5 Alarm Birthday Party!

 Jacob & John celebrated their 3rd birthday Firefighter Style with 7 of their best buddies. 

 The kids did a hunt to find cards with firefighter equipment....

 ....demolished our bouncy house....

 ....ate 2 lbs of Twizzlers, and a family sized bag of cheetos....

 ...and helped blow out candles.

Amazingly, a water fight didn't break out...the squirt guns were only used to douse the "flames":-)

What a fun way to celebrate turning 3!

John's Big Boy Haircut

 John has fine, thin hair....making for a styling nightmare.  We went for his first professional haircut.  He was awesome--sat perfectly still in the chair the entire time. 

The finished product...a spiked front....and now for finding the perfect hair product:-)

Jacob & John's birthday presents:-)

Who decided to buy 500 rubber bands at Home Depot?

Cupcakes, Candles & Happy Birthday Song!

It's nice enough for birthday presents!

 Jacob & John's birthday on Saturday was cold and snowy, so we put off giving them their gifts until Sunday.  They took right to the 4-wheelers and spent the next 1.5 hours driving around the yard.  We were so proud of Kenny, he took it all in without getting mad or trying to get on one of the 4-wheelers.  Maybe he'll get a turn today!?:-)

Kenny is a lego-maniac!

 Kenny was so funny.....wanted his lego men to be in on the birthday celebration.  He even commandeered my camera and took these closeups!

Happy Birthday to the J's!

 My Colorado baking skills aren't quite up to par, so it was a confetti cupcake box mix to celebrate Jacob & John's birthday.  It was so fun to see them finally get it....the song, the wish, blowing out the candle, and licking the icing off of the candle (last year they tried to eat the candle too:-)

 John has taken to saying "I'm big now mom!" (We're using turning 3 to push for more independence:-)

It took a couple of days to convince Jacob he was turning three and not five.  But he's sure he's turning 5 next year!?  Funny boy....wants to be just like his big brother Kenny!

John's Card from Gma Bolthouse (videos)

Birthday Cards from Grandma Bolthouse:-)

Swimming during naptime?

 We did an experiment yesterday.  Instead of napping, we went swimming for 3 hours!  Of course the boys had enough energy left to play outside for an hour when we got home.  Jacob mysteriously disappeared.  I didn't take me long to find him tucked in bed with Spiderman and his Easter basket (filled with empty eggs:-).  John didn't have any problems staying awake (thanks to the popsicle?)

Wolverine & Ironman live here!

Jacob as been sporting the Wolverine costume this week.  The cowboy boots are the perfect shoe pairing:-)

 Kenny has been into Ironman (with spiderman gloves!?)

Of course, no superhero is complete without a headband flashlight and walkie talkie:-)

Ice Cream Meltdown (be glad you didn't witness it in person!:-)

Meeting of the minds:-)