Birthdays!!!

Birthday party season has begun!! For the next month, we have at least one party per weekend, sometimes two. It concludes with Claire's 5th birthday party on May 1st. Our social calendar isn't quite as full in May (hint, hint).

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Yesterday, we went to our friends' house to celebrate Maddie's second birthday! The kids had a great time playing and the beautiful weather allowed them to play outside on the deck. It was wonderful to get some fresh air and sunshine! Maddie was especially cute when her whole face lit up as everyone sang Happy Birthday to her. We even sang it a second time, then she blew out the candles on her adorable "hop bum" cake (translation: bunny) designed by her mommy. We had such a nice time helping Maddie celebrate. Unfortunately, I didn't take any pictures at the party, so I will copy a few once Maddie's mommy posts them. : )

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Today, was Peter's first birthday party. We can hardly believe he's one already! It seems like just yesterday I got a call at 1:00 am asking me to come over and watch Ryan because my sister in law's water broke. Little Peter arrived early on Easter morning 2010.

My brother and sister in law had a small family party. Peter was a little shy at first, but completely adorable. He slowly warmed up to all of his guests. Ryan enjoyed his favorite pastime, playing Super Mario Brothers on Wii with some of the older guests. Claire was quite social, talking to everyone, telling jokes and stories. It was a relaxing, low key party.

We ate lots of great sandwiches and salads for lunch. Later, we sang Happy Birthday to Peter. He was very interested in the cake and tried to get his fingers on the #1 birthday candle. Eventually, he ate bite after bite of cake and frosting. He loved it! I think Peter's favorite part of the day was opening gifts! He loved playing with the gifts as they were opened (So did Claire and Ryan!). All in all, it was such a special day. We were so happy that we were able to celebrate Peter's birthday because he has such a special place in our hearts!!!