We had two birthdays this past week. The first one was Gavin's and he specifically asked his mom to make a birthday cake with trucks and an airplane on it. So she made a runway with a plane on it and UPS trucks at the "terminal". It looked great and Gavin loved it.
Here the four kids are eating some chips and a healthy corn and black bean salsa.
Gavin wanted to have a Slip-and-Slide birthday party just like Ellie had. . .so even though it was a bit chilly out, they still seemed to enjoy it.
Gavin, with help from Ellie and Coco, blows out his birthday candles.
At Downtown Disney, there is a shop similar to Build-A-Bear that is called Ride Makerz. So when Ellie's birthday came around, she wanted to Build a Bear. Gavin wanted to Build a Ride, so he picked out a red car, Lightning McQueen from the movie Cars, and built his car, with custom wheels and tires. It was pretty fun as the kids get to help put in some of the screws to put the car together.
Ellie helped Papa and Gavin put the car together.
Finally it was done. It took a little while to make it and then we went on a couple of rides at California Adventure.
Here we are having a snack at a restaurant in Downtown Disney.
Ellie got to pick out an outfit for her Build-A-Bear dog, Fluffy Ear. Her favorite character is Tinkerbell so she picked out a Tinkerbell outfit for her dog. Steve and Alana are standing with Ellie and Gavin and their new purchases.
This past weekend, we went up to Larry's swim and tennis club (Larry is a neighbor across the street), where his company constructed a water ride. The kids loved playing on the slide.
The water was warm and Coco played with the neighbor across the street from her house, Katie.
Here is the family enjoying a snack at the swim and tennis club.
A week later was Margaret's birthday and Grammie had a nice party up at her house for her. Friend Shirley and brother, Ed, and his family all came out for it.
Coco and Gavin helped Grandma blow out her birthday candles.
On one of the presents was a big bow, which Coco wanted to wear in her hair. . .Beautiful!!
After opening presents and eating a wonderful dinner and dessert, we played the game, Catch Phrase, which Alana got her mom for her birthday. . .lots of fun.
Finally, this past Saturday a good friend from Alana's high school days, Pete Smithsuth, dropped by for lunch. Pete is headed back to his home in Thailand before he starts on his round-the-world trip that will take over a year. Best wishes to our good friend Pete for a safe journey.
We had two birthdays this past week. The first one was Gavin's and he specifically asked his mom to make a birthday cake with trucks and an airplane on it. So she made a runway with a plane on it and UPS trucks at the "terminal". It looked great and Gavin loved it.
Here the four kids are eating some chips and a healthy corn and black bean salsa.
Gavin wanted to have a Slip-and-Slide birthday party just like Ellie had. . .so even though it was a bit chilly out, they still seemed to enjoy it.
Gavin, with help from Ellie and Coco, blows out his birthday candles.
At Downtown Disney, there is a shop similar to Build-A-Bear that is called Ride Makerz. So when Ellie's birthday came around, she wanted to Build a Bear. Gavin wanted to Build a Ride, so he picked out a red car, Lightning McQueen from the movie Cars, and built his car, with custom wheels and tires. It was pretty fun as the kids get to help put in some of the screws to put the car together.
Ellie helped Papa and Gavin put the car together.
Finally it was done. It took a little while to make it and then we went on a couple of rides at California Adventure.
Here we are having a snack at a restaurant in Downtown Disney.
Ellie got to pick out an outfit for her Build-A-Bear dog, Fluffy Ear. Her favorite character is Tinkerbell so she picked out a Tinkerbell outfit for her dog. Steve and Alana are standing with Ellie and Gavin and their new purchases.
This past weekend, we went up to Larry's swim and tennis club (Larry is a neighbor across the street), where his company constructed a water ride. The kids loved playing on the slide.
The water was warm and Coco played with the neighbor across the street from her house, Katie.
Here is the family enjoying a snack at the swim and tennis club.
A week later was Margaret's birthday and Grammie had a nice party up at her house for her. Friend Shirley and brother, Ed, and his family all came out for it.
Coco and Gavin helped Grandma blow out her birthday candles.
On one of the presents was a big bow, which Coco wanted to wear in her hair. . .Beautiful!!
After opening presents and eating a wonderful dinner and dessert, we played the game, Catch Phrase, which Alana got her mom for her birthday. . .lots of fun.
Finally, this past Saturday a good friend from Alana's high school days, Pete Smithsuth, dropped by for lunch. Pete is headed back to his home in Thailand before he starts on his round-the-world trip that will take over a year. Best wishes to our good friend Pete for a safe journey.
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