a B-day to remember

the birthday celebrations are officially over, and i think we’re all beat! we had full days, with lots of family and friends to celebrate with us. here are some of the details of Canaan Boy’s big day:

we brought in cupcakes to share with C-Boy’s class the day before his birthday:

he woke up the next morning to his requested breakfast of pancakes with strawberry syrup and a jelly donut:
after breakfast, we rode our bikes a couple miles down to our favorite beach club, met up with canaan’s great grandparents, and spent the morning in the pool:
we took a break to enjoy a lunch on the patio, where Canaan got to order Sprite as a special birthday treat. (he’s been asking to drink Sprite on his birthday for months now! how could we say no to that face???)
we rested some that afternoon, and then met up with our family at a fun restaurant:
while we waited for our food, we took some pictures (i’ve got half the mind to photoshop those bags out from under my eyes, but then i’d be afraid that without them, ya’ll wouldn’t recognize me!!):
we also did some dancing to the great 80’s/90’s music that was playing:
and played around with finger moustaches, an activity that provided us with lots of entertainment:

because finger moustaches can also serve a double purpose as a unibrow!
after we finished our seafood dinner (the Boy’s fave):
we headed home to cap off the celebration with his requested strawberry cheesecake: (i used Paula Deen’s recipe, you can find it here. it is definitely worth making again!)
the birthday boy then opened up presents and read special messages:
which included a creative IPhone e-card from his aunt and uncle:
we capped off all the birthday celebrations yesterday with a beach party for some of Canaan’s buddies. i’ll give you the full scoop later on:
we loved celebrating our boy, and i’ll be sure to be back with more photos of the party.