Then there was this little tea cup carousel that was broken, but Will still insisted on sitting in it. The comedian that he is, he thought the cups looked like toilets and made up a very catchy song about toilets that are stinky.
After all that good fun we went back to Pierson's house for lunch and cake. He's an Angry Birds fan just like Matt, so Matt was super excited. It was a beautiful day and a great party!
The following weekend, I picked up the boys early from school on Friday and we drove up to Dallas to be there for all the fun that is Josh's birthday! It's become a very important tradition that we are there for his big day. We've been to all of them except for his 2nd, which was the year Will was born. Matt & Will were beside themselves with excitement that it was finally time to go see Josh. In fact, Will has been so full of excitement and so lacking in his understanding of time and having to wait for weeks and days for the actual even to occur that it would bring him to tears for days on end. It's adorable and maddening at the same time. He just doesn't get it. I got to where I would forbid Matt to utter the word "birthday" or "Josh" or "Dallas" in high hopes of avoiding a Will meltdown.
Party day came, and it was fantastic. Josh's party was at a gymnastics place, and all the kids got to participate in all kinds of fun obstacles, trampoline fun, and games. Matt's competitive side burst forth that afternoon, and he was dead set on beating the other kids.
Will was determined that he was going to do whatever it was that the bigger kids were doing. I was impressed at how well he was able to keep up. Those little legs were churning, and he was having SO much fun.
If ever he had a moment of doubt he would look around for his brother and say, "Hey Mommy, where's my Matt?" So cute. "I need to find my Matt!" And he would scramble around until he found him and stand by his side.
There was a moment when the kids could decide between the rope swing and bouncing down a long trampoline lane. Will immediately set his eyes on the rope swing and waited patiently in line for his turn. I thought...no way he can do this, but I'll let him try. His turn came and he held on tight to the very bottom of the rope, his little body all balled up and legs wrapped tightly around the rope. It was so funny. I wish I would have taken a picture but I was unprepared in that moment; too struck with amazement. He held on tight for 3 swings and then dropped into the foam pit just as instructed. He crawled his way out all by himself. Matt, of course, was a pro and swung like a champ.
After all that good fun we got to enjoy some cake! Y'all, look at this crazy, cool R2-D2 cake! My friend Alison is an amazing cakist...skilled in the art of delightful homemade cake creations. As part of the tradition of our stay at the Browns for Josh's birthday, we stay up late the night before the party to construct the work of art that is the cake. Alison had the vision, Chris had the spacial skills, and together we transformed 2 large sheet cakes into this awesome robot. There was much giggling, maybe more than usual with the addition of Nicole in the room. Good fun!
We said goodbye to the family Brown on Sunday morning and drove back to Austin in time to make it to my niece Caroline's 10th birthday party! It's so weird to me that she is already 10. Wild! There was a great moment where all the kids were playing Just Dance upstairs. Watching Matt dance is highly entertaining.
Sarah had up several top 10 lists about Caroline in the house--her favorite foods, favorite things to do, and photos of her for each of her ten years of life. So sweet. We all got to write down what our top 10 favorite things about Caroline were. I had a lot to say because she's an incredible young lady--she's giving, patient, compassionate, creative, musically talented, obedient, and so loving and caring with her cousins. I just love Caroline.
She was surrounded during present opening time. Matt was trying to explain his card he made for her in which he drew special games on the back for her to do. He's a big fan of Caroline too.
Up next I'll give the report on my favorite boy birthday of January...Mr. Will!
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