birthday parties galore!

october has been a month of birthdays, i tell ya! addison has pretty much had one to go to every weekend. and this weekend, we had two. of course, she loves it. i mean, what kid doesn't want birthday cake two days in a row?! and the parties that we went to were so much fun. and it's always at this time of the year that i, myself have to start thinking of her birthday party and get the planning going. and actually, i booked our venue today. so i feel good that i got that out of the way. :) but anyway, here are some pics of the fun times this weekend...


party #1 was at Build-a-Bear on saturday. we've been there before, but it was actually our first time there for a birthday party. she had a blast! the kids picked out a bear and an outfit for the bear and did all kinds of fun little things in the process.



party #2 was at the bowling alley. and i could just kick myself for not taking a picture of her actually bowling! darn! because it was so cute to see her push the bowling ball between her legs.. and of course, the ball rolled down the lane sooo absolutely slow. haha. but i did get a pic of cake time. because that is equally important (at least in the kids' eyes!). another funny thing about this party is that addison was the only girl. i'm not quite sure why? but these boys have gone to preschool with addie for a couple of years now. some have moved on to kindergarten and some are still with her in preschool. but it's just funny to see her with the boys. she totally wasn't phased at all that she was the only girl. it was great that she could hang with anyone.



and then just to cap off the weekend, i had to get a shot of ellie. ellie and her loyal sidekick, henry with her pot belly hanging out and faux chanel purse draped across her. a girl after my own heart. haha :)