Getting Old!

This blog is getting old! 700th post today!
Oh yeah, and me too....35 now. Goodness.
It was a pretty great birthday.
Friday evening we enjoyed some Lou Malnati's and watched Charlotte's Web (2007) because we had just finished reading the book. Around 7:30 Rob and Eleanor arrived. Eleanor was immediately excited to play in the kitchen, while Clara was immediately excited to play host.
Saturday morning came early. Henry woke me with happy birthday wishes at about 5:55. Eleanor is not a sleeper-in either, so we got up and had crepes. Pretty much anything served with strawberries and Nutella promises to be good.
Then we had some gift time. Henry and Clara picked out an awesome pair of lavender Chucks for me, but we need to exchange them for a larger size. Those tricky Converse sizes...
There was lots of nice book-reading time too.
Shortly after lunch Adelaide arrived with Amber and Jeff. The kids all laid down for naps. Henry conked out, Clara napped for about an hour and Adelaide spent her time peeking out the window at us as we tried to set up for the party.
Party set up involved food-prep, chair borrowing, balloons etc.
And then guests started to arrive!! Pete grilled up some meats, Amber and Mary and lots of other people contributed tasty eats too. There was lots of yummy food.


I love this photo for so many reasons.
I think people enjoyed themselves!
Thanks to Mary for taking pictures. Here's proof that I was at my own party.
And so were lots of other great people...
And lots of kids!
Clara was working the crowd for drinks (we had a kid's cooler of juice and chocolate milk). In this picture she has a strawberry dessert cake in her hand.
This one comes with a bit of a story. Henry and his pals had thrown a frisbee over the fence. I led a small army to retrieve it from the yard which backs up to ours, which means we had to go half-way around the block. While we were over there looking for it I heard Pete's voice back in our yard saying "where is she?" I jumped up to look over the fence, only to see that he was out there with the birthday cake and candles lit. So in this picture I'm pointing and saying "I had to run from all the way over there!!"
Here's another fun one. We had a crazy candle that spins around, opens up like a flower, and plays music.
After difficult and late settling down for some kids (mine), we had another fairly early morning. Fortunately the kids were happy to play together quietly for a while before everyone had to hit the road.
Thanks to all for a delightful birthday!