Birthday Party!

On Saturday, we had our families over to celebrate the twins' third birthday. They got books, toys, and clothes galore! After all, their only "first cousins" have four legs, so Evie and Gavin usually get completely spoiled. The kids had a fun afternoon, although a bit overwhelming, and the adults had a great time too.



Here is Evie in her party dress. She loved the cat on the front! Grandma Cordes got it for her, along with a long-sleeved dress in case the weather was cold. You just never know with October weather, so Grandma made sure Evie was prepared!












Grandma and Nana:





Auntie Clare and Auntie Di:






Nana with Uncle Brad and Uncle David:






Evie took a break to eat sausage:




Grandpa Vic helped her out:

Grandpa with his darling daughters:

Evie and Auntie Clare:

Evie took a short rest on Daddy's shoulder:

Gavin rested on the floor with his new slinky dog toy:

Grandpa Cermak helped Gavin string beads:

Evie played with some of her new stacking toys:

Uncle Brad helped both kids open some gifts:

This cash register was a big hit:

We had an "Elmo and Abby" theme, complete with these delicious cakes made by Uncle David's friend Curtis. He has a webpage: http://www.creatingwithcurtis.com/:

The twins just love their books! We took a reading break when Gavin opened up some "Cars" books from Grandma:

At some point during the afternoon, Evie and Gavin each reverted to playing with their tried and true Starbucks cups. No, the irony is not lost on us at all!

Gavin decided that Uncle Brad needed a closer look at the cash register coins:

Evie gave her uncle a kiss:

The uncles help Evie string beads:

Me and my little brother!

Uncle David and Grandma:

We had a great afternoon! Evie and Gavin still have a few gifts left to open. All their new stuff should keep them occupied for awhile!