That is the verse we couldn't quite get Alex to sing for his birthday party yesterday, but that's o.k. He's a very remarkable little boy, but usually takes a bit to warm up-and there are certain things that make him shy or quiet (something he probably inherited from me) and singing in front of a group of people happens to be one of those things.
His actual birthday is tomorrow; but weekends work out better for a celebration and we are leaving for Colorado on Wednesday. It was our first real party at the "new" farmhouse, and it felt good to have a big group of family and friends. It was even nicer to have the room to accommodate everyone inside and out. The weather was gorgeous, so luckily most of the festivities were outside. Jason and I were up until 1:30 the night before in preparation; he worked on the deck, and I worked on cleaning the hardwoods and boiling brats. I had spent a good majority of the day cleaning, so on Sunday we could just get the food ready, put a few decorations up and be done w/ it.
We had Sunday School and church in the morning, and then came home to more running to get balloons, finish cleaning odd and ends, and just getting ready overall. Luckily I had two eagar babysitters in my nieces who came over both days this weekend just to play with the kids.
Finally it was party time, and we actually had a lot more little kids than I anticipated. It was fun to see all those little feet running around the house, and hard to believe that these were all the children mostly of high school friends. When you're playing the part of a parent-it's still hard to believe that we were all "kids" at one point and now our own kids are playing together.
Alex enjoyed his cake, and his pinata, and all the wonderful gifts he received from others. Last night before saying goodnight we had our usual little chat about the day, and when I asked if he had fun at the party-his eyes were barely open, but he got this huge grin on his face and whispered "yes". That made all the preparation worth every minute.
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That picture is STUNNING! I'm so happy your camera is working out for you. Also that Alex had a wonderful birthday party. I forget, how long will you be out west? I miss Colorado so much, hopefully I'll get out there next summer for a visit.
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