birthdays!

One month ago was Seth's 3rd birthday and Olivia's 1st birthday.  Since their birthdays are only 11 days apart, we decided to do do a combo party ... well, make that two combo parties:  A playdate party in the morning for their friends and my mommy friends, and a family party in the afternoon for our families.  Seth is at an age now where he has real friends, and I've drawn very closely to a group of ladies that have babies all around Olivia's age.  Our house just isn't big enough for both friends and family, so ... two identical parties with two groups of people we love!  

I decided on a "Bugs & Butterflies" theme party.  Boys love bugs and girls love butterflies.  So I kinda went with an picnic take on the decor: plaid tablecloths, sandwiches and fruit for lunch, sticks as table centerpieces with little plastic bugs crawling everywhere and butterfly nets with butterflies all around.  It was really fun.  We also borrowed a bounce house from Jack's brother and the kids were all over it!  As an activity, I found these cute little bug boxes that I had the kids decorate with stickers to spell their names out and they went to go find bugs (the plastic bugs I had all over the tables).  We had a great time!  And the kids were blessed with so many fantastic gifts.  Olivia downed her cake like nobody's business.  She loves her sweets!  (Well, she loves everything.  She's my great eater!)  

I'm so amazed still at how fast their first year of life goes.  And honestly it goes faster as they get older.  The fact that I can sit down and have a full conversation with Seth blows my mind.  He's in school for goodness sake!  Where did the time go??  So blessed by two healthy, happy, and sweet children. 

The Party

The Playdate Party

The Family Party

New party, new outfit :)

Joel just told Seth that his gift to him was a trip to the SF Zoo.  Seth just walked away.

On Seth's actual birthday ... sprinkle french toast and party hats at breakfast!