Happy Birthday Buddy!

We celebrated Micah's 4th birthday with a party at a local park on June 28th. He invited several of his friends and provided me with all the instructions for the type of party he wanted... lots of people, a backhoe cake, a pinata, and lots of balloons. He had so much fun and is already talking about what he wants to do for his 5th birthday! Thanks to everyone who was able to come and make it a special day for him!

Look at me, I'm 4 years old!!

The backhoe cake ~ there was a lot of candy used to decorate the cake so the kids all had fun picking out what part of the cake they wanted to eat. (Micah had fun decorating it as he got to "sample" all the different candy. Too much sugar for this kid!)

Blowing out the candles

Hanging out with his friends

The kids all had fun going to the top of a nearby hill and then running down

Micah and his buddy Jack

Cooling off with a little water (thanks to Daddy!)

Pinata time ~ no big sticks for this pinata. The kids had to jump and pull on a piece of caution tape. Grab the right tape and you open the trap door to let out all the candy.

The wind made this task a little difficult

Jack got the lucky piece of caution tape

Micah was excited about his new Mack transporter

Micah, Daddy, Ashlyn, and Mama

After the party (and a nap), Micah and Josiah had fun playing the pool

The babies were content to sleep while the boys splashed around

And they got a little play time together at home. Joshua is starting to catch up with Ashlyn. He's not looking like a newborn anymore.

Daddy made special "ice cream mice" for dessert

We finished the day with the wrecking ball game that we weren't able to play at the park because there was too much wind.