It's a Party!

One thing I've learned about throwing a child's party is you can buy a kid a cake, but you can't make him enjoy it! We had a combined birthday party for Ryan and Ethan and invited a few of their friends over to celebrate with us. For the most part it was great fun. They both enjoyed the bubble blowing and opening the presents they received from their friends. Ryan was very excited about his Thomas cake and I was so excited to let Ethan go at his cake. Every parent looks forward to the ritual smashing of the cake. We had a smash cake all ready, we stripped him down and I lit the candle. That's where our trouble began. He, being the curious kid that he is, was instantly drawn to the flame. I, being the slow to react mother that I am, didn't catch his little hand in time and he received quite a scare from his birthday candle. From that point on he was terrified of his cake. Oh, well. There's always next year!





Oh, dear. After a bath and a cuddle he was good to go again and the rest of the party was a success!




Ryan had a great time, every morning since he's asked if he could have a party. "I'm three! It's my birthday party!"






Hooray for One and Three! (phew, celebration month officially over!)