Yes, I know. I kind of left you hanging. Let me catch you up on the birthday weekend festivities.
To start with, I got sick. (adenovirus) Luckily, mom flew in on Thursday and (frankly) pulled off a birthday miracle.
We kept Ry home with us on the actual day (Friday, 8/10), which began with his current favorite meal, pancakes. We then kept our annual tradition of a birthday portrait @ the Picture People in the Galleria, before running a slew of b-day party errands.
At some point that afternoon, Aunt Yvonne caught up with us, and later Anthony joined us all back home for a birthday dinner of fajitas and pie.
In case this slideshow doesn't clearly demonstrate the point, Ry LOVES blowing out candles. We did three rounds of flames and singing and blowing before he was satisfied. He opened a handful of gifts (a great indoor sandbox from Jackie that he promptly climbed in, and a bunch of balls from Anthony that made for a rowdy time) before Ant & I broke out the paint to stamp hand and foot prints into the book he gave him for his first birthday.
Saturday brought the party. Our guests included:
- Grandma & Grandpa Silhan
- Nana (my mom) & Aunt Yvonne
- Brian, Lori & Aunt Cindy
- Vincent & Monica (who kindly made us cupcakes!)
- Hernan, Alicia & Medai
- Tina & Adria
- Tia (Cynthia)
- Trish
- Jackson, Beckett, Shannon & Kevin
- Riley, Shannon & Matthew
- Halie, Luke, Jaycie & Aunt Julie
- Elena & Natalie
- Hannah, Colby & Deputy David
To be honest, I was in a bit of a fever-induced fog. I have no idea what memories Ry (or others) will have of the event, but mine include:
- Ryan's sheer panic and extended crying episode over the balloons
- The arrival of friends, friends, and more friends
- My mom in an apron teaching kids to paint with marbles, string, and bubbles
- Paint on fingers, hands, arms and an occasional leg
- Paint on faces and in hair
- Some impressive works of art (yes, some paint actually hit paper)
- On-time pizza delivery
- Kids running inside
- Kids running outside
- Lots of balloons popping
- The graciousness of my friends & family who helped us clean up
Here are some pics from the event for your enjoy/amusement:
Whether you were there or not, consider leaving us a comment to this post to commemorate the event.
xo -
me (& the ry-guy)
2 comments:
I had a great time, even though it was a lot of work. My thanks to Julie for helping us with all that clean up. Thanks Yvonne for saving all those art supplies from our Girl Scout troop. And thanks to Cheryl for flying me to Houston.
Sharon( Nana)
Looks like a success! Nice shot of Deputy D-Dawg. I think Jaycie looks to be about the size I remember Halie being. I guess it has been too long.
Happy belated B-day, nephew.
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