Birthdays.

Somehow we now have a five and a four year old living in our house. Maura turned 5 on September 21st (yes, a while back) and Mags turned 4 this past Wednesday. We had two separate parties for them this year. Each was very different, but I think the girls had a ball at their parties.

Maura had her party at a gymnastics center this year. It was fantastic. They got to jump on trampolines, play games, do the parachute, even "fly" on the harness. All the parents standing around were jealous of that part!! It was also the easiest party to prep for. I made cupcakes and favor bags, (and a little more here and there) and that was basically it. No cleaning, before or after, no meals, wow was it easy. I swore that day, NEVER to have another kids party at our house again. So what did we do last night? Had 25 of our favorite under 6 friends (and their parents) at our house for a party. A little (insert eye roll) more work, but still lots of fun. We played a few crazy games. They were unorganized and crazy, which drives me nuts. I like things ordered (not sure why I keep having kids then!). Had some food, ate cupcakes, then went trick or treating. It rained on our parade (literally) so we had a bunch of wet cats and witches, and princesses, and cowboys. The rain however, did not seem to bother most of the under 3 foot crowd at all.

We were lucky to have some friends stay to watch the Phillies (lose) and the Shorts spent the night. This was an extra treat for the girls. A sleepover. I mean, it doesn't really get any better than that! It seems like every sleepover gets a little easier for us. This is giving me hope that a three bedroom house in Hilton Head just might work next summer!

Today is also KJ's 11 month birthday!!! UGH! Please stop growing. I do not want a one year old any time soon. I want a baby! It might be interesting to note that this is the longest I have gone between pregnancies. Hmm.