Birthday festivities

Andrew had a busy birthday weekend.....we kicked it off by having the kids pictures taken on Saturday morning. Andrew did fine, but Jenna wasn't exactly happy to be there. We did get one picture of her that was okay, and one decent picture of both of them. Andrew did good and we actually had a few good shots to chose from.

After nap time, Chad, Christy, Alex and Becca arrived. The kids had fun playing, and we let Andrew pick where we went to eat. We ended up at Burger King since they have an indoor play area (much to the dismay of all the adults). The kids had fun, and burned some energy off. Since it had been raining and cold all day, they had LOTS of energy.

The girls playing:

The gang, waiting for their food:

After that we opened presents (3 of the 4 kids have June birthdays), we had cake and ice cream. When it was time for bed we agreed to let the 3 older kids sleep together, which may not have been the smartest thing to do, but they were having so much fun, we thought 'oh, why not'.... 2 hours later when they were still not sleeping, we were rethinking that decision. Eventually they did all fall asleep.

The cake:

Andrew & Mom w/ the cake:

Sleeping kids - finally! (yes they are in Andrew's closet):

Andrew checking out his new Nerf gun:

We meet up with Grandma and Grandpa Bongers on Sunday night for a birthday dinner at Old Chicago. The kids had fun opening birthday presents, and eating pizza.

Cool - a pool with a slide!

Yea a present!

Sharing Andrew's Birthday dessert:

After we got home Grandma and Grandpa Fullerton called to wish Andrew a happy birthday from the lake (they are on vacation).

Now we are starting to get ready for the big party next weekend. So far it looks like the weather is going to be good, so let's hope that the forecast doesn't change!