Dear James, Daniel and Emily,
So Daniel's birthday is past and I think it was quite successful. He seemed genuinely happy, if a bit bemused, by being the center of attention. We had a mini party Friday night for just the family with home made pizza and cupcakes. The first couple of shots are from that. Emily especially enjoyed the cupcakes.
Sunday we had the big party. The house and yard were full of kids ranging in age from 18 months to 16 years old. The final count was 19 total kids. The trampoline got a serious work out (as you can see from one of these shots). And the dining room was full to overflowing for the cake and candles.
With so many people, in particular so many kids, we made the decision to not try and have him handle all the presents at once, he did them kind of piece by piece. And he has enjoyed all of them so far. And some other folks had a good time with them as well.
So on behalf of Daniel thanks to all who came, he enjoyed your coming to the party and making it a success. And thanks for all of the presents, he has enjoyed each and everyone so far.
With a large family it is not every day we get to make one of the kids feel so special, and for Daniel being the middle child has meant he has felt the full brunt of that. However he got that this weekend and I think he genuinely felt very good about it.
The boys had such a great time that they didn't want to leave! :) And the cake was DELICIOUS.
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