And the winner is... Monkeys and Pirate Ships

Jadyn got so many wonderful things for her birthday and she really does like them all. But there does appear to be a clear-cut winner for her favorite birthday gift: Her new baby monkey, which came with her own adorable swing that lights up and plays music. Thanks Tom and Karen!




And while I erroneously claimed that birthday season was winding down, we were at another birthday party this weekend. Our friend Aden was turning two and his parents went all out with a pirate theme. The kids LOVED it. Jake actually wore his pirate hat, colored a treasure map and both bounced in the pirate ship, hunted for treasure out of the pinata, pinned the eye patch on the pirate and ate homemade skull cake with marshmallow fondant. A great time was had by all. Thanks Scott and Ashley and happy birthday Aden!