Same Age Again! (Finally.)

I think this is my FAVORITE birthday!

("WHY is my favorite birthday NOT your own?"  - you might ask.)

Well let me tell you...

Because Dane is finally the SAME AGE as I am!  

(I am no longer the 'old woman' in the family!!!)

Here, the king for the day is contemplating his wish...

and making the rest of us drool for dessert.

(Finally!  Must've been a good wish!)

(Oh no!  Now you know my candle was jerry-rigged from my daughter's 8th birthday.

Oh, well.  Cat's out of the bag, I guess.

I'm cheap.)

BO Birthday Traditions

B.O.

is not for body odor...

it's for...

Brick Oven!!

2 Birthdays in May!

2 free birthday meal postcards to Brick Oven!

Thank You, Brick Oven!

We like this tasty tradition!

Myanna is 5!

This year, we were at Gma Debi's for Myanna's 5th birthday!

And it was packed with fun!

Myanna fell asleep - and we decorated while she slept.

Porter helped!

And she was sooo surprised when she woke up!

A favorite (and easy) snack!

Lots of games:

"poop the potato"

Yeah, it sounds wierd, but tons of fun!!!

(Porter decided to take it a little more 'literal')

the birthday girl got her birthday crown from Satomi

And what a royal day it was to our Myanna.

She's growing up so fast!

"Don't Eat Pete"

(another fun game)

Present time!

What a ham!

Hilarious!

This princess finally got her own lip gloss!

presents from new friends (Jessica from Taiwan)

Towards the end, Myanna got much more spirited with her unwrapping...

Satomi was really creative with her wrapping - and Myanna made good use of it!

Our Myanna is just like her Daddy when it comes to opening presents: