He's 3!!

Ethan's birthday party was a hit!  He told me his favorite part was "when the candy came down" from the pinatas and as soon as he woke up the next morning he asked if we could have another birthday party.

Ready to party down!

The Birthday Boy

A handful of the 8 dozen robot cupcakes

 Papa Dan taking a break after helping me frost our army or robot cupcakes


Jadyn, Damien and they're older daughter, Lily (who is the cutie in other pictures wearing the overalls) celebrated Ethan's 1st birthday with us as well.  Making memories:)

Taking Grammy Patti for a ride with his friend, Jose.

 Baby Nephele and her Daddy, Damien.

 3 pinatas for the 3 year old.  Jeremy designed a system so the pinatas could be moved up and down and side to side.  It looked sketchy so the kids wore a hard hat just in case.  Did it hold tight?  Yep!  I love my husband.




Gearing up while his friends anxiously await.  A thank you to Vivian (in the pretty skirt) for helping decorate.


David moves the pinata out of reach


Candy Scramble!!

A moment of hiding when it was time to sing Happy Birthday...

...and then smiles as so many of our wonderful loved ones and friends sang to him.  I love how he is beaming on his special day.

Jade, Donna, and Kaitlin enjoying cupcakes

Auntie E took so many of these great pictures.  Thank you!!


My favorite part of opening presents was when Ethan opened a pizza and cake play set and his friend Savannah (in the purple shirt) gasped with excitement.  She is adorable and the two have since had a lot of fun with it.

Nerf gun target practice.  He and Daddy shoot the mirror and then use the claw to knocked down the bullets after the party.

Crashed out after an awesome day

Getting chased by his friends