Birthday Party Fun

We had an action packed weekend... as usual. On Friday night, we went over to our friends' house for dinner. There were 9 little kids and 8 adults. It was a beautiful night and the big kids had a great time playing in the yard: water table, cozy coupe, hammock, and relay races. The real little ones had fun sitting on the grass and staring at each other.

On Saturday morning, we went to the Farmer's Market and then played around the house.  After nap time, we got to go to Charlie's 1st birthday party.  Ben and Hilary went all out.  They rented a tent for the backyard and hired someone to grill chicken, ribs and hot dogs.  They also rented a petting zoo complete with pony rides.  Will had so much fun feeding the animals and enjoyed his pony ride.  They also had an apple bobbing station, a pinata and other games set up in the backyard.  Everyone had a great time!

On Sunday, we went for a walk/bike ride in the morning and actually got a bunch of yard work done during Alex's morning nap.  He's been taking some good naps - all that crawling wears him out.  That and the fact that he hasn't slept well the past few nights (swollen gums... finally a tooth?).  Alex is a pretty fast crawler now and is even trying to figure out the step into the kitchen. 

I also included some video of Will at the playground last week.  He has gotten very adventurous! 

Garrett, Alex, and Evan (with Claire and Caroline in the background)

Cowboy Will

He loved the pony ride!

Feeding the animals

Backyard Set-up

Pinata

Birthday Cake

Bobbing for apples

Alex had fun, too

Splashing