Friday, December 5, 2008

BIRTHDAY NUMBER ONE!!

wow!  where did a year go?  we had a great party on the 29th because grandma & grandpa had to leave on the 30th (actual birth-day).  my mom said it was the first virtual party she ever attended (you'll see in the pictures).  this is a lot of pictures but i just couldn't narrow it down further.  heehee.  

mathias helps grate carrots for the carrot cake:
birthday table, including packing for kenya which was ongoing up until the party started.  yay for the dollar store!  all party items for $1:
mathias also blew up all the balloons (sadly, no picture of that) which dominic went crazy for as soon as he saw them:
"hey look!  there's tante meech, omi, opa & auntie melissa!"
yup, extended family also attended the party, via skype (where were their party hats?):
"i think i'll start with this one..."
dominic needed help opening gifts...


"can i just play with the balloons?"

mathias also loved the balloons...
"hey guys, look!  i got a space heater!  score!"
virtual guests:
more virtual guests (can you spot the photographer?):
the setup for the cake...
noisemakers (that didn't make noise):
the funniest thing was how dominic cried and cried when the hat was put on his head.  afterwards he would cry if someone would just show him a hat.  
ah the cake eating...  dominic LOVED the carrot cake (just like papa and grandpa) and sadly did not make too big of a mess.  but he did eat one and a half pieces!!!  i guess he was hungry and all that sugar was an unusual treat.  
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party animals:

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