My first baby turns three tomorrow. I can't believe it!

The birthday party lasted about two hours and was a whole lotta fun!  We about hit our maximum amount of small people with six active kids and three babies, but Xander loved it, and that was what mattered.

The food pic is for you, Savta. :)

Cake close-up.  Yep, his favorite color is pink.  We support him.  No haters.

Jonathan's homemade cider in the crockpot was a big hit.

Crazy crazy crazy.

Cooking feverishly.

The littles watching the bigs.

Side view.

At one point, the ball tent contained Xander (3), Yasha (3), and Eden (4 1/2) inside, Ayden (2) was in the tunnel, while Charlie (2) and Liam (2 1/2) looked on from the side.  Insanity.

The adults' expressions say it all.  Note Ayden halfway through the tunnel.  And Simcha on top of a purse on the end table near the couch.

Hooray for Maura!

Nancy is so calm, Ari passes right out every time she holds him.

The living room held glory and wonder.  You can see the top of Xander's head in the bottom right.

Cake-cutting.  Xander contributed enormously to all the room decorations.

Hiya folks.

Opening presents.

Oooh, this is a great day!

Unwrapping very carefully, because the gold sticker....

Is the best part of the gift!

Max and Jack making new friends.

For those in my family: this is a child version of an adult yard tool called a leaf-blower. We have a real one because there is weather here.  Xander's new one blows bubbles.

Simcha getting involved in clean-up.

We also brought in homemade strawberry cupcakes today to school.

To say that Xander was thrilled would be an understatement.  Jonathan was really pleased too, because one of the teachers thought they were store-bought!