For Koren’s birthday party, two of my oldest friends came to visit and brought their children.  It was a weekend of much chaos and tons of fun! 

The kids all hit it off immediately, especially Kaelin and Madelyn, who might have been mistaken for long lost sisters.  They were inseparable the entire time, and when Madelyn left, Kaelin told me that she loves Madelyn and wants her to come back (sniff, sniff, pout … no really, she actually sniffled as though she was going to cry about it).  They even bunked together in the same room and (after a little, ahem, coaxing) actually managed to get a small amount of sleep that night

The kids played and played and played, while we grownups got a little bit of catch-up time (emphasis on “little bit” – there was a lot going on with 5 kids running amok)!  The bonus though, was that none of us had to actually entertain our children the entire time – they took care of that themselves!

Koren had a very busy day and was exhausted after the party.  Oddly, he was not a fan of his birthday cake, and set a record for the least-messy consumption of chocolate cake in the history of toddlerdom.  We stripped him down to his diaper in preparation for the destruction, and I think he ended up dirtying one finger.  The child will jump at the opportunity to eat dog food, but resists chocolate cake.  This does not say much for my baking skills…

Leigh and Steph, thanks for making the drive up to see us!  I loved meeting your kids and watching them all interact!  This was definitely a birthday to remember!