Happy birthday Edgar!

In celebration of my husband turning yet another year older, we had a party for him this past Sunday. It was a BEAUTIFUL day, and the whole family was there to celebrate. I made the cake for him-at his request we had cookie cake. I made two, just in case one wasn't enough...so we had an extra at the end of the party, but oh well :)

Krista got to give Eli his bottle-notice how he is holding on...soon he won't even need someone to hold it for him! The little stinker ate 10 oz of milk and was completely content for the rest of the party. Krista was nice enough to give me a break and feed him for me.

The whole Melendez gang was there...although I'm not sure why Eliott didn't make the picture...

Ryan and Jennifer were there too. Jenny saved the day by kicking out the people that were invading our shelter when we first arrived. I had reserved the shelter, and paid for it, so when we got there and saw a whole party going on I was a little worried. They were cooking and had all their food spread out, and were standing right next to the "Reserved today" sign...Jenny went over and told them it was reserved, and they seemed perfectly content to share the shelter with us...until she informed them that we had reserved the WHOLE shelter :) They did leave, but unfortunately for them, there were no other shelters available. So they packed up their party and went home. Oh well, I guess :) Thanks Jenny!

Ryan was the chef for the day, though he didn't seem to want to wear the apron I brought...He cooked the hamburgers and hot dogs and did a fabulous job. They were DELICIOUS!

We were right next to the playground which was nice for the kids. I'm not sure why this was the only picture I had of Ben...He really didn't sit under the slide by himself the whole time...Actually, he said it was his secret lab...hmmm...TTS anyone? (For those non-McGregors...that stands for 'traveling through space'...a favorite game of ours growing up.)

Carly also had fun. She informed me that what she was doing was NOT safe, but that she thought she could handle it. Hmmmmm....

We had a hard time with the candles...it was a bit breezy, so by the time the singing of 'Happy Birthday' was over, the candles were already out. We were trying to block the wind, but it did no good. I guess when you are as old as Edgar you need the wind to help you blow the candles out... :) (just kidding, dear. You know I love you!)

Edgar opened his cards. He got lots of gift cards to places he loves to shop at. He was pretty excited, and has plans for spending them soon.

Katie thoroughly enjoyed the cookie cake and ice cream. By the way, Krista-I have Katie's bib!

Katie decided that she was finally old enough to enjoy swinging on a swing. Krista said that she has been very afraid of swings up to this point, but on Sunday she got right on and had a blast.

It was such a fun day, and we were thrilled to have everyone there.