Sunday, July 14, 2013

Eli's Birthday Week

Turning three proved to be an exciting, fun, exhausting time! Eli enjoyed celebrating with Mommy, Daddy, Evelyn, Mimi, and Pa on his real birthday weekend, and then this weekend, more family and friends joined in the celebration at a tool-themed birthday party.

On his actual birthday, Eli visited the farmers' market for all his favorite tasty treats, played with Mimi and Pa, spent the afternoon at the pool, and then, after a late-afternoon nap on the couch, was woken up just in time for birthday cake before bed! As you can imagine, he was equal parts excited and exhausted, and we all had a bit of a birthday hangover the next day!

This weekend, Eli donned his toolbelt and shined up his tools to get ready for a tool-themed birthday party. We felt blessed that our family members made the trip to town to celebrate our creative, sweet, energetic little boy!

Dinner out with Mimi and Pa the night before the big birthday

Happy Birthday, Eli!

What could it be? (Daddy had fun wrapping this gift)

Big boy bike

Opening presents (with his screwdriver, of course!)

Farmers market trip (he picked out his shoes and hat)

 
Icy pop at the pool for the birthday boy...

 ...And for Daddy (Evelyn wonders where hers is)

Tool-themed cake

 
Birthday boy fast asleep on the couch

 Up again and ready to blow out his candles and eat cake!

 
Time for a birthday party!

Thanks to Aunt C for lending her artistic talents to cookie decorating!

A little boy's dream come true

Treats for Eli's guests

Way more useful than flowers

Mimi's yummy snack

Decorating a tool belt

Ready for a project

Cousin Isaac is ready for a project, too

Ben and Eli work with sand tools

Mimi and the kiddos

Opening presents (Evelyn looks pretty excited, too!)

Papa and Evelyn put in some serious play time

Blowing out the candles on his blue screwdriver cookie

Pa blow kisses to Cousin K

Cousins sharing hugs

Everyone in one shot - amazing!

 Attempted photo with great-grandparents

Just chillin' with my godfather

Miss K, lovely and on the move

 You know it is a good toddler birthday when you end the day nearly naked and still fixing with tools!

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