Since the kids share a birthday, we had to come up with a theme/scheme that appealed to both genders. Which basically means we didn't have to steer Cooper away from a cheesy theme like Disney Princesses or Doc McStuffins. We went with a bright colored, general party theme with multi-colored balloons and sprinkle cupcakes.
I spent the day making 40 cupcakes, of which we still have 20 left. Good thing we are on spring break this week.
And of course Camp had to have yellow cake with chocolate icing, as Wilson men typically do. And he really had no interest in eating it. Just putting his hands in it and squishing it around in his fingers and wiping it on his clothes. I'm not sure he took even one bite.
This girl, on the other hand, was eager to lick the icing off the top of her cupcake and dig in to some strawberry ice cream. She never turns down a sweet treat.
Now that the big shindig is over, it's time to prepare to celebrate their actual birthday. We are on spring break this week, which means we get to celebrate by sleeping in, staying home, and playing with all of our new toys. It's like Christmas vacation all over again here. We have some serious spring cleaning to do to make room for all of our new fun things.
Apparently, we didn't check with mother nature, though, before investing in several serious outdoor toys. Despite the cold weather, we plan to bundle up at least once a day to venture outside and test out our new things. Near the top of the list is this gator, which you can see both kids are equally skilled at operating. Can your one year old walk? Not yet, but he's figured out how to operate this power wheel.
Don't worry - Cooper's favorite new toy, her jump rope, rides along in the back of the gator so it's never out of sight. Who would have thought? A jump rope? She sure is old school. Sorry, Aunt Mimi and Uncle D, apparently Aunt Juju won the best gift award this year.
Now can we get rid of this frigid weather so we can spend more than 10 minutes outside at a time!?
