Saturday, November 26, 2011

The After (Birthday) Party

After Cooper's birthday party, we came home and let the kids burn off some energy since it was a nice day outside.

bike races are a common happening around here!
 three amigos!
 Reagan still loves to ride her scooter
 the dump truck usually makes an appearance
 Cooper helped me take this self portrait
 the girls played "secret agent spies"
 I love this girl!
 posing for the camera
 moving to the backyard and the sandbox
building "big sandcastles"
 Dasher, Dancer & Prancer
 Greg built a fire in the fire pit so the kids could roast marshmallows and have some hot chocolate
 I stayed in the Thanksgiving mood ~ and none of the kids even noticed my head dress!
 Greg, Papaw & Bubba helped with roasting marshmallows
 the kids would rather eat the marshmallows out of the bag
 Reagan put a marshmallow on the stick and then directly in her mouth
 hot cocoa is the perfect ending to the night
 enjoying each other's company
 Another big event for "Birthday Boy" - he slept in his bed without bed rails for the 1st time.  He did great, no falls ~ I think all the partying wore him out...he didn't move a muscle all night!
 except when I took his picture!  But this is where we found him the next morning!


Big Rig & Movie Party

Cooper's 4th birthday party was this afternoon.  His theme was "Big Rigs" and we had the party at the local movie theatre.  He had a blast and wanted us to refer to him as "birthday boy", not Cooper!

the decorations
 the young party goers!
 First, we ate pizza
 Then, birthday boy wanted everyone to sing to him while he acted embarrassed!
 but, he really did enjoy all the attention
 checking out the cupcake hauler
 how cute is that?
Next, it was time to open gifts 
 he got a watch and animal figures from Reagan
 James the Train from Aunt Ginger
A big rig hauler from Aunt Kim & Uncle Byrd 
 more cars and trucks from the T family and a fire truck from the P family
 a super hero cape from Keira ~ Greg showed him how to work it!
 Candy corn, pajamas, piggy bank, treasure hunt game, book and jeans from Gigi and Bubba
 He got clothes, hooded towel, and atraffic light from mamaw & papaw ~ and a special handmade John Deere tractor from Papaw Carl
 Papaw lit the candles
 and Cooper blew them out
 He's 4!

time to watch the movie!!

waiting for the movie to start
 the gang has snacks and is happy
 Gigi & Bubba
 Mamaw & Papaw
 Mom & Dad
 Amy & Brian
 Birthday Boy
 ...and we're home!
What a fun birthday party!  Cooper said that it was the best party ever!  That's all that matters!