Brody's Splish Splash Bash

Oh, what a great day. Grandma fed the boys lunch around noon and then they both went down for a nap while we prepped for the party.
Food: meatballs,apple/orange boats, goldfish crackers and pretzels, blue punch, and cupcakes.
Decor: Blue and white helium balloons and lots of blue and white balloons on the floor, rubber duckies scattered around the living room, floating in the punch, and on the cake.
All our guests arrived right around 3. We began with snacks and let the kids play.
Brody got a mechanical bath time bubble blower from Grandma Chris that we got out, put on top of the tv stand and called the kids out of the playroom. The kids had so much fun with it. They were all jumping for bubbles or popping the ones that stuck to the floor. It is so cool because it blows TONS of bubbles continuously but we go through almost a whole bottle of bubbles in one playtime.


After awhile we got out the baby pool, filled it with bath toys and packing peants and let the kids go "swimming." Now that was a hit! They older kids laid in it and, threw it on each other, while Brody picked up piece by piece and handed it to Alex. My boys approach to the pool pretty much sums up the differences between them: Luke jumps in with his whole body, Brody stands on the perimeter picking up pieces.


Next we had cupcakes. Brody does not understand blowing out a candle, but very much understands devouring a cupcake.

He also did very well while opening presents. He waited patiently while Luke "helped" him open.

We also got a couple very special surprise birthday guests: Grandma and Grandpa Howland! They did not tell us they were coming and showed up at our doorstep! Mama was very excited they came.