Even though I was at work, Briggs still had a great day on his birthday. He got to take treats to pre-school and celebrate with his friends. When we went to the grocery store to pick out his pre-school treats, we looked through the bakery section at the pretty cupcakes, cookies, and brownies. But Briggs decided he wanted to take a box of Little Debbie Easter cakes. Ummmm...okay.
Pre-school birthday fun
After pre-school, Briggs got to go out to lunch with Uma. Birthday treats and lunch dessert??? Winning!! We then celebrated that evening with birthday dinner with grandparents. Briggs picked his favorite meal: meatballs and cheesy carrots.
Briggs told me that for his birthday he wanted a really big cake with one cake on top of another cake. Since I ended up dropping one of the first 2 cakes on the floor, he ended up with a 3 layer cake. Even better!! He loved telling everyone that he had a "HUGE" birthday cake.
When we asked Briggs what he wanted for his birthday, the only thing he asked for was a wrecking ball. Done!
Staley and Adelie worked together to make coordinated birthday presents for Briggs. Staley typed him a book (complete with pictures she staged and took) about Briggs's stuffed animal wanting a bed.
And Adelie made a little bed for his stuffed animal. He was pleased with his gifts and the girls were very excited to give them to him.
Although it was a fun couple days of celebration, the fun wasn't over yet. This past week-end, we had a combined family party to celebrate both Briggs and Adelie. Last year we had a combined mermaid train party. This year, Adelie wanted ANOTHER (4 years and counting) mermaid party while Briggs wanted another train party. This mom loves when she can recycle birthday decorations and ideas.
Mermaids and trains. Such a seamless combination.
There were mermaid and train treats and decorations.
I'm not sure how the taco bar fit with the theme, but the mermaid cupcakes and train cookies helped tie it all together.
Staley came up with all the birthday games. She made up a mermaid and train quiz with questions like "How many mermaid shirts does Adelie have in her closet?" and "What is the name of the shed where Thomas lives?" There was also a toss-the-mermaids-into-the-basket game for the kids.
There were lots of fun presents to open.
And the kids had the best time playing together with all their cousins. (I intended to take a cousin picture at some point during the party, but it never happened. Bummer!!)
It was a very fun day celebrating our two March birthday kids!!
