-focus-blur. That's success, people.
The party was a Woodland Animal theme. Toad stool and grass cupcakes, anyone? (Props to Aunt Maria for all her effort decorating these!)
Aunt Bridget made a pin the tail on the squirrel game.
Even Nana - who still spent most of her days in a hospital with Papa (still recovering from his car accident at this point) - played! She's always such a good sport and up for just about anything that will make her grandchildren smile!
Meal, then cake. Simon attempted to grab the candle, but didn't burn his fingers! He was all smiles and happiness (typical for this guy) while people sang.
Miriam and Vivian are old pros at this candle business,
so they gave Simon a hand.
He just acted disappointed when the flame was gone.
And the icing on his fingers weirded him out when he finally got a chance to attack the cupcake. It took him quite a while to decide he even wanted to mess with the thing!
But then he did and didn't look back.
Gift opening time! The big girls loved this and Grandma even brought Felicity a present. Simon didn't care about much other than a card with googly eyes and was happy to let Catherine and Felicity open his gifts. We gave the girls tickets to see Wild Kratts Live which is a PRETTY BIG DEAL in their world!
Happy 1st, 7th, and 8th birthdays to Simon, Vivian, and Miriam. We love you.
The party was a Woodland Animal theme. Toad stool and grass cupcakes, anyone? (Props to Aunt Maria for all her effort decorating these!) 
Aunt Bridget made a pin the tail on the squirrel game. 
Even Nana - who still spent most of her days in a hospital with Papa (still recovering from his car accident at this point) - played! She's always such a good sport and up for just about anything that will make her grandchildren smile!
Meal, then cake. Simon attempted to grab the candle, but didn't burn his fingers! He was all smiles and happiness (typical for this guy) while people sang.
Miriam and Vivian are old pros at this candle business, 
so they gave Simon a hand. 
He just acted disappointed when the flame was gone. 
And the icing on his fingers weirded him out when he finally got a chance to attack the cupcake. It took him quite a while to decide he even wanted to mess with the thing!
But then he did and didn't look back. 
Gift opening time! The big girls loved this and Grandma even brought Felicity a present. Simon didn't care about much other than a card with googly eyes and was happy to let Catherine and Felicity open his gifts. We gave the girls tickets to see Wild Kratts Live which is a PRETTY BIG DEAL in their world!
Happy 1st, 7th, and 8th birthdays to Simon, Vivian, and Miriam. We love you.
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