Whacha been up to?

Well, it feels like we've been busy! It seems as though Jack and all of his friends were born in the fall - so it's been birthday season around here! A couple of weeks back we went to Jack's buddy Sahej's birthday party. There was a jumper AND they got to go swimming! Gracie is really getting the hang of playing in the jumpers - even when the big kids make it crazy in there! After Sahej's birthday came... Aiden's! Well, his real birthday was on Friday, but the party is next weekend. We couldn't let the real day pass without celebrating, so we went to Chuck E. Cheese! I didn't have my real camera, so these are from my phone... She loves Chuck E. Cheese. At this age, Jack did not know that you needed a token in order to ride. In fact, he will still play on the games/rides without the token. For me, this was awesome! He'll play no matter how much money we spend! But Grace is not the same - she is well aware that she needs (wants) a token and begs for them! :) The happy birthday family! Make a wish! I know I've mentioned her love of dessert before, but do you see the look of shear joy as she licks her fingers? After Chuck E. Cheese, we went to pick up Daddy at the airport. Boy did we miss him! He was off in Washington D.C. taking care of business. The next day was daddy's work BBQ. The kids and I finally got to meet most of the folks that daddy spends his days with. But we didn't get to stay for long because Jack's best girl had her birthday party too! Milan also turned four and what a fun party! They organized all of the traditional party games - first up the pinata! The pinata was in the shape of Ariel, the little mermaid and Grace was really upset about everyone hitting her. Later, when she spied the top half of her body hanging around she kept saying "ut-oh" and "oh no!" I missed the pinata pictures because she broke right away, that never happens to us. Usually we're waiting and waiting for it to crack. They also played Simon Says and Red Light/ Green Light. Here's Grace with her goody bad - I mean purse... She was carrying it around all night! And Grace with Christian, she loves him. And musical chairs... Jack got out right away, but totally didn't get it. and the limbo... Again, not really getting the concept, but still having a blast! Then it was cake time! It's so cute that kids get so excited about cake! After the cake they had potato sack races and a pie eating contest! The kids had a blast on the playground! It was dark and extra exciting. Plus they had the glowing necklaces and bracelets that made it extra special! Happy birthday Milan, Aiden and Sahej!!!