Birthday fun!

Last weekend was Jacob & Cole's 5th birthday party! This was their first "friend party" and they chose to have it at the martial arts school. It was so much fun!! They played taekwondo games, broke boards, and burned lots of energy with their friends. There were several kids there who do not take taekwondo, but it was really fun for everyone.


On Tuesday we celebrated their actual birthday. The day started with the kids waking up to find that our mischievous elf, Luke, had hung streamers from their bedroom door during the night. What a fun way to start the day! Per their request, they celebrated with cupcakes for a snack at school and red velvet cake at home in the evening.

Just for fun I dug out these photos from the day they were born. Goodness how things have changed in the last 5 years!


Moving on (before I need to break out the tissues)...

Owen walked in the door after school a couple of weeks ago with this mustache on. His teacher gave them to all the kids to go along with a book they're reading in class. I think the mustache really suits him! ;-)

And finally, a rare photo of Lucky 2. She is getting so big and has become much more social over the past couple of months. We're planning to get her a friend pretty soon, but in the meantime she & Diego have become quite fond of each other. At least twice a day I find them sniffing each other through the slats of her cage.