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Aidan's Third Birthday Party With Lily's birth drawing ever closer, and a ridiculously awful week, Maria and I worried that Aidan's party would be full of problems. Somehow, everything came together, and the day ended up being a lot of fun - especially for the birthday boy himself. |
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| The excitement slowly mounts. |
Three parents. Three different sets of grandparents. One spoiled son. |
In which Aidan proves it's hard to sneak up on him. |
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| Cassie performs for her adoring fans. |
Dillon steals some time alone with the train table. |
Without context, this looks like the saddest party ever. |
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| Dad instructs the children in the ways of pachinko. |
I'm sure this is my dad playing with Cassie, but it totally looks like he's about to fight her. |
However, it seems as though they've buried the bad blood. |
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| Even though they're married, Laurie's parents still worry about Scott's intentions. |
Cassie's orchestral performance reaches its third movement.
By now, she is so exhausted that my father has to help her play. |
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| Mitchell and Scott discuss the world of gaming. |
"Mozart? PAH! What a hack." | The feast of the little people. Rarely glimpsed by Western eyes. |
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| The first of many dinosaur presents. This is not a bad thing. |
Safari jungle. After all, dinosaurs have to live somewhere. |
Sometimes I wonder why we even buy stuff. Paper seems fine. |
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| In which Aidan is given board games, and in which Josh looks
into a future of playing Memory and finds he's okay with it. |
Aidan opens a card and brings out the guns. |
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| Destruction of a present: frame by frame. | ||
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| Dillon angles in for a better look. | Yes, even dinosaur clothes are awesome to Aidan. |
"Yes, mom, I see the card. Yet I see no toys inside..." |
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| More cards, more waiting for toys. |
At last Aidan can fix everything...including things he breaks while fixing. |
A rare glimpse of the Marshall-saurus, seen here stalking birthday cake. |
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| Packaging: a tool of the devil, or Satan incarnate? You decide. |
A crowd gathers to watch the spectacle. Josh decides it's time to say nicer words. |
"Sure, I could be listening to mom. But there's a camera!" |
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| Aidan's birthday cake - dinosaur themed (shock). |
Just a cool picture of the cake. | Aidan vs. the candles. Two will enter. One will leave. |
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| Marshall debates how much he could eat before Maria gets to him. |
Dillon considers that Marshall had the right idea. |
Even when about to pop, how could Maria not oversee things? |
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| Oh, she knows she's cute - don't worry about that. |
Aidan, Sierra, and Savanna all wreak dinosaur havoc. |
Maria's grandfather, ever the animal person, investigates a baby dinosaur. |
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| This is my new niece, Cassie, hamming it up like there's no
tomorrow. But does it ever work for her or what? |
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| Cake! Delicious cake! | Adam and Cassie discuss the Braves and what they need to do in the draft next year. |
Aidan and his new pet Tyrannosaur debate who at the party would taste the best. |
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| After the party, Aidan and Mommy do some letter fishing together. | ||
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