You Say It's Your Birthday..... It's My Birthday Too, Yeah.......

Well, David is now 4! All of a sudden I'm looking at him and he just seems so much older. I don't think I like it! He has lost all signs of little guy... and now is more young boy. As his Mom, his birthday brings up memories about the day he was born...getting up really early to be at the hospital for the scheduled c-section at 7 AM. (Not a bad way to go, I must say) I had the same room as I did when I had Rose. (Pomerado Hospital is really a great place to have babies.) Anyway, it's David's day...but it makes me remember being pregnant and waiting for him to come along. And when he got here.....AH.....what a great day!

David started his day by waking up to balloons decorating his door and other parts of the house. He loved that! He spent the morning with his good friends and neighbors, Tyler and Lexie, playing video games. We went to my Dad's house in the afternoon to swim and spend the day with the family. He loved his present from Rose and Joey, a battery operated turtle (named Yurtle) that swims in the pool. It was a good day with the family.

Friday night we took Tyler and Lexie with us to Chuck E. Cheese where we spent the evening with Helene for DELICIOUS pizza and fun! The kids have a great time.....but really, couldn't they figure out how to make better pizza and have better beer so parents would enjoy it as much as the kids do? (Hmmmmmmm......I just had a great idea for a new business, brew pub / pizza place with a play palace for the kids! Sort of like Dave and Buster's, but more family friendly where they have a kid's check, like they do at C.E.C.) Back to the story.... so after a fun evening there, we came home and got the kids off to bed for yet another party on Saturday.

Saturday came, and of course the hot weather finally arrived. 3 years ago we had record breaking heat for his party. It was 112 degrees and the A/C conked out with a house full of party guests. This year (with a new A/C unit) it was hot again....about 100 degrees, maybe a little more. We had a slip-n-slide and water slide party. The kids all had a great time. The heat didn't really seem to be an issue. Somehow I didn't get a single picture of the kids in the yard having fun on the slides. Too busy sitting in the house with the A/C, drinking a beer perhaps? Perhaps. It was a great day with good friends.

David with Yurtle

Rose got brave and went down the slide all by herself

Birthday day at Grandpa & Grammy's house

David didn't want to invite any of his friends to his party, so the usual suspects came.....our close friends and their kids. (He has loads of girlfriends to choose from when he gets older!) Pictured left to right in the top photo: Lulu, Carson & Abbie Escobedo, Ashley & Emily Doubrava, Joey, Brandon Doubrava, Sydney & Cassidy Standing Warrior, Lexie, Rose, David and Tyler

Alex & Pete Llewellyn

L: Mike, Abbie, Lulu (Olivia) Carson & Lisa Escobedo
R: Cassidy, Kellie & Sydney Standing Warrior

Megan, Bob & Emmet Lucey


Joe & Helene, The Supergreats: Ann & Andy

L: Jason Doubrava R: Emily & Kristin Doubrava, Erik, Alyssa & Isabella Bayus

Let them eat CAKE! David LOVES CARS, so for the third year in a row, he had CARS cake. This year it was 2!