Party Time

We were planning on just doing one birthday party for Zuri and Kai this year, but it ended up turning into three.  We had one party with my mom, aunt, cousin, two of my sisters, and my brother.  The second party we had with J's parents, siblings, Shin and Heather, and HK and her family.  The last party we had with the Lucero side of my family.  We ended up having three parties because not everyone could come on the original day, and it ended up just migrating into three different parties, but it all worked out.  Zuri got to blow out candles on the cake three different times, so she was happy about that (and she had three different cakes).

Next year, I don't care who can make it--one party.  We did have fun, though--it was just a lot of work.

Zuri's big present this year was a trampoline.  We unveiled it at the second party (it was actually a last minute idea--we were toying with the idea of a big pool, a swing set, or a trampoline, and we found a good deal on a trampoline, so we got it), and we actually wanted it to be a surprise, but she and the other kids came out while we were setting it up.  


The first cake.  She actually chose it.

The pony puzzle book her Aunt Breanna gave her.

Mom rocked Kai to sleep.  Poor little guy was tuckered out.  He fights sleep so much.

Party #2, and cake #2 (and #3).  The store manager's daughter was taking a baking class and offered to do the cakes for Zuri.  Luckily she did two, and we saved the barbie one for the last party.  They turned out so wonderful!

Excited for her presents

Enjoying her new trampoline with her cousins

Cake #3.  This was the one she was looking forward to the most.


Kai's new shades.  These will be really handy when we go out so the sun doesn't bother him so much.