Let the Partying Begin!

Well, I hope that you are ready to read - because this is going to be LONG!! :)

We had the first of many birthday parties this weekend - with my half of the family. We had a GREAT time - Mom, Dad, and Sarah were able to make it up from Missouri, and Grandpa and Grandma Frank came from Lincoln. My Uncle Jon, his wife Gina, and their two kids came up for the day on Saturday. Thinking about everything that happened this weekend makes me smile. :)

Here's a breakdown of the events:

The party began on Saturday with FOOD! We had a "buffet" style with Bulldogs (Sargent's famous hot-dogs), fruit and veggie trays, chips with dip, and cupcakes for dessert (more on that later)......Here's a picture of Grandpa Dave (my dad) and Great-Grandma Bobbie loading up their plates!


Alex with his birthday lunch - cut up hot dog, strawberries, grapes, pears, pineapple, peaches, broccoli, carrots, tomatoes, and a little bread - he was a GOOD eater!!

Elijah and Sophie eating at the table - -

Next it was time for PRESENTS!! We had to stash the gifts up and away because little fingers kept tearing the paper....pretty inventive, eh?

For wanting to tear the paper before the party, Alex sure wasn't much help in opening his presents - he didn't do anything with the paper!!!




Here are a few more shots of us opening gifts:


Alex seemed to have more fun with the boxes than he did with the gifts - but that wasn't for long - he LOVED everything that he got!



Next it was time for the ceremonial "get dirty" - - Alex pointed to a cupcake with green frosting, so after singing "Happy Birthday" and (trying to) blow out the candle, Alex was ready to dig in. When I put the cupcake on his tray, he just looked at it! It took him a while to figure out that it would break apart when he poked at it - - -but he DID get messy!!


After the party, we all went out to dinner. Right before we left, Alex played with his new toy - - (he's STILL doing this same thing as I post now.....)



After all of that work, you need a refreshing beverage, right?

Don't worry - the box was on the floor and Alex insisted on pulling cans out of it - it was NOT opened, and he even has the wrong end at his mouth! 20 more years, little man - then you can have it for your birthday party!! :)

After all of that partying, we sure were tired! Alex slept the better part of this afternoon - because napping was NOT on his schedule this weekend!!


Again, we had a GREAT time - thanks to everyone who traveled to share in this special day with us. We enjoyed sharing this special day with you.