happy birthday, michael and jack!

the boys chose half superman/half batman as their theme for their birthdays this year!! 

it was a fun, family birthday and i hope they enjoyed it as much as we did :)

chalkboard!

traditional m&m pancakes and balloons!!

first surprise! a perfect pink lady piggie!
they've wanted one forever!

sure boys.
mama can do a half superman/half batman cake with fondant and swiss meringue buttercream.
both homemade.
both for the first time.
suuuuuuuure.

especially with a crying helper.

done!

rudolph in the middle of the day???
of COURSE!

they chose shrimp, steak, uncle vince's mac and cheese, paw paw's marshmallow sweet potatoes, and cheese puffs.
what a dinner!

onto the presents!!!

fidget spinners from uncle vince!

legos from auntie carol!

a beautiful antique scarlet macaw print from gaumy!

a year-long membership to the zoo!

dragons from g-ma!!

exhausted mama and daddy!

a beautiful sunrise for jack's birthday!

more surprises!

the jeep!!!!

this was a girls' frozen jeep hand-me-down that mike and my dad fixed up and painted into a super cool explorer jeep :)

picnic lunch!

cupcakes for church :)

when you turn 5, you get to go to your first aggie game with daddy!

aaaand you get the "gum privilege" :)

we had a parents' night out at church so jack got pizza and cupcakes with his friends!

a wonderful couple of days!!

hope they loved their birthdays this year!!