Calin wanted the theme for his birthday party to be "Play-doh". I was nervous about that- I mean who has ever heard of a Play-doh party before? The invitations were cute and were attached to a little personal sized playdoh container, and they invited the whole family to come. (we ended up with 35 people at the party!) A week before the party the kids and I made something like 20 batches of playdoh (made with kool-aid for color and to make it smell good, and we mixed massive amounts of glitter in them to make them special) We had playdoh up the wahzoo!!!! Ash and CJ loved helping make the playdoh- it is a surprisingly messy thing to do. We made enough for the kids and the adults to play with. And the adults had just as much fun as the kids did! When the kids -and adults- made something "so special- they wanted to keep it forever" they got placed on a drying rack to dry and later get a clear coat. It was the funnest party ever!
CJ made a bowl full of gumballs
Ashley made a beautiful rose- all of the petals were individually sculpted and placed. I have know idea how she knew how to make it so nice, i sure as heck didn't teach her that!
CJ & Kat
CJ & Mike
Opening presents
It was a wonderful party with many people who love him there: all the Stones, Brian's Family, G&G Smith, Mike and Kristine, Dave, and friends galore! The party was so much fun that most people stayed more than an hour after the party ended sitting at the table talking, the adults making a game out of a box of eating See's candy, and playing with some of CJ's new toys. It was the best birthday party ever!
CJ's 1st cooking accident (and if he is anything like his mother, definately not his last...) CJ was helping make dinner and a pot of hot water fell on him. He is such a tough little boy.
You can see where his reef sandles protected his skin. CJ was lucky that his skin didnt blister, it is starting to peel and it looks worse in the picture than it does in real life. The special burn medicine is really helping and he says it "tickles" (it tingles). He thinks its funny that he gets to wear shorts in the rain (pants irritate his skin) and flipflops to school (only tennis shoes are allowed). His older sister dotes on him and brings him anything he asks for, she even sneaks him candy when mom isnt looking.
