Party report and pics

Well, the party was a success. Everyone appeared to have had a nice time. We grilled hot dogs and hamburgers, had chips, broiled potatoes, and cake and animal cookies. There was no real set theme since it is increasingly difficult to have Jacob and Cassie have the same theme. So we had green napkins and plates and pink napkins and plates...each of their favorite colors. :)

After lunch, the kids opened their gifts. I may have mentioned this before, but in case I didn't, let me explain - every birthday is like Christmas around here. Nobody wants the other kids to feel left out, so all of the kids get gift bags packed with little gifts and the birthday kid(s) get extra. They love it! {they aren't spoiled or anything!} So, the fun began. I missed a lot of what they got since I was being called every 5 seconds to look at what someone had opened. It was so cute seeing them all so excited about their new treasures.

Jacob got a couple of Transformers, including "Starscream" that I have been hearing about for months. Little did Jacob know, I bought it for him back in January and it had been sitting in my closet ever since. LOL We also bought him a Pixter, which he had a blast with. There were also coloring books, a Doodle Monster, stickers, clothes, legos, and some other things that are not coming to this tired mind.

Cassidy made out like a bandit as well. Lots of princess and My Little Pony toys. She got the cutest book - Picture Me Sparkle Princess - which has her photo in it and each page has "Cassie" wearing a different dress. Oh boy, did she ever love that tonight! And she also got clothes, books, a princess game, Barbie Rapunzel movie, a couple of necklaces, hair items, and the list goes on.

Here are some pics:

The cakes:




Blowing out the candles: (check out Elena trying to help LOL)




Opening gifts:
















Josh and Elena partying: