Early Birthday Party

Once again, I decided to throw the boys an early birthday party.  I had to do this last year because I was pregnant but this year it just made since to get it out of the way before school started.  It worked out perfectly!  But planning 3 parties at once was a little crazy :)

Caden and Cole obviously had more of a say in the party planning than poor Crosby did, so we had a pirate party!  Cole really wanted a Peter Pan party, but there just wasn't much Peter Pan stuff out there.  Caden wanted a pirate party but I wasn't thrilled with all the skull and crossbones associated with it.  So I compromised and did Jake and the Neverland pirate invites along with a few basic pirate decorations.  It worked perfectly. 

I found someone online that did several personalized Jake and the Neverland Pirate graphics with kids' names on them...so I found a Caden and the Neverland Pirate logo and a Cole and the Neverland Pirate logo!  BINGO!!!  I personalized each kids' invitation, made it look like a treasure map on the back and it turned out great! 

Then I got to work on the cupcakes...Caden saw me searching online for ideas and like both of the ones I found, so I decided to try it out and see what happened!  It was pretty easy and fun to do!

The treasure map was cute but not as tasty :)

 The pirates were cute and sugary :)  Caden was a huge help cutting all the candy pieces for these.

Here is birthday boy #1 - Crosby James celebrating his first birthday! 

 He wasn't sure about the cupcake at first...

 Poor guy had been sick all week with a stomach bug, so I just let him taste a dab of the icing!

 He was all smiles if Momma had him! 

Birthday Boy #2 - Cole Jackson celebrating his 3rd Birthday!

Cole invited two of his little buddies and was so excited that they both came!  These three boys were just precious!  They all three kept running and jumping in the pool off the side yelling "CANONBALL!"  It took several parents to get this picture...we were each hollering at our kid to smile!  I pray these boys become good friends and stay that way! 

They really are too cute!

 Cole got pretty bashful when it was time to sing Happy Birthday and blow out his candle.

 Of course he was thrilled to open presents!  Look at that grin!

 He was so thankful and had to hug his buddy Jarrett!

 Momma and Daddy got him the movie Peter Pan - can you tell he was excited?!?!

Cole  had a great time swimming with his buddies, eating his cupcake, and opening presents.  He is still talking about his Jake party so I am guessing it was a big hit!

Birthday Boy #3 - Caden Montgomery celebrating his 7th Birthday...WOW!

Caden invited a few of his buddies and once they all arrived, they just all played in the pool until I got them out for cake.  We watched them, but they entertained themselves all evening.  He is getting so big!  This is really the only picture I could get of him and friends!

 Caden was also embarrassed when we sang to him!

 And he also LOVED all his gifts!  Legos are always a HUGE hit for him!  He was up by 7 the next morning putting this set together in the dining room!

 The dino gifts were also a big hit...we hatched the egg immeadiately.

 It was a great night and fun for everyone there!  Before you get worried about Carter being left out, never fear...his best buddy Ben was there and these two were having a blast too!  They watched Caden blow out his candle, at a bit, and then they got back in the water!  I am so glad these boys have each other!

So thankful for all our friends who came to celebrate our boys' birthdays!  You are all a blessing to us!