Party 2 was the following day to celebrate both Madeleine and Tommy's birthdays with the family. The outside bbq got moved inside in the 105 degree weather. We had a pirate theme as Madeleine is really into pirates right now. Tommy seemed to like the pirate hats too. We did a quick treasure hunt with the kids outside. Tommy spent the party walking all over the place. He wasn't too into the presents but loved his cupcake. He had icing everywhere. Tommy is very mobile these days and into everything. It is becoming clear to us that all the babyproofing we didn't do with the girls we will need to do with Tommy. Just tonight he opened the built in cabinet in the dining room where I have all my glass pitchers and vases stored while I was putting away dishes. I heard glass clinking and caught him just in time as he was lifting out a vase. His sisters can really get him to laugh. He has a few "words" but still no "mama" or anything even remotely close. He also has started screaming at the top of his lungs when he wants something. We got to work on that!
Madeleine's actual birthday she wanted to spend by riding her new tagalong bike. So we loaded up early and headed out to the Katy Trail. With Madeleine graduated to the tagalong, Tommy took her spot on the big bike with Jim and Hadley. It was a great time and we are looking forward to many more family bike rides. We also went to the pool for a little while. Almost all the fireworks were canceled this year due to the drought and high temps so had to tell Madeleine no fireworks for her this year.
Here are pics from all the festivities.
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| The Birthday kids last year! |
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| Madeleine picked out a very festive leotard for gymnastics this summer... also worked well for her party. |
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| Starting off with some stretching |
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| Madeleine and Hadley on the balance beam |
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| At the end Madeleine got to award each friend a medal |
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| Can't see too well but these were the cake pops Madeleine requested. She told me she wanted pink with purple ruffles. |
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| Tommy trying to stay cool at the party |
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| Tommy carrying around a balloon before his party. This cracked me up because Madeleine carried around her one year old balloon for weeks after her first birthday. |
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| The birthday kids watching some tv while anxiously awaiting the party. You can't tell in the picture but Tommy was actually dancing to the music. |
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| Tommy's new favorite game... hide under the bed or the table. |
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| Madeleine the pirate |
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| Hadley the pirate |
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| And the littlest pirate Tommy |
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| Getting ready to treasure hunt |
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| Treasure found... |
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| Tommy wasn't very excited about going in the high chair for everyone to sing to him. |
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| Madeleine was excited... probably because she knew the cupcakes were next. |
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| Once Tommy had the cupcake he was happy. |
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| Tommy and Jim |
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| Tommy's birthday present that Jim picked out... not exactly sure it was for Tommy. |
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| The birthday boy on his actual birthday. |
