We don't do big birthday parties for our kids but we have been wanting to have a get together with a few families from the ward. So we invited the families of all the kids in Ben's Sunbeam class, 5 families plus Adam's mom June and his sister Amy and her son Jackson came. We rented a big 'ole bounce house with a slide, which was not too expensive and we got to keep it almost 24 hours. We served pizza and potluck salad, plus cake, ice cream and blueberry pie! It was a success I think. We got to know a few couples we don't know as well and no one got injured, although the bounce house blew a fuse twice and we had to scramble to get kids out before it collapsed. Ben was so excited to sing and blow out candles this year. He was really anticipating it and it was really cute. If the video was better I'd upload it but it was dark and it's kinda fuzzy. I always make my kids cakes but he wanted Mickey Mouse and I couldn't bear the thought of trying to make black icing and piping the face, so I had a $10 off coupon for a store bought cake and went that route. He was thrilled and my hand doesn't hurt this year. Not many pics from the party but a few from the morning after.
It was 90 degrees the afternoon of the party, but cooled down nice about dinner time.
Benjamin is such a joy to our house. He is sensitive and thoughtful and notices when someone is not happy, says sorry when he does wrong and is so affectionate! Not to say he is perfect, for he knows how to throw one down. He has been our worst sleeper overall-a perfect angel the first 6 months but then...He has for the last two year tried to weasel his way into our bed. We have stood firm on no kids in bed with all of our kids but he doesn't get it! We are so tired of the fight it's just not a battle we feel like picking anymore, so as of a month ago Adam gets kicked out of bed about 2:00 in the morning. Yes, we have tried all the tried and true recommendations, this kid is just persistent. He is very active, loves to color and paint, "help" me in the garden and pick up the ten pound chickens. He's not a big kid for his age but he's very coordinated and I think in the next year he will be two wheein' it. We love him!
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I gladly let my babies sleep in the middle when they wanted to. I promise you they will grow out of it! (Another thing we did with every kid was as son as they hit 16 months we took them out of the crib and put them in a queen bed with an older sibling. At they age they are too intimated to try and crawl off the bed by themselves and the warm body next to them comforts and keeps them sleeping all night long)
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