Back-2-Back Birthdays

Daphne and Sean have their birthdays just five days apart, so the end of August and beginning of September are a little crazy. Also, since Daphne turned five this year, we had a birthday party with friends. (Usually the extent of my birthday parties are invite families over to share dinner and birthday cake--no games or crafts or party favors.) Since I was out of town on her real birthday, we had a family celebration before I left, and her friend birthday party when I got back.

Family Party:

Daphne's Girly-Girl Birthday Party:

We had the girls come in their favorite "dress-ups" and I turned on music from "Enchanted" while they twirled and danced around.




Uh . . . if you can't beat 'em, join 'em?


The kids made castles out of wafer cookies,
gum drops, pink M&Ms and frosting.
Fun, but messy!

Notice Dallin holding Sean's mouth away from the cake--
Sean kept trying to blow out Daphne's candles.

Sean's Birthday:

Thomas the Tank Engine cake. Evidently, that Thomas candle was too tempting--Sean couldn't resist dragging it along the frosting train tracks.

Needless to say, I've been eating a lot of birthday cake lately.


This video clip is of Sean opening one of his "boring" presents (clothes).
His reaction is classic, I think.