birthday #4

okay, i'm just gonna lay it out there. i'm never gonna be the mom with the blow-your-mind theme parties that are perfectly organized for every birthday. ain't gonna happen. in fact, pretty sure i'm only gonna do what is necessary to get by...presents and some cake. i console myself by thinking that this is all they really care about anyway. and pretty sure, since jack's birthday happened to land on the same day as our weekly playgroup, i casually mushed the party and playgroup all into one. no invites needed. check.

remember my pitiful attempt at a baseball cake last year? the one where i ran out of red gel and couldn't even finish the strings? sadly, i can't decide if these cupcakes turned out any better.

jack's buddies: evan, tyson, christian, and holly

ps where is franklin?

we also had a big shindig with our families. my boys are very lucky to have so much family that loves them. we had a big game of kickball, pizza, cake, and presents.

you think girls love tangled? my boys looove it, and sam asks shawn to sing him tangled songs every night at dinner. does shawn know them? why yes, yes he does.

the ultimate tough guy gear. thanks to the scotts!

sam loved the scooter.

my fam hadn't seen tangled yet, so we all sat down to watch together. pretty sure this was my mom's favorite moment.