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My cake rocks!
I love people singing "Happy Birthday" to me!
This cake is so delicious!!!
Thomas looks like he enjoyed his cake!
Pretty little Elle
Hmmmm... Do I have more
cake and ice cream or a popsicle?
I'm having a GREAT birthday party!!
Mommy's sweet little boy!
Popsicles are awesome!
Elle is giving Lauren and Bradley a ride...
what a strong little girl!
This is the life!
I love my new trike!
Look at my pants and shirt...
remember my orange popsicle???
All 6 cousins...together for the first time!
The oldest 4 cousins
The girls plus Bradley
What gorgeous girls!
We had such a GREAT time celebrating Bradley's birthday with all our friends and family! We had a large group and alot of Rachel's and Bradley's friends were able to come, plus all the great cousins we're blessed with! The weather was HOT on Saturday, but thankfully, it was very overcast and even sprinkled a little during the party, which made the outside water party more bearable. The house was not a refuge from the heat, unfortunately, since our A/C decided to freeze up the day of the party. So, the house was nice and toasty for opening presents even with extra fans and stuff. However, everyone was a really good sport about it and most people wanted to be outside where the action was! (Thankfully, our A/C worked when everyone left so we were able to sleep in a cool house!) I think all the adults had a great time and I'm sure all the kids did! Rachel, Julia, Raquel, Rylee Ann, Elle and Sophia played in the larger kiddie pools and sprinkler. We couldn't keep Rach, Juj and Raquel out of the sprinkler. They are very silly, fun little girls who LOVE getting wet, running around and squealing! The younger kids all did their own things! It's funny to see how 2 year olds don't care about playing with other kids...they'd rather do their own thing independently. So, Bradley did his own thing...mostly riding his new trike that Gege and Papa gave him. Thomas did his own thing, playing with different toys and at the water wheel table. Eli did his own thing, playing basketball and golf with his daddy, who came to the party. Lauren did her own thing...she did get in the baby pool and played with different toys. Of course, Heather and Alex didn't do much of anything, but I think they had a nice time! :) Bradley definitely seemed to enjoy himself. He loved his presents, but didn't care about opening them, just playing with them. He loved the dinosaur theme and has been saying "din-din" all week. He LOVED his cake and being sung "Happy Birthday" to, wearing his party hat and eating popsicles. He LOVED making a huge mess all over his shirt and shorts and anywhere he could. I think he just enjoyed his special day! I still can't believe that he'll be 2 tomorrow! We're going to let him open his presents from just us tomorrow and Rachel and I will make him some special cupcakes. It's so much fun celebrating my kid's birthdays!!! I am so blessed!! Bradley is a very special, loving, funny, adorable little boy and I'm VERY thankful that I've been given the privilege of raising him and teaching him things!
Trying to catch bees in this game
She shoots, she scores!
Bradley's taking a ride with Chuck E.
All this fun is exhausting for Alex
we love this yummy pizza!
Cool, ride that big foot, Bradley!
Go girls!!
Hugging the stationary Chuck E.
