Birthday Boys - part one

To alleviate some of my angst about the whole Birthday Affair, and to avoid driving ourselves mad in preparing this event, we decided to go for our own version of a small but memorable anniversary celebration.  As this is admittedly important for our little crew - a really serious event for them - a bit of mental preparation and explanation had to be done to ensure disappointment would not follow (too much)...
Our recipe: A baking activity involving my small crew. As a result, a few homemade super-decorated cupcakes. A bunch of Brazilian treats, especially sweet. A set of funny hats - Pluto and Donald for instance.  Of course, a small cake for each boy, with a special candle that doesn't blow out right away.  A picnic set-up, with table cloth, juices, plates. A fine location, here, under some nice trees in a pretty waterfront area. A number of well selected gifts. Then numerous calls with relatives abroad.

We wanted to create a nice memory, a nice moment, and save the party for a little later, when we would be installed in our new house.  The result was pretty good, we felt. We had a good time. They looked happy, pleased, content. 

But as I am writing, they are not forgetting about the second part, in the new house. Nothing is missing their eyes, these little guys. I guess this is what is called maturing.