Kahlil the Kid / Langston the Lad/ Shel the Shaver: The Birthday Party

Kahlil's Big Bounce House Birthday Bash was last weekend. But even before the party we were having fun with our first sleep over! Tivi and Cruz spent Saturday night with us. After lunch on Saturday, while Langston napped the three older kids helped me to bake Kahlil's strawberry coconut cake. Once the cakes were out of the oven, we headed to see Toy Story 1 & 2 in 3-D.

I was a little worried a double feature would be too long to sit still, but all three did great. Cruz was getting a little antsy by the end, but all in all a good moving going experience. The only part of the sleep over that was a little dicey was at bed time. I had the three older kids all on the floor together, but Tivi and Kahlil kept pestering each other. So once Kahlil went to his own room, everybody settled in and slept just fine through the night.

The next morning we all got up and had breakfast. The kids helped me make the frosting and frost the cakes after a few super heroes (and a monkey) ran around the house for a little while.

Then we loaded up and headed to the Bounce House. It was a well attended party by Valerie (w/Andrea), Jack (w/Heidi, Grace, and Mark), Anaika & Leo (w/Jennifer), and Sean & David (w/Priscilla and Brad).

The best thing about the Bounce House is that the grownups get to play too - including crazy Grace! Heidi, Mark and I watched her nervously, but she was fine and really enjoyed her walk on the wild site. We all had a great time, the cake was yummy, and Kahlil did very well on the gift side. I think it will be a fourth birthday to remember.

Langston was VERY excited about the cake and kept moving down the table to get closer.