We are over the "big" birthday parties. it takes so much work and it gets expensive. We decided if we are going to spend the money, we would rather it be for each kid to do something special. The girls did that for their birthday over the summer and it worked well...so we continued it onto the littles. Who aren't so little anymore :(
We did have a small party for K & B together, very small. Grandparents, aunts and uncles..two families who are pretty much our family ;) and God parents. It was perfect and the kids (and adults) enjoyed themselves. Smaller does help make it more enjoyable and less stressful.
pinata surprise cupcakes, YUM
They all enjoyed their cupcakes....
K man loved showing off his gifts...B was off and playing with hers, too busy to hold them up for a picture. ;)
So K man's Bday comes first, so we took him out for his special day. A trip to lego Land for the day and he got to pick out a lego set while there. Let me tell you...that place is pretty sweet!! Those lego creations are amazing...and seeing we were in Boston, there was a a huge display of the city made of legos. SO COOL!
Hanging out at Fenway Park!
Sweet right?!!?!!!!! The Zakim Bridge... the Children's Museum and The Garden!
Logan International Airport
my fav...the city at night..The Prudential building and the John Hancock Tower.
Yes, I took a ton of pictures, because...well...I was Amazed ok! Just look at how cool this is. So when you enter lego land, you go directly onto a ride. It's kinda of like a lego video game you ride through and save the princess by shooting the "bad guys" with your laser gun. Then you walk through the City built from Legos. We spent a while in that room. (as you can see) It was on a timer so it would be day and then slowly it would get dark and all the lights would come on in the buildings. Just so impressive.
Rowing on the Charles
Cheers!!! "Where everybody knows your name...."
Gillet Stadium!
inside the Patriots locker room! ;)
Enjoying the 4D Lego theater....K man had a great day!
And this is what happened when we got home! They were very inspired! :)
So B's birthday fell right on Thanksgiving this year. So she picked out a turkey shaped Ice Cream cake. Ice cream cake is our thing...we get one for each of our birthdays and we celebrate together after dinner. :)
B's special day was a trip to the American Girl doll store! It was finally her turn to get her very own doll like her big sisters (who also got theirs when they turned 5) She had been counting down to this day, asking daily if it was the day we were going to pick out her doll. So off we went!
With her doll by the American girl doll Christmas tree....so girly!
So of course there are much fewer pics from B's day out.... but I think most people have seen American girl dolls. ;) The store however, if you have never been...is quite a mazing and is 2 giant floors of anything you could ever imagine for those dolls. My girls love that place! We only go on special occasions...like their Birthdays ;)
B and i had a fun little selfie photo shoot in bed Thanksgiving night.... We were soaking up the fact that she really just turned 5!
We just can't believe it.... 5...REALLY?!
O.M.G....we Can't believe it!!!
She's a little bit silly
And then...she went to sleep with daddy
(Yes, camped out at Grammy and Grampas...because we had no power at our house from the storm we had the day before.....that's another post......)
Birthdays were a success and I can not believe (yet again this year..) that my babies are getting older!
They certainly are a blessing!
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