Birthdays on the Brain

Three of Silas & Zoe's best friends turned one this month!

Sydney & Ivy were first on September 15th. They had a very fun birthday party in their backyard! Upon arrival, first thing was first - get the kids fed.

Everyone had plenty of time to play before cake. The ball pit was definitely Silas & Zoe's favorite!

Then it was cake time!

Unfortunately we missed the gift opening because S&Z were all played out, but it looked like the girls got some really fun stuff!

Oliver's birthday was on September 19th. He also had a very fun backyard birthday bash!

There were so many fun cars, trikes, and sports stuff to explore!

Those kids were busy!!!

And then it was cake time for Oliver!

Happy birthday to Sydney, Ivy, and Oliver - we were so happy to be able to celebrate with everyone. Congratulations to Wendy & Dave and Vanessa & Greg too! The hard part is over, right? ;)

Silas and Zoe turn 1 on October 5th and they have so many people who love them that we are splitting the fun into TWO birthday celebrations. We will have Derek's family and family friends over on October 16th, and there will be a costume party for our friends and all the kids on October 30th! A friend gave me the idea of putting together an Amazon Wish List for them, but I was reminded tonight that nothing is more fun than a case of toilet paper encased in plastic :0

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