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Aftermath: Birthday Weekend
In February we had to cancel the party we had planned for Anna's birthday because Julie was sick. We ended up having a small family celebration on her actual birthday, but decided to wait and have a larger combined party for her and Cooper this past weekend.
Well, Saturday morning we all got up to have pancakes and eggs for Cooper's birthday breakfast and Anna proceeded to throw up all over Julie - stomach flu. So, do we cancel the party at our house that we hyped all week (Cooper was very excited to have his cousins over)? Luckily Grandma C & Papa let us move the celebration to their house, but that also meant one of us had to stay home with Anna and miss part of Cooper's party. It all worked out. I took the first shift with her, then we drove over to their house and swapped kids so I could have birthday cake pumpkin pie with Cooper (his choice).
Anna is still battling the bug, but hopefully she'll be well enough to make the trip to Seattle we have planned later this week. Also, this was the first year Cooper knew it was his birthday and that presents were expected. We made the mistake of having him wait until late in the afternoon to open all of his gifts. Next year I think we'll give him our gifts in the morning.
Here he is with a couple of his toys (Peter Pan figurines, Radio Flyer scooter).
Happy Birthday to both my little ones! Seeing Cooper's expression when he saw Captain Hook, Peter Pan, and the crocodile standing in his pumpkin pie was priceless!