There have been many firsts, of course. Henry lost the first trip of the tooth and we expect there to be many more. But because our birthdays are in March, April, June, August and December, this was the first birthday for us on the road.
We had a great little party yesterday (which was Sunday) with a few kids who have become friends to Ali and Cate. If you're unfamiliar with our family, you should know that some of the birthday parties we've had for the kids over the last decade have been epic, especially in the craftiness category.
The genius of yesterday's party was that the entire "party" was dispatched in about 15 minutes. The friends arrived. There were cupcakes. There was singing. There was tearing into wrapping paper. And then it was done. The kids dispersed to play in and around the house. There was water play in the sprinkler. There was the swingset. There was a moderate amount of playing with new presents. Then the adults sat around and talked!
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| Cate, Ali and their birthday balloons |
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| Cupcakes |
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| Friends, siblings and cousins watching the unwrapping |
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| Delight. |
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| Chaos |
Then, today, the actual birthday, we did various fun activities and ended with cake for the woman who bore these children (and not for the children themselves, who were contentedly watching Disney's Aristocats upstairs). It was really nice of Duluth to host "The Festival of Sail" concurrent with our celebration. Unfortunately, the famous (and highly coveted) Big Rubber Ducky was put out of commission by high winds. Good for sailing, bad for giant ducks, I guess.
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| Ali and Cate (in a stroller because of a bruised foot) near the Coast Guard's Sundew (ice breaker and buoy tender extraordinaire) |
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| We love rubber duckies |
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| Definitely what this toddler swing was meant for. |
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| What?! A mermaid performance artist in Cate's favorite color? Who comes alive for tips?! |
What a wonderful day
ReplyDeleteSounds like a pretty great celebration to me!
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