Alexis was very lucky to have two birthday celebrations! Brett's parents were going to be out of town on her actual birthday so we went to their house to have a little celebration the week before her birthday. We were also lucky to have my dad there because he was in town for a business conference. We went to our favorite Mexican restaurant for lunch and then had cupcakes and ice cream. Alexis picked out this little cake with cupcakes!
She was super excited for her birthday!
Jaxon was too!
It was so nice to be able to spend time with my dad before and after his conference. It had been over a year since we saw him. Jaxon is old enough now to enjoy watching him make cookies.
Alexis was also eager to help. She has enjoyed helping him make cookies before and talks about it often. We were lucky because he was able to make them two different times.
This is Alexis on her actual birthday. We had a lot of fun going to Party City to pick out all the decorations and balloons that she wanted.
Traditional birthday donut!
The kids really got behind on sleep during my dad's visit and Jaxon really had a hard day this particular day. This was the calm in between the 2 storms. He threw a huge tantrum before Brett got back with the donuts. He calmed down enough to sit down but that didn't last and he threw another tantrum before he could eat his donut. There was nothing that seemed to set him off, and it is unusual for him to act like that.
He finally ate his donut after he calmed down.
After we had lunch, Alexis was soooo excited to open her presents.
She has been wanting this Rapunzel dress for months.
She went to a birthday party last September and ever since then she has been talking about the cake. It was a princess cake with rainbow cake inside. It was a bit of an effort to get one but we were finally able to and she was so excited.
Even though she had been so insistent on the particular cake, she hardly ate any of it!
Good thing Grandpa was there to help keep Jaxon's hands clean. Jaxon hates it when his
She was also lucky enough to get an Elsa dress. She loves to wear costumes and has been rotating between her new Rapunzel dress and Elsa dress several times a day since she got them. She loves the Elsa dress because it is very long. I can't believe that she is 5 now. The time just flew by and it seems like just yesterday she was a little baby. I can't believe she will be starting kindergarten in the fall. I wish there was a way to slow the time down somehow. It seems like the more I want it to slow down, the faster it seems to go. I love how excited she is for her birthday and other holidays and I hope she keeps that excitement as she gets older.
After getting enough sleep the next few nights, Jaxon's mood improved drastically!
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