Aunt Stephanie's 30th Birthday

On Saturday, we went to Aunt Stephanie's house to celebrate her 30th birthday. Daddy had to work, so Gram and Grandpa gave us a ride out there. I think Gram was causing trouble in the back seat. She was sitting in between Kevin and Andrea's car seats, and Andrea kept saying, "Hands away! Hands away!" because Gram was tickling her!

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Uncle Tony's family were at the party, too. His 2-year-old nephew, Adam, is generous with his hugs; but Andrea's got a major preoccupation with other kids invading her personal space. Poor Adam--he kept trying to hug her, and she would yell or push him away! But once Andrea got distracted by her cousin Isabelle's new climber/slide, she relaxed and played nicely with the others.

The climber/slide was a big hit with the kids, and they also had fun playing with some beach balls and soccer balls in the yard.

The static electricity from sliding made Andrea's hair stand right up!

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Isabelle's having fun at her mommy's birthday party!

(By the way, Andrea usually calls her Izzy. Many people at the party were calling her Isabelle. So, Andrea came up with her own blend: "Izzy-belle!")

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Kevin liked watching the kids play, and he got to play with a ball, too. (Adam made sure he had one to play with. He was so cute with Kevin--hugging him and bringing him toys.) Grandpa and Kevin sat together and enjoyed the sunshine. The sunglasses Mommy bought for Kevin this week are getting a lot of use, thanks to the good weather we've had!

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"Happy Birthday, Aunt Stephanie!" Isabelle and Andrea helped her blow out the candles.

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Mmm . . . berries and ice cream . . . so good . . .

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You know how I mentioned the kids liked playing with the soccer balls? Well, so did the BIG kids. Tony and Rod (who arrived after work) got into a competition to see who could head-butt the soccer ball the longest distance across the yard. Geez. Men.