Birthday-palooza

So, we drive 7 hours home from the beach...the boys wake up...and Connor is eager to open his birthday gifts....

We tried not to disappoint.  About a month ago Craig ordered a wii from a points catalog we had been saving up for.

So, we got him a Sonic racing game...it came with wii sports and music!

We think it was a hit.

On Sunday, July 4th...we had our families over for a birthday/4th celebration.

It was a nice evening and we ate outside in the shade.

We had lots of good stuff to eat...Connor's request was corn on the cob!

The kids had a great time on the swing set.

What cute cousins!

To cool off a little, Craig made water balloons...

So we hosted a party...and a water balloon fight broke out....
Sawyer was armed and dangerous!

Aunt Lynn got nailed...

and was eager to return the favor!

Lindsey and Seth came prepared with bathing suits.

The birthday boy gots lots of nice gifts.  He was tickled pink.

Thank you all!

I made an ice cream cake...my first ever.

It was mint chocolate chip with fudge and chocolate cookie crumbs!

YUM

Then we did some fireworks.

(Note the chocolate faces...they really like the cake!)

Jackson wasn't so sure about the sparklers.  He didn't want to get burned.

So sweet! Jackson and Seth are only 7 months apart.  Seth will start Kindergarten this year, but Jackson has to wait another year since his birthday is in November.

The fireworks extravaganza....

yep, that's my husband using a torch to light fireworks.  Safety first, right!

Sawyer got some help from my dad...

an added bonus...Sawyer was so tired the other day.....he fell asleep in front of the computer...while sitting on a bar stool in the kitchen.  (I was using the computer to get a recipe.)