And now back to our regularly scheduled program...
Last weekend Brent and I trekked back to the Twin Cities for Little David's third birthday party. His birthday had been the week before so he was already used to saying "My free" which translates to "I'm three" in his language. His parents hosted a birthday party for family and a few friends at a local restaurant that had a party room. Here's a look at the festivities:
The kids played a round of "Pin the Tail on the Donkey" and as you can see, they missed the mark by just a bit.
David saw that a couple tails were in the right spot, but he might have missed that there was some peeking going on by a few of the little guests!
David looking on at the prize won by his little girlfriend.
The kiddos got to make their own pizza that was then baked in a kitchen they were able to tour, and the adults enjoyed subs and other goodies.
After dinner the kids played a round of "Birthday Bingo".
The birthday boy playing his board.
Julie called out the game.
He was intent on playing it right!
He was also intent on helping put the three candles, and a number 3, on the birthday cake.
Singing "Happy Birthday" to the kid that got shy with all the attention.
Blowing out the candles. He did pretty well!
Smiling for the camera...
and giving a big cheesy grin when we asked him to keep doing it!
Here he is opening the present from "Tah-wee and Uncle Bent"...
Which came with a musical card that he giggled at.
First off, some Matchbox cars. He loves ANYTHING that has wheels and can go fast. We gave him a set of emergency vehicles that had police cars, an ambulance, and a helicopter. He liked it!
I know this picture is blurry, but I had to include it because the experience was just so funny! He opened the second box from us, which had a few things in it, but the thing on top was this cute shirt. He got this huge grin, made this animated face and looked all excited about it. It was a shirt! This kid has never in his life been excited about clothes before, and it wasn't even a shirt that had a picture on the front. It was a cute shirt that his Auntie Kari thought would look nice for Easter and hopefully last him through the summer. It really isn't something he would normally get excited about. I think he was just so caught up in all the birthday present excitement, that just opening the box cover was going to enlist such a response. It was pretty funny!
Under the shirt and shorts were some coloring books,
and a "crayon roll" that I picked up at a local craft fair. For all you crafter's out there, click on this picture to enlarge it. It's a great gift idea! Just a couple pieces of fabric stitched so that one crayon would fit in each slot, and I was thinking of it as a great quiet thing for them to bring to church. If I think of it again, I'll take a close-up picture of it next time I see them, so you can see a close-up version of a great idea.
Here's the only picture we could get of David and his little girlfriend from preschool, but by then neither one would pose for a picture.
Here's the birthday kid after most people had gone home, showing "Tah-wee and Uncle Brent" how his helicopter works. He liked it.
Showing the camera his new toy.
And finally heading home after a fun afternoon with a fun group of people.
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