Happy Birthday's!

Reese and Niko’s birthdays are only six days apart, so we decided to throw a joint birthday party for them on March 6th.

They both enjoyed the party so much! We had a bouncy slide and a well-known balloon artist making the most intricate, beautiful balloon designs. We have some of them shown below, but some of the most amazing ones were the scuba tank and goggles, and a fishing pole with hat (fish attached!). The children waited patiently, as it did require a bit of time to design these creations. We also had about 120 balloons throughout the house and backyard. Then, crazy us, Roger and I decided to make their very own birthday cakes--characters from the Yo-Gabba-Gabba show, one of their favorites. Two days prior I made about six cakes, we then cut them into different shapes and put them in the freezer. The day before the party I started making the frosting. Five hours later and many colors, we could finally start decorating and putting together the cakes. I must say it was a lot of work, but they did come out better than expected. Some of the guests were very impressed. Niko and Reese loved their cakes, and even though Niko had a big piece sitting right in front of him, he decided that digging into the middle of Robie’s (not sure if I spelled that correctly) belly looked like a good place to dig in. All in all it was a beautiful sunny day with temps in the low 70’s. The food all came out great, and everyone had a good time. We couldn’t have asked for more. However, by evening time we were exhausted.