Peder's Birthday and Party

It's been awhile since I've posted and a lot has happened since then.  Jake and I celebrated our 7th Anniversary, Peder turned 4 and had his first preschool friends birthday party, and Halloween has come and gone.  I'm going to try to post a bunch of posts in the next couple of days with some of the high points of these events.

We'll start off with Peder's birthday and party.  We had his party at Pump It Up again this year and invited his preschool class.  Everyone seemed to have a good time and when I asked one of his friends if she had fun, she told me, "Yeah!  IT WAS AWESOME!"

This is what our backyard looked like on Peder's birthday.  Who expects snow that sticks on October 12th?  Our camper was still up and all our outdoor stuff was still out.

Peder opening his favorite present (from Emmy) on his birthday.  He got Woody, Buzz Lightyear and RC from Emmy, a craft box from Emmy and an art set from Jake and me.

Cupcakes on his actual birthday.

Daddy and Emmy going down the slide.

Grandpa Warren and Mari after going down the slide.  Grandpa didn't break his toe this year.

Grandma Cindi coming out of the obstacle course.  I love that I got this picture!  :)

Peder's cousin Jenna and Mari coming out of the obstacle course.

Grandpa Warren, Peder's cousin Marissa and Peder bouncing in the basketball court.  Grandpa and Grandma were busy making them FLY in there.  Peder and Marissa were pretty much inseparable the entire party.

Marissa, Peder and one of Peder's classmates holding hands and waiting to go into the party room for cake.

The cupcakes Jake made to make sure we had enough cake for everyone.

The fancy decorated cake that Jake made.  It was a hit!

Peder blowing out his candles.