circus extravaganza!

we had jack's birthday party a little early this year because we are preparing for our big move this week! the theme was circus carnival, and i think it was a big hit. a certain someone (ahem, mike) decided that jack NEEDED the biggest bounce house they make, so of course that was probably the best part of the whole day for the kids! i've just uploaded a lot of pictures from the day...of course as per usual i have not one single one of all of us or jack and daley together, who looked quite cute in their matching circus monkey shirts i might add!

i'm breezing over the fact that he is turning four, because he isn't actually four yet and i'm still holding onto him being three. i still have no idea where the time goes, but i digress...pictures below as promised.

let the games begin!

pinata!
it should be noted that after all the kids had a turn, jake came up and walloped it...here i was thinking we would have to "help" it along!

cake time!


a big kid at heart...thanks for participating uncle timmy

i asked ben to give me his angry face-lol

james was a great ticket taker;)

the bounce house!

so grown up!

i had one of those moments as i looked at the pictures i downloaded today. it dawned on me that jack looks so much like a boy, and not so much like a baby anymore. such a bittersweet feeling knowing that with each passing year he becomes more and more independent. it of course doesn't help that his birthday is just around the corner and no matter how much i try to embrace it, i still feel a pang of nostalgia for the day i brought him home.

despite the fact that we just had an all out brawl-ahem it is ten o'clock and he is still awake-he is such a good, kind-hearted kid.

i forgot i took these pictures on our "boston" adventure last week! i think these are what made me realize just how big he has gotten.






with all this rain the last few days. we have had to get creative...break out the old sheet and voila..a fort is born! of course, there's always room for a "spot" of tea as jack would say-lol!