For Deven's actual birthday I picked him up early from school, took him to get some tacos for lunch and an Apple crumble pie for his birthday treat an excellent excuse to try out the Snohomish Pie Company we keep ogling at when we go to the little downtown area. I have the best video of us signing to him - I'll try to attach it soon! Oh and this first pic is just a fun one I got from school - one I can show all his friends later in life!!
Couldn't leave these ones out. It really was a blast!! Dev got his new hockey gear just in time for his skating practice. We literally went straight from the party to practice. Always on our way to somewhere. That's the way we roll.
We decided that having a party at the house this year just wasn't in the cards. A bouncy house warehouse (jump rattle and roll) where they take care of just about everything sounded way better. The menu wasn't as creative as we normally are but pizza, Oreos and strawberries sound pretty darn good. I'm pretty sure all the kiddos and many of the grown ups had a blast! I even was able to talk to almost every guest for more that the usual 15 seconds. We may need to make this the new normal!!
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| This wasn't from the same day but I thought I'd throw it in for a good example |
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| Nick and I had our espresso and they had their hot cider (see previous post) |
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| uncle aaron time |
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| He always gets the best books and they are diving in to the bunch from the current batch |
This is the final installment of posts describing Tova's birthday celebrations. Yes this post just happens to be documentation of her two-year wellness check up but I'm calling it a celebration because I'm fairly certain that this is the first time Tova has visited the doctor without crying. Tova is not a fan of the doctor's office. But we talked it out and I told her exactly what was going to happen and when. And...it worked. She was not ok with the measuring, weighing and poking but she let it be done...in the name of a lolly pop.
The results made these parents super happy. She is steady in her growth and even jumped up in percentile of weight. She may have been wearing all her clothes and needed a diaper change but the doc was cool with it!
P.S., Tova pretty much picks her own cloths now.
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| Lovin' on Daddo a couple weeks before his birthday. Making sure he stays on our good side. |
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| Practicing for the big day. Yes, I busted out a face painting station. Thankfully the nearby beach offered way more entertainment and not too many kiddos were interested. Best to keep my art to myself. |
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| Keeping with the a kiddo Zombie theme Zombie Teeth, aka White Chocolate |
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| Nick and I cut up black licorice to resemble zombie hair. I think it worked. |
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| It felt like master chef in our house except we were the fools that planned too much and there were only 3...2...1 minutes left before we had to pack everything up and get the heck to the park. |
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| But they turned out freakin' fantastic. Kiddos loved them but either grown ups were trying to watch their figures or these awesome jello eye balls with edible food paint just grossed them out. From scratch peeps, from scratch. That's just how we roll. |
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| Dev in his zombie/monster face paint with buddy Myka who just loved playing our ring toss game (six pack of root beer using canning lids for a ring). She kept putting the prize back so she could play again. |
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| I didn't get a proper picture but I had my mom and sister make up the Zombie Goo aka., red jello with strawberries cut to resemble blood cells. Yes. |
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| We got some cheep (not powdered) plastic gloves, put water in them and used them as ice cubes for the Zombie Juice. Some of the fingers fell off but this just added to the "ambiance." |
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| A creole recipe using fingerling potatoes for zombie fingers. Was so good but again...I think it grossed people (grown ups) out. :) I didn't get a picture but Nick grilled up some Muffaletta sandwhiches to go along with our attempt at a New Orleans food theme. |
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| Frank has been with the family since Dev was about two but he certainly helped with the deco like never before. I ordered the tape along with card board signs pointing people to various disgusting zombie places. |
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| This was one of the invites we sent out. I ordered from a gal on Etsy. I had to print and cut them myself but...it was totally worth it. |
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| Post party relaxation with his new football gear. Such a Johnston. |
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| Next morning all kids let us sleep in until 8am. This may sound entirely too early for a Sunday but I am here to tell you it was a treat in this early bird house. |
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| My party date - 3 months |
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| Deven is apologizing to Myka for accidentally whacking her with a golf club... |
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| One of many awesome presents - Deven was in three year old heaven |
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| Happy kiddo!! |
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| Charlie showed Dev how to use the new goals |
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| Jumping after a long wait |
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| Uncle Aaron watching the kids for us!! Thankfully someone was! |
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| Good Times |
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| Depicts our big boy perfectly |
