Ready, Set, Play

Amelia's party was a blast, and if the images look blurry, it is because the kids were in constant motion. They were surrounded by inflatables, and bounced even when they weren't on them. They did sleep well that night. *sigh*

The Teeth!

The much anticipated shot of the twins.

Remind Me Not To Have Six 3-Year-Old Boys and Girls Over Again

Luke's water splashin' backyard birthday party was actually quite fun, despite the fact that his parents are completely insane.
Originally, he wanted a Muppet-themed party. As Muppet supplies cannot be found ANYWHERE, I resigned myself to hand-made invitations and so forth.
Once I had these all planned out, Luke declared his true devotion to Spiderman (insisting on the "nice" one, not the "mean" gray one).
Notice the ratio in size of pinata and pinata-hitter. Did I mention that we are insane?

The Adventure of the Pierced Ears

Amelia was pleased to reach her fifth birthday, since it was a milestone marked as when she would be allowed pierced ears. She knew it would hurt, but I think she still wasn't quite prepared. She recovered well, though, as you can see. Evelyn entertained herself (and us) trying on hats, and Luke was too busy to snap. Sadly, Luke was escorted out by Derek while Amelia finished her jewelry shopping spree.