story's 2nd birthday party photos cont'd

cont'd from what? hopefully i'll get the first half in later...i took 4oo and something photos and these are highlights from the last 100...above are cousin skye, age 7, holding story, age 2, next to sea age 4.5 and her cousin ayva age 4.5 as well...

some of the helium balloons (most got tangled around children and taken home)...
manuel's parents (namenee and poppy) and his sister michelle's children, skye and ayva...
cousins going home...


group family shot...



right before sea gave ayva a doggy kiss...
ayva's reaction and sea waiting for ayva to give her a doggy kiss...







my sister marci and sea...
my mom, marci and story...

this would have been adorable if sea would have cooperated and at least not made an unattractive face...


story collecting rolly pollies outside with another batch of children who arrived...
here are some of them searching under the grass...
they also found a slug...
sea pushing henry around...
some remnant balloons and toys at the end of the day...
story opening a few more gifts...
he loved this little eco-friendly green car made out of bamboo and who knows what else other natural renewable materials (i love this about my hippy friends!)...
he didn't take a nap all day so at seven he got some "mumgees" and fell fast asleep in my arms...i look pretty tired myself! i think i went to sleep myself before 9...
here is a close up of the monkey story chose as his theme when we were at target...he started saying "who-who, ha, ha.." sounds like a monkey and pointed frantically until i put him in the cart...i also took a photo of the number 2 candle i couldn't find until after the party and i forgot to have everyone put on party hats even though we had them...i also bought "#2" balloons that i couldn't even find for the photo! but i guess i shouldn't focus on what i couldn't do since everyone had so much fun with what we did...
hope to get the first half of photos up in the next few days but since i didn't sign up for NABLOPOMO for march i won't feel compelled to do so by tomorrow...yay...i'm looking forward to more free time, less guilt and catching up with other's blogs...