This past week/weekend was full of emotions - tiredness from last weeks mission trip to North Carolina (our first as a family of four!), sadness for a friend & deacon in our church passing away, excitement celebrating our boys birthdays, & anticipation beginning the school year. Sixteen family members drove to celebrate Peyton's 3rd & Nolan's 1st birthday. (I chose to do one party for both boys due to having family live many miles away & for planning purposes.) We made many memories playing with new toys, eating together, & bonding while decorating/setting up/un-decorating for the party. It was a wonderful weekend.
I decided on a "ball" theme, because Nolan LOVES balls! We had "meatballs," watermelon balls, cheese balls, veggie balls, etc for dinner. We had out all of the boys favorite "ball" games - baseball, bowling, golf, basketballs, soccer balls, & I ordered bouncy balls for the little swimming pool. We had gum balls as the centerpieces, & gave out beach balls as the favor. My mother-in-law made the boys adorable outfits (that matched the invitations)! It all came together, & more importantly - the boys seemed to LOVE it!
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| Pre-party! |
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| Cousin Love! Lele, Hayes, Nolan, Peyton, & Carter |
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| Peyton pausing for a moment to smile for a picture! |
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| Nolan checking out his smash cake! |
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Peyton loving every bite of his cake!
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| Delicious cookies from Suzanne Johnson
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Tomorrow, we celebrate Nolan's first birthday. My heart is full. God has blessed us with two full of life, rambunctious boys who make my life complete. Tomorrow will be bittersweet.
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