Weekend Wrap-Up: The BIRTHDAY PARTY Edition

Happy Sunday!

As you may recall, Callie's birthday was back on December 22nd.  But because the holiday time gets so crazy and people are busy or out of town, we decided to do Callie's friend birthday party in mid-January.

Guess, what?  It IS mid January.  That came up fast.  Our big event from the weekend was Callie's birthday party on Saturday morning.  We had 13 kids (including our 2) come and hang out with us at a super cool indoor play place we have been to a couple of times.  The parents stayed to hang out and chat too...that is, when they weren't busy chasing after their children who were running around and climbing and swinging and jumping and having fun!

iPhone pictures of quickly moving children don't turn out very well.
Oh well...my oft used little subject stayed still enough for pictures, as usual.

We had all gluten-free snacks AND cupcakes.  I made them last night from a mix I got at the co-op and was a little nervous about how they would taste.  But the kids chowed down on them, proving that anything can taste good if you slather on enough pink and purple frosting.

Callie let everyone sing "Happy Birthday," and even smiled a little.
She is growing up!

She opened lots of cool presents, too.

It was a great time with our friends, and we're thankful for everyone who came out to celebrate, it was quite the crew:

                    Ciri- 6                    Callie- 5                     Charlie- 4                       Henrick- 4

                    Sydney- 4              Donald- 3                    Stella-2                          Elise- 2

                    Mabel- 2                Kylie-2                       Avery- 2                         Frederick-1

                    Maya-1

 

There was also a number of babies-to-be in attendance via their moms, which will make next year's birthday party that much bigger and more fun.

 

While we were having fun playing, Kona and her cousin Shambles were busy playing at G-ma and G-pa's house.

 

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Kona is thrilled to having someone in the family who will actually play with her until she is exhausted.

As you can see below, her and Shambles were exhausted after their big playtime.  For us, the rest of the day was playing at home, and then G-ma and G-pa came over for dinner.

Oh yeah, and the girls found the cabinet I kept my pumping supplies. 
The supplies turned into megaphones and toys.

Sunday

We had our usual weekend morning playtime...complete with Maya's excitement with her stroller and (less visible excitement for) Callie's room.

What she IS excited about ALL THE TIME, is books.  You'll also get a listen to the whine that she uses to try and communicate her needs.


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After Sunday school and nap time, I took the girls out to the field by our house to play in the snow.  It was so fun to be outside without it being ridiculously frigid.

Callie on top of the snow, on the sled, and face planted IN the snow.

The girls in the snow

Maya standing in, walking in, sledding in, and EATING snow.

And then there was a little smack talking before snowball throwing.


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To finish up the weekend, Auntie Yoda came over to babysit for us a little tonight so we could go out to dinner for a little date.  Thanks Auntie Yoda!

Hope everyone has a great week!