Evie's 2nd Birthday!

Evie is TWO!! Her birthday was on a Saturday, so we got to have a low-key, relaxing day to celebrate our sweet girl. We decided to just keep it our family this year. Evie is a very typical toddler in that she LOVES dips and sauces, so we decided to use a free meal coupon at Abuelo's for her birthday meal. She got to have so many dips at her disposal! She got tomatillo salsa, queso, guacamole and as many chips as she needed for licking the sauce off. Very few chips actually get eaten. 

After our late Abuelo's lunch, we came home to have cupcakes. Wesley and Curtis had picked out the cupcakes that look like little sundaes because they felt so "party-ish."

Curtis helping Evie know how to blow out candles.
He, of course, blew out the candles during the training.

YUM!

Oh, how we love our Evie girl. She has emotions that run the spectrum daily and sometimes minutely. She loves shoes (the bigger, the better), the "dawgie," her "brah-ers," and coloring/drawing.

We love you, Evie! You bring us much joy.

Wesley's 10th Birthday!

Wesley basically wanted a redo of his 9th birthday party this year. His guest list was slightly modified, but we had the party at the same pool and had the same cake. This year's theme was Lego Batman. His friend Sydney said, "Wesley likes to have his birthday at a pool and have a red velvet bundt cake. He's predictable. I like that." :) He got to choose 5 guests: Grant, Sydney, Bryan, Zach, and Gage. And siblings! We had pizza again, too. Lazy, but so easy.

His party was the Saturday before his actual birthday. The morning was very rainy, so there was a wee bit of anxiety about having to reschedule. There was never any lightening. We had one good burst of rain while the kids swam, but otherwise is was good weather.

Curtis got a little cold during his pizza break.

Evie found a chair just her size!

The wind was blowing a lot, so we had to do the candles and singing inside.

Happy birthday boy!

Cute bros

We thought it might be too cold for Evie, but she swam for a bit.

Gathered for presents

Gage showed up at the very end. They had the time
wrong on the calendar!

All guests got a mystery Lego Batman mini figure. Every kid was so excited
to see who he/she got.

On his actual birthday, we ate at our favorite Italian place and had fro yo!

Wesley impressed us with his genuine appreciation of all of his guests at his party. He is a very kind and compassionate fella.

We love you, Wesley!