Birthday Triple Play

I'm pretty sure last year I said we were NOT going to have multiple birthday celebrations - but somehow that just works well for us!

We kicked off birthday season with a trip to the Cape Codder in Hyannis.  The kids LOVED it there and are hoping Uncle Jon will run the Hyannis Marathon so they have an excuse to go back and spend some more time at the wave pool!

Mom & Dad managed to enjoy the wave pool too!

Modeling their Wild Kratt creature power suits we gave them as a gift!

The photos didn't turn out well, but we also enjoyed the bonfire the hotel provided that evening.  I liked relaxing under the stars and the kids enjoyed the massive bag of marshmallows they gave us for roasting :-)


Next day we were up in plenty of time to enjoy the wave pool before checkout.  Then on to downtown Hyannis for a duckmobile tour through the streets and the harbor.  And we finished it off with a quick visit to the beach before the drive home.  Believe me, we made the absolute MOST out of our 28 hour vacation!!!

Being a Cheetah on the beach...



"Awwww Moooom, more pictures???"

Phase II involved their actual birthday.  It kicked off with a trip to the toy store to spend the birthday money from Aunt Janet & Pierre.  Next they received crowns, cards and well wishes from their classmates.  Finally, Mimi & Buppy got them off the bus and we eventually settled down to a lovely pizza and cupcake birthday dinner.

It's possible I accidentally ignored the directions on the cake mix and ended up with MASSIVE cupcakes.  Nobody complained about the gluten splurge!

Phase III was an apple picking trip with the Maas/Lance side of the family.  Granted we now have a humongous bag of apples to use up and apparently the kids prefer their organic Fuji apples from Whole Foods.  *sigh*  But it was a fun experience with their cousins.  AND they received their beloved fish "love" and "bubbles" as birthday gifts. 

Applehead cousins!

Another successful celebration of their birth.  It's a cliché, but it truly is going by too quickly.  It's very hard to believe that it has been six years since we brought home those itty, bitty babies and sat on the couch too scared to do much of anything with them since they were so darn small!  They are no longer small, but we certainly continue to enjoy our family time :-)