October Birthdays

Emily & Gwen's Birthday

We celebrated Emily and Gwen's birthday last Sunday. Emily turned 11 and Gwen turned 2. Their birthdays are 1 day apart. Granny Louw fixed us a wonderful meal and we had yummy cake to eat afterward.

Emily blew all her candles out in one breath. Way to go! We got Emily some lip gloss and nail polish...you know - girly stuff.
We gave Gwen a princess book and a princess t-shirt. She also got some cute dresses, pj's, and and little princess play piano.

I think Gwen was asking Zane to help her blow out the candles. Andersen was a willing participant, too. (Notice the shirt that Anders is wearing...he calls it "grandpa shirt". Grandpas must wear a lot of plaid.)
Rachelle stepped in to offer some additional help. What teamwork!

ROWAN'S BIRTHDAY

Andersen was invited to his first "friend" birthday party last Saturday. Deanna and Austin were friends of ours from Cedar Hills. Their son Rowan just turned 2. The kids had a fun time and the parents had fun breaking up 2 year old pushing and shoving matches and visiting, too.
Rowan and Andersen eating doughnuts. Yes, doughnuts with sprinkles make a mess! (Deanna doesn't like messes.)
They tried to get a picture with the kids wearing their animal masks. Some cooperated, others did not...Anders, of course, was one who did NOT want to wear the mask.

Holly wasn't willing to wear the mask either, but she was willing to eat it!