Pumpkin Patch

I have a lot to get caught up on with the blog! My goodness, things have been busy.

In the meantime, here's a fun fall photo. Never mind that it was 87 degrees this past weekend :)

Amelie is 7, James is 5 and Leah is 7 months old.

Birthday Party

So we didn't celebrate James's 5th birthday on his actual birthday because my co-worker was getting married, and there was the rehearsal dinner and then the ceremony, and Nana Jana couldn't come on the next day, so we thought no big deal to move it to the next weekend. NEVER AGAIN. The week before his birthday, he got chocolate cupcakes and presents out at the Buffaloes. Then we had leftover chocolate cupcakes for dessert in the nights leading up to his birthday. The morning of the 15th, James picked out his breakfast. He really wanted mini-muffins. His verdict after 8 was that they weren't as good as the ones some kid brought to summer school: 

Then James had rice crispy treats at Ready Set Learn and his classmates sung him "Happy Birthday." That night at the rehearsal, there were cupcakes and a candle especially for him. Then the next day of course, there was wedding cake. 

The next day was Sunday and they announced his birthday at church, and then James continued to milk the birthday celebration(s) all week long. He got birthday money in the mail and had a bonanza at Toys R Us. Finally, we had a small birthday party at the park just around from our house with his cousins and our neighbors. Sam made a cookie cake: 

It was hot! I bought out the last of the water balloons and various water-squirting toys on very deep discount at Target for the kids to play with, plus some Halloween stuff for favors, and James got even more presents. 

The balloons even magically lasted over a week at the house.

His favorite thing to do is play video games: