Connor's Birthday Celebrations

OK, I am still WEEKS behind on my updates...

This year for Connor's 3rd birthday we had 2 celebrations for him. The first was his annual Cousins Birthday party at Makenna and Madison's house in the Fort Worth area. (Each year we try to combine all the cousins spring birthdays into a single gathering to make it easier for family to celebrate together.) My sister-in-law Alli did a FABULOUS job of organizing a fun party for the kids this year. The theme was Dora and Diego, and the kids had tons of fun following Dora's map to get to the birthday party activities. Too cute! Below are some pics and a video from the party.

Makenna and Connor blow out the candles as their cousins Ryah and Renee look on.

Makenna's sister Madison also celebrated her birthday. She turned 1 in April!

After the festivities, Connor and Makenna were excited to have a sleepover. Here's a picture after they were sound asleep. Notice Makenna is perfectly positioned on her pillow. Connor on the other hand managed to turn completely sideways! A visit to the Thomas the Train store in Grapevine was another fun birthday activity. That is a cool store! I think Connor's favorite activity by far was riding the big roller coaster at Makenna's house. This has got to be one of the coolest toys for toddlers ever invented!

For birthday celebration #2, Connor had a joint party with his best buddy Benjamin. They both attend Creme de la Creme daycare in downtown Houston, and Benjamin's mom Julie and I thought it would be really fun for them to celebrate their birthdays together (they are 3 weeks apart). Julie did a fantastic job organizing the party at a local Pump It Up, and all of the boys' school buddies were invited. It was a wonderful turnout and the kids had so much fun! (The adults had quite a time as well!) One note for parents...Julie and I split the cost of the party and were still ASTOUNDED at the price! It would be really hard to justify for 1 child, and even splitting the cost we felt a little guilty paying so much. But since we aren't sure how much longer Connor will be at Creme, we thought it would be a nice sendoff for him and all his school buddies. Below are some pics from the party.

Benjamin and Connor about to enter the first jump room - so sweet!Connor on one of the slides. Jeff and Kevin enjoyed playing with all the kiddos.

I love this picture - I can't tell who's having more fun, Jeff or Connor!

Enjoying pizza and cake in the party room.

Connor and Benjamin about to blow out their candles. After the party, Connor told us many times that his favorite part of the whole day was sitting in the crown chair with Benjamin while his friends sang Happy Birthday!