Cherish the ones you love: Birthday Week

Conner had a busy week of parties, after Christmas and his Birthday he probably thinks he gets presents all year round :)

Saturday prior to his birthday - sledding party with friends

We wanted to do something fun for Conner's birthday with his friends but having a winter birthday limits you to lots of things unless you want to spend a lot of cash so we decided to just make a fun Saturday morning of sledding with friends. It was kind of a last minute idea so everyone we invited weren't able to make it but we got a good turn out and had lots of fun!! We hadn't been to Johnson park yet this year but I heard it was a lot of fun and boy was it ever......huge hills!! The kids had a blast and the dad's and mom's got a real good workout bringing the kids back up the hill.

The group: (L to R) Mandy, Joel, Morgan, Lucy, Kennidee, Beth, Michael, Jason, Tyler, Conner and Ryan

Same group minus Beth and add me at the end.

Beth and Michael

Mandy and Lucy

Joel and Ryan....silly boys!

Joel and Ryan a few minutes later...haha!

The hill...you can see Joel and Ryan starting their walk back up but that was not the end of the hill...you pretty much went all the way to the trees that line the road.

Tuesday - party at preschool

We made rice crispies with sprinkles and Conner personally made each kid a beaded bracelet with their name on it. He did such a good job putting them all together and picking out colors. The kids LOVED them and he really enjoyed handing them out!

Wednesday - chocolate shakes

We had already had two parties so on Wednesday his actual birthday I wanted to do something special but nothing over the top. Last year I attempted to make home made donuts....was not a success so this year we just made his favorite dinner and made chocolate shakes for dessert. Can't mess that up and the kids LOVED them!!!

Saturday - family party

Opening presents...Auntie Jenny got a little something for Morgan so she wouldn't feel left out...so sweet, Thanks Jen!

Each year I make a cake for Conner based on whatever is his favorite thing that year. His first one was a typical cake since he was only one, his second was Thomas, and third was a fire truck....and this year was a Construction Cake....I think was my favorite and probably the easiest to be honest...you could make a mistake and no one would know it since it had dirt all over.