one year old

I have officially gone back to my slacker-blogging ways.  I just can't seem to find the energy to keep posting consistently.  I still do enjoy it, but I think I'm going to have to be okay with occasional posts.  Maybe my new goal should be once a week?  

Last week Z turned one!  Wow, I can not believe it.  We had a very low-key celebration.  I made him butternut squash muffins with citrus glaze.  I'm no baker, but these were yummy, and I'm still enjoying the leftovers.  Here's Z with his muffin-cake.  I think he likes it!

Inquisitively looking at the girls, who graciously offered to blow out his candle.  Hmm...what's going on?

YUM!  He definitely likes it :)

A few personality shots.  What's up with all the cameras in my face?!

Miss A giving David the stink eye.

Here's Miss M trying to put on Z's birthday crown.  He did not like that one bit!

Happy Birthday, Z!  We're so glad you're part of our family.

the treasure party

Miss A's treasure party was a lot of fun.
Lucky for me, the Dollar Tree was selling wooden treasure boxes for $1 each.



Next, Mr. Wood helped lead the kids through a treasure hunt at our neighborhood park. He's quite clever, you see, and came up with four riddles for the kids to solve. Each riddle led to the next riddle. After all four riddles were collected, the reverse side made a puzzle picture of their "treasure." Miss A said this was her favorite part of the party.



La piece de resistance. The treasure cake. I'll be honest. Making cakes like this stress me out. You pretty much have one shot at it, and if it goes badly, it's all over. Thankfully, this bunch of 6-year-olds thought it was great and were quite happy with my feeble attempt. Oh, and they all loved those chocolate coins.



All in all, it was a great time. And now, I'm all partied out.

birthdays...

My good friend and fellow photog Emily asked me to take photos at her son Caedmon's birthday party. I was happy to help, because I know how much I want good photos at my girls' parties, but when you're the mom and the photog, it doesn't work out so well! I'll let you know when it's your turn, Emily ;)








What a cool alien cake!