two!

Maeva turns 2! Five days after Anderson. They are born on eachother's due dates. I love having the great-grandparents and their smiles as a backdrop to Maeva and her cake. We kept this to a much smaller crowd, so they could really take it all in and enjoy her on her birthday.

it's my party

It's my party, I can sneak all the fruit that I want to!!

good morning, four!

My little boy on his birthday morning. Starting a tradition (since I did the same on his 3rd birthday), a muffin covered in blueberries. But this year we added a bowl of ice cream...yay! Look how happy he is. But then I found the email I sent to John that morning. I had a vague memory of this and went searching in my inbox.

"there were only a few more incidents after the fact that it wasn't a big cake. the blueberries all rolled off, then he tried to put them back angrily, smushing the whole thing. this was round two with PB holding the berries on instead of honey! Maeva ate the abused muffin out of a bowl with a spoon (the only way a two year old should eat a muffin, btw)."

birthday party

Catching up a little. The SLR photos always take a little while to get to. But I thought, I might as well post. I really want to avoid this blog becoming only camera phone posts, as easy and tempting that can be sometimes.

Here are more captures from the kids' birthday party (for some reason, I had only edited half of them back in January). We didn't plan any big themes or games. Just put a bunch of kids together and let the chaos begin. Auntie Sam and Uncle Ben brought a few balloons, which were a big hit. A bunch of kids running around and being crazy, not eating a bite of lunch, then stopping for a few minutes to eat some cake. That's what it's all about.

I remember being so exhausted after this party. But now I look back and don't really remember that part of it as much as the fun they had. Birthday parties and childbirth, you're meant to forget the hard parts!

cake and party

two birthdays in 5 days

one kid party

velvety beet cake with raspberry icing

100 year old plate that I bought almost 15 years ago (finally found a use for it) - yeah I was an odd, antique collecting teenager

lots of noise, energy and excitement when your mix 7 kids under 4

waiting to eat your jellybean decorated cake is really hard

late night cake baking followed by party is a little exhausting for Mama