Birthday Party Circuit

Happy Birthday, Alessa! Happy Birthday, Spring! Let's get that garden ready! Happy Birthday....Leprechaun...?

Sure, why not?

Green milkshakes for everyone!

Here's Henry discovering some suspicious green footprints in his bath tub.

Pesky Leprechaun!

Hope you caught the video clip in the earlier post.

Went to Katie and Mile's for Katie's Birthday!

Here's Mile teaching Henry the finer points of tee ball.

Wind 'em up!

I'll say he's a pretty quick study...

And now, to learn to ride a bike...

...and how to get the big wheel back from Luka...

...with a tennis racket.

Goodbye, Natalie Jane.

So we probably over stayed our welcome. But this is when the party really began.

Here's Henry and Luka jammin' with Willie.

Then Henry decided to take over the guitar and Daddy got on the ...squeeze box (so cool).

Luka on shaker, Henry rockin' the guitar with lead vocals

and Daddy in hysterics...or is that a harmonica?Next up, Timmy's Birthday! I have really come to appreciate parents of kids with Winter Birthdays. What-to-do...? Well Peg and Brad had the right idea. They BOUGHT a bounce house and put it in the LIVING ROOM.

love it!

Then the balloons came out and the fun really began. Boy, if I had a nickle for every time I heard, "...[so-n-so], get that balloon string out from around your neck..." Ahhh, it's all fun n' games til' someone puts an eye out... Since Timmy and Henry didn't seem to get enough of each other at his party (or as Henry puts it, "He's the one who kicked me in the bounce house..."), we invited him over to play. They decided to excavate the side yard.

Then Henry taught Timmy's younger brother, Danny, to walk (all in a days work). Yay, we're getting to deck weather!

So with the deck, our huge side yard and back yard, a mountain of Tonka Trucks and balls. Henry and Timmy's favorite area? Daddy's gross old pick up truck.

And we've also been learning to swim...or sink. Swim lessons! Henry has decided that he does not like the indoor pool, "Why can't we go to the shark pool?!!" Yes, Henry, I can't wait for the outdoor pool to be open too!

Oh yeah, and my birthday too!

That's all for now from the Carter Household.

However, stay tuned-we have a surprise coming up...shhhhh