Back in September, Todd celebrated his 32nd birthday at our team retreat with a chocolate cake complete with trick candles. The room filled with smoke before he was able to finally blow all the candles out. And it would have not been a fun birthday without some Starbucks and local creamy milk to wash down the cake.
Olivia's 2nd birthday had a garden theme.
Outdoor activities including swimming, and spraying the plants. The new sunglasses lasted only a few days. :) At least we got a cute pic!
The kids planted their own flowers and played in the dirt.
Traditional yellow rice for dinner, but in flower pots!
The birthday cake was mashed up in some flower pots with purple daisies and gummy worms.
We lit two candles. Olivia's flower cake had an orchid in it.
Teaching her to blow out the candles.
Diggin' in, but only after she realized it was chocolate cake, not dirt. :)
Emma's 4th birthday party had a lollipop theme so we tried a lollipop pinata.
Emma got a new backpack for school from sister.
Anni, Emma's extroverted pal, came to the party. You can also see Emma's shirt that has a lollipop sewn on it from Mommy.
Vreya, her best friend from school, also came to the party.
And Abi, her best friend, came to the party. But the little sweetie is shy when there are lots of people around, so she is not in any of the photos!
Opening gifts. She got some fun necklaces, some school supplies, and headbands.
Ruby is Livy's age. They are just starting to interact more.
Yum!
Traditional yellow rice also for Emma's party dinner.
Emma also enjoyed an ice cream outing for lunch.
