Alex's 3rd Birthday!!!

Yesterday was Alex's third birthday. We invited several kids from Vanderhoof and two of our friends' families from PG... as well as our families. It sounds overwhelming, but it worked out really well. The weather held up for us, so we were able to spend the majority of the day outside in the backyard. Alex's swingset has never seen so much use! The children had a great time and so did Aunty Lindsay! LOL From 11:30 until about 3:00, we had the "kids" party. After that it was just Alex's grandparents and us, so a lot quieter and more peaceful. They stayed for dinner and headed home about 8:00. It was a great day!


Alex is opening his gift from us. We bought him an easel... it has a chalkboard on one side, a whiteboard and paper roll on the other side and then trays to hold his crayons, chalk, paint, etc. It's pretty neat. The thing I think I would have loved as a kid... wonder if he'll let me use it? ;)

Grandma Judy made Alex's birthday cake for us.... how cute is that? It was "Birthday Bear", one of Alex's (or Cory's) beloved Care Bears. It was funny though, cause when it came time to blow out the candles (we tried twice), Alex ran and hid. Maybe too many people?

Opening presents with Aunty Lindsay... and Connor! See Grandpa snoozing in the background?

How cute is this gift? We put it outside on the deck and Alex ate dinner at it. It was like having our own little bistro!

Our second go at the cake... again, didn't want to blow out the candles.

Bubbles, courtesy of Uncle Eric's bubble blowing machine... for some reason he didn't want to pack it to Ontario, so we inherited it.


This is the most kids we've seen on this swingset at one time! How neat!