Cupcakes for breakfast?!?

Today is Maleah and Jaden's REAL birthday! Last night while the kiddos were sleeping, I put up some balloons, made cupcakes, and put together little gift bags to help celebrate this morning. Yes, they really did have cupcakes for breakfast! Hey, it's their birthday! ;)

Since they got SO many great gifts at their party, we decided just to give them little gift bags full of party favors. Happy Happy Birthday, babies! Mommy and Daddy love you SO much! :-D

**The cupcakes aren't wonky, they're heart shaped! ;-)**

Maleah's turning 5, and Jaden's turning 2...on the same day! So what do we do?

CELEBRATE!!!!!!!!

We celebrated Maleah and Jaden's birthdays this past Saturday. Their actual birthday isn't until the 18th, but Justin has to go BACK to Maryland on the 18th (for a week or so?), so we had it early. Maleah is IN LOVE with Hello Kitty right now, and since it is her 5th birthday, we decided not to do a joint themed party (like a luau, or beach party like we originally planned). So Hello Kitty and Mod Monkey it was! And we had a GREAT time! we had a pinata (big hit! No pun intended, especially since it was a pull string one! GREAT idea!)Jaden is all about efficiency...here he's opening ONE present, while trying out another!This little lady was ALL smiles, ALL day. At one point (before the pool) she did have her hair done. Oh well, that smile makes it all ok!The super duper yummy cakes (from my FAVE store and cake bakery, Market of Choice) The monkey cake was poppy seed with raspberry filling and cream cheese frosting (can you say YUM!?!?!), Maleah's cake was ALL chocolate, and the middle cake is all vanilla. I kinda got worried about not having enough! That's what happens when you get NO RSVPs from people...what has the world come to? sheesh...Jaden blew out his candles too quickly...he really wanted that monkey toy from the top! ;)

Everyone had a great time, the kids got SO many gifts (even though when asked what they needed/wanted, I let everyone know gifts weren't necessary!) Everyone was very generous! :) It's nice to know I still have almost a full year 'till the next one, though!

FINALLY! Yesssssss!

I got the pics of the kids birthday party from my friend's camera! So, better late than never, here they are!

Smiling birthday faces! And I can't help but laugh EVERY TIME I see this pic of Jaden!
Maleah's birthday cake, and Jaden's. I know, it's not a whole one, but it was a big piece! He's not crazy about sugar, so, we got him a slice from the bakery. Hasen, Maleah, and Sikayna. Maleah's great friends from here. She really is happy, just caught a sad lookin' face!
Helpin' blow out the candles! He was blowing, just not quite hard enough!
Yup, he sure know's how to get it done! hahaha!
mmmmmmm, the chocolate cake! I think she likes it! I think daddy likes his cake, too! And it's just a clue as to where my kiddos get their silly face making ability, and love of doing it! Gotta love him!

Aaaaaand, present time! (I hope I'm not the only one who thinks of Blue's Clues when I read that?!) Our lucky little kiddos got some great gifts. After opening the gifts, we went up to our pool and swam the afternoon (and sugar jitters!) away. And man oh man, did they sleep well that night! It really was a great day.

no birthday photos : (

Weeeeell, silly me, didn't make sure there were sufficient batteries in the cameras, so I didn't get any pics on my cameras! Uggg! So, until I'm able to get the pics I took from my friend with her camera, these will have to suffice! They're just some pics of the decorations I made (finding the kind of decorations you want for a certain theme here that don't cost a TON is pretty tough, thus the home made grade school look!)

We were going for a "fun in the sun" theme, and the plates/cups/napkins were beach balls, flip flops and floaty rings. Pretty cute! We also got Maleah a Little Mermaid mylar, and a Nemo candle. We were trying to get a Nemo balloon, but she wanted My Little Pony. I guess she doesn't get the whole "theme" thing yet, and I'm a freak, so I talked her into the mermaid one. It's cute, though! And, since she didn't get her disney princess party, the mermaid balloon (maybe?) helped with that. hmmmm.....
Our front door.....
Jaden playing with some of his new toys. He got this cute Fisher Price phone from one of my friends! He's "answering" it by putting it up to his forhead and kinda grunting. He kept doing it all day! SO funny!!This girl LOVES balloons! I think if we just gave her balloons for every gift, she'd be happy!

What a day!

Today is (both!) of my babies' birthdays. Maleah, my beautiful princess turned 4. Jaden, my little baby man tuned 1! Time goes by so quickly. It seems like just yesterday, Maleah was born, but now to have two, and the youngest being 1 is amazing. But, I also feel like I've had both of them in my lives forever, and I often find myself wondering what I did before them. They both are such amazing little souls! Maleah is so brave, curious, strong, athletic, smart, beautiful, and fun! Jaden, though still developing his personality, is quite a character himself! He's my little lovey dovey cuddle bug, and already is such a boy! He's very happy, loves to laugh, LOVES his sister, and to copy and follow everything she does. He's pretty stubborn, and he looks so much like his daddy I laugh about it nearly every day!

I can't say enough how much I love these two! I didn't understand how I could ever love them so much, until they came into my life. I am so grateful to be a mommy to two of the most beautiful, amazing, crazy and wonderful children in the world! Yay for the past 4 years with Maleah, and the past 1 year with Jaden, and HOORAY for many many many more! I can't wait to see what the future brings with them!

Ok, yes I can. We'll enjoy this moment for now! :)

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