King for a Day

Joey's birthday happened to coincide with his first day back to preschool after the Christmas break, and he started off 2010 with a bang! After charging into his classroom and announcing to teachers and kids alike that he was four, he got to decorate a birthday crown, share birthday cupcakes and a snack with the class, and distribute goody bags. Best of all, Clara got to stay for his party, which they both loved!

Here's the birthday boy and his baby sister putting the finishing touches on the crown... the last time you'll see him not wearing it.







Clara shimmied into a Snow White ensemble and played "tea" with one of the girls in Joey's class for at least 45 minutes. I overheard the girl ask Clara, "Are you a big girl or a baby?" Clara answered, "Baby!" and took a sip of tea.



As king, Joey got to sit next to Bridget, his long-standing crush.



And finally, the birthday boy, his candle and his cupcake.



The festivities continued at home, when Joey and his assistant Clara helped frost and decorate a chocolate cake for dessert. Luckily, the guest list was short and consisted only of people (Mommy and Daddy) who didn't mind that the frosting was repeatedly swiped at by little frosting fans.





We asked Joey what he wanted to eat for his birthday dinner, and served it up... a concoction we call taco salad, but is basically a taco scrambled up. I took a picture just to make all of our foodie readers shudder :) Despite its looks, it's always a surefire hit that has Joey, Clara and Daddy coming back for seconds and thirds.



We capped off the night with cake, presents, and board game fun. It's our sacred responsibility to train these little ones to love and obsess over board games, and we're starting off with Candyland, Chutes and Ladders, Hi-Ho Cherry-O, and The Ladybug Game :) Next up, Junior Scrabble!!