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Birthday season is officially over…at least for a month or two. From January to March we are usually involved in a whirlwind of birthday celebrations. Fun for Keegan, but a little exhausting for us.

We usually start with MacKenzie’s and Calson’s birthdays, but this year we missed the combined celebration since we were in LA.

Next up was Van’s party. This is usually a very fun affair. This year, the theme was super heroes, and all the kids were wearing some kind of super hero shirt. There was games and food and a real Batman, who walked in at the sound of…the Star Wars music (uh?). The kids were excited. He did some games and blew up balloons. Keegan wanted a sword/gun.

He then posed for the obligatory pictures with all the kids.

Then there were more games, the Batman pinata…

and the awesome Batman cake and cupcakes

It was a beautiful, warm, sunny day and we all had a great time. The chilled wine helped.

Next up was Rozelin’s party. She had her celebration at the skate park, right next to our house. Despite a very early morning rain, the clouds quickly moved away, and we were still able to have fun in the grass. There was a flower bouncie, which was Keegan’s first stop.

A red haired local clown also showed up and brought a little, soft, cuddly friend with her. Very cute!

The kids had fun fighting with their balloon swords, and climbing in the nearby playground. Then it was pinata time! Rozelin actually had 2 different pinatas, so all the kids had the chance to hit with abandon.

Then, it was cake and cupcakes time. Keegan usually only eats the frosting, leaving plenty for me.

The good thing about all this morning parties is that Keegan usually gets very tired and fall asleep immediately for his nap.

Next on the list was Elliott’s party. I was really dreading this one, and not only because of parties burn-out. Keep in mind these festive occasions happened almost every week. This particular party, however, was to be held in the early afternoon, on Saturday, at Chuck.E. Cheese. I could not imagine a worse place to be on a weekend afternoon. Fortunately, Matt volunteered to go. Seriously! I have been on party duty for most of them, but I guess he does not mind Chuck. E. Cheese as much as I do, since there are lots of games to play. Regardless of the reason, I was grateful. I also had lots of work to do, so it was a win-win situation for me. I only have one picture of the party. Look at how Rozelin and Keegan are focusing on a shooting game, while Erik is looking on.

We had a couple of weeks break, and then there was another combined birthday party: Julia’s and Erik’s. This time, the party was in Mission Bay, on a chilly, but clear afternoon. Keegan took a very long nap that day, of course, but we still made there in time for all the fun. A slide, dolphin bouncie was there, as well as crafts, such as “make your own kite” kits. Keegan loved flying the kite. It is incredible how many variations you can have on the classic “bouncie at a park” theme.

Julia’s mom made some awesome “cake pops”, which looked as good as they tasted. Lighting candles was a challenge, but we gave it a shot anyway.

As the sun went down, and the fog started rolling in, we lit up a bonfire. I did not have a bonfire in a long time, and it stoked many memories…none including kids or bouncies, of course. We cooked some s’mores. This was Keegan’s first, and of course he really loved it.

Matt is in charge of preparing s’mores…

and distributing them

Julia, Keegan and Rozelin with theirs’mores!

This was fun. It was worth getting to bed a little later.

Last but not least, it was Markus’ turn, one of the neighborhood kids. The party was at his house, which was great, so we could walk to it. There was the obligatory bouncie, and soccer goals set up for impromptu soccer games. There was also a fum stormtrooper mask to play dress up with.

The kids were able to hit the pinata just in time, before the storm arrived.

As soon as the rain started, we all run inside for cake time. I am not sure if you noticed, but there is a common thread in all these birthdays photos. When is cake time, Keegan is always next to the birthday child, first in line for the goodies. Pretty smart, eh?

So, we can now finally rest. The tour de force is over. No parties for a few months, just regular weekend activities and fun.

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