June was packed with activity and fun. The first weekend, our PEPS group celebrated everyone's 3rd birthday by having a gathering at Om Culture near Gasworks Park. The venue was great and reminded me of a being inside a big top circus tent. There were piles of pillows, several tunnels for crawling through, bars for hanging on, and interesting swings dangling from the ceiling. There was even a huge trampoline!
Here's Kellan in the biggest pile of pillows he could find.
Each PEPS group birthday party has included some sort of "craft" for the kids to wear. The first year, it was birthday hats. Last year was customized t-shirts. This year we opted for the "superhero" theme and made each munchkin their own cape. I honestly feel they turned out fabulously - we have such a creative bunch!
A photo showing everyone's cape - you'll notice Kellan sitting second from the right.
It was hard to get the kids to all look in the same direction at the same time, but one of our more industrious (and hilarious) parents stuck a giraffe head out of the top of his shirt, and it provided just enough of a distraction to get a somewhat face-forward photo of each of them.
The annual Mommy and Me photo (yes, I am wearing a cape)
The annual Daddy and Me photo
The party included a book exchange, where Kellan received a collection of Curious George stories (a new favorite).
The weekend after the PEPS birthday party we had another birthday party honoring Kellan. This time, it was at home. There was a perceptible Mickey Mouse Clubhouse theme, complete with appropriate party hats and birthday cupcakes... see below:
Grandma and Kellan, sporting their uber cool Mickey Mouse birthday hats.
Finley and Kellan were having a good time looking at pictures on Grandma Jean's iPad.
It's Super-K-Man!
One of the gifts from Aunt Justyn, Uncle Ian, Finley, and Thatcher was a superhero costume, including the all important identity-masking headwear.
Kellan's big gift from Mommy and Daddy was a Radio Flyer Cruiser Bicycle with training wheels.
Aunt Bun helped Kellan round out the development of his serious biker persona by giving him all the necessary biking accessories - a new helmet (with flames), elbow and knee pads, and super-cool biking gloves. Her gift also included a horn and a water bottle with holder to attach to the cruiser.
Kellan (eventually) blew out the candle on the special Mickey Mouse inspired birthday cupcake. I wonder what he wished for?
The day after the party, Kellan took his first test ride on the new bike.
As you can see, he was decked out in his various cycling accoutrements.
We opted to ride to Northacres Park, which was recently updated with new playground equipment - including a big slide just begging for a grandma and her grandson to test out together.
Another piece of recreational equipment that nearly the whole family can enjoy.
Kellan, doing his usual "peekaboo" routine through one of the many portholes.
This is one of Kellan's favorite playground rides - I don't know it's technical name, so I just call it "the bouncer" (it rocks back and forth on a large spring).
The update to the park includes a water spray area that can be turned on at the mere press of a button (which we discovered inadvertently while - you guessed it - pressing a button).
Since receiving his bicycle, Kellan has become somewhat of an expert at riding it and is particularly adept at ringing its bell while in the middle of pedaling. I'm still a bit shocked at how naturally he's picked up on everything!
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