On to the real party! James' birthday (the 28th) fell on a Thursday this year. I had planned to have his party the Saturday before but had to postpone it to the Saturday after when the boys both came down with a terrible virus. Steven had a 102 degree fever at the original start time for the party so it turned out to be a good decision even though we were disappointed it meant many of our family and friends couldn't make it. A virus is not a good party favor.
Steven was mortified that James might not get a present on his actual birthday, so we let Steven give James the one from him: James' own classic Pooh stuffed animal. James has been in love with Steven's and it was starting to cause problems.
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"You mean it's my very own Pooh" |
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my niece, Cadence |
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Steven and my niece, Saige |
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All three |
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My niece, Meadow |
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James' buddy from church, Jack |
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my nephew, Nick- he and James are only 10 days apart |
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Coloring and crafting |
I asked Charlton to read The Very Hungry Caterpillar book to the kids before cutting the cake. Surprisingly, they were all really into it...except for James. He sat for about a minute and then ran off.
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Can you spot James? He's the one wielding the broom. |
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Steven and Nick were really into it. |
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Singing Happy Birthday |
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James clapping at the end of the song |
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Cupcakes! Yay! |
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Licking off all the icing first |
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Unhappy that his hands are messy |
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Saying that Steven's going to be so jealous that James has a Star Wars beach towel |
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Opening a present from Mama and Papa- thank you! |
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This is what James likes to do his glasses now- he's such an old man. I think this is a result of him seeing me do this with my sunglasses. |
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Trying to get a picture with the Brinks kids. We carpool during the school year and go to church together so James sees them a lot. They are some of his favorite people. |
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After the party and just before bedtime, I remember to get a picture with my parents. I missed Mimi and Popo so be expecting one soon, Brenda. =) Thanks to both of you (grandmas) for all your help! |
Happy birthday to my crazy, sweet James! You fill our lives with so much joy!