Karsten's 3rd Bday!

As I mentioned in our last post; we had a shared birthday for Karsten and Amy in ND.  After Amy was done celebrating being old - the real fun began!  Karsten got His birthday cookie...

"If I smile big enough I get one too, Right?"

Then Brooklyn wanted one too...

"That would be a yes"

Brody of course wanted one as well...

"Me too, Me too"

And lets not forget the little one who tried blowing out Amy's candle - he needs one too!

"This one's not as fun as yours, Mommy"

Presents were Chaotic (Thanks to Uncle Brady).  He is so charasmatic, that all the kids felt like it was Their party too!  I am not sure which kid was more excited about each present that Karsten opened.  At times, I thought it was Brooklyn!

We call this controlled chaos

"Look at my new shirt everyone"

"Another present for me?"

"I have my own Sully now"

You will see this shirt shortly... as the CO bday is a Monsters U party!

After our big ND vacation (will show those pics in next blog... I promise); we quickly got ready for our big birthday celebration in Colorado!  We got back on Saturday and Sunday was Karsten's bday.  The party had been planned for awhile, the cake ordered, the presents purchased... but - still had to clean the house, cook the meal, etc.  Was a little chaotic in its own sense, but all came together perfectly!

The calm before the storm

We started out the day hanging out and catching up since the boys just went on a whirl wind trip to ND and wanted to share their adventures with Gma and Gpa Cannode.  Of course, there was always a little downtime for the iPad.  I have to laugh that these boys are both playing on an iPad, with another iPad between them (just in case) and a laptop to their left.  Seriously, "Kid Toys" sure have changed since I was three!

"Pay attention, Sawah, this is what you have to touch"

We were thrilled when David brought a long time highschool friend to the party.  We hadn't seen April in over 12 years and were thrilled we could catch up with her!  Other than thinking she got LOTS taller ;-)... it was like nothing has changed.  Still the same, sweet,  charming young woman we remember.

David & April

Oh no! A run away balloon!  What will we do??!?!  Good thing Super Grandma came to the rescue!  I believe she used her Spidy Senses, threw her web into the air, caught that balloon and swung down to safety with the prize.  Ok, ok - I spend too much time with little boys.  Spiderman is Huge in this house right now!  She did do a great job figuring out how to get it though!

And Gma comes to the rescue as usual

Gotta love a good meal.  I asked Karsten what sounded good (giving him a few options) and he chose Pizza Casserole.  An awesome recipe that the kids adore!  It is hard to get them to eat - especially when the item isn't a fruit snack.  This one is a Winner!

Everyone is ready for a fabulous meal

In case you haven't noticed, Karsten loves to eat

Time for more presents?  Seriously, seems like all we do in this house is open presents!  Karsten had a blast opening each and every present and even Kasey got a few from Uncle Jimmy & Aunt Sarah and Gma & Gpa Cannode!  How do you spell "Spoiled"?!?

"I can't believe I get more gifts"

"Yeah, Tow Mater"

Look! I'm a big kid and got New Fun Underwear!

Since we had recently been in the midwest, we might have done some shopping while we were there.  Karsten loves his Vikings jersey, but it is size 24 month and won't last through the football season.  So, we upgraded with a bigger size.  Jennings just joined the Vikings recently from Green Bay.  Needless to say, Sarah (our resident Packer Fan) was less than thrilled...

"What a great jersey!"

Not everyone agrees on the jersey choice

Thank you for the trucks Uncle David

"Check out my new car"

As always, our dear friend, Sandy, made Karsten's cake.  Karsten is Obsessed (and has been for over a year) with Mike Wazowski from Monsters Inc (and now from Monsters University).  He all out shreiked Mike Wazowski's name in delight when he saw who was on the cake.  I truly wish I had gotten that one on camera. 

Another amazing cake design by Sandy Tucker

"I just love Mike Wazowski"

After cake time, we decided to get out the Wiggle Worms by trying out some of the new toys out

Uncle Jimmy showing Karsten how to fly his plane

Front Porchin' it

Was a Perfect Day!  We were so glad that Karsten's Godfather, Uncle Jimmy was able to join us.  I just know we will get his Godmother, Auntie Lisa out here someday (hint hint, Lisa!) ;-)  I just love how much Karsten (and Kasey) Love Uncle Jimmy and Aunt Sarah! Truly Blessed with our Friends and Family!