Ian celebrated his 4th birthday today. Since we had already had the big Gymquest party with his friends in January, we just had a family party at home.
Peek a boo!
Ian opted for M&M-encrusted cupcakes as his birthday cake. Once the candle was blown out (with a little assistance from Kyle), the cupcake didn’t stick around for very long.
The biggest winter storm since at least 1967 hit the Chicago area, resulting in up to 2 feet of snow.
The night of the big storm. The picture doesn't really capture the roaring winds or tempest of snow.
My car. This can't be good.
The morning after. Ian would be waist deep in snow if he were outside.
My car, in the middle of a 4 foot high snow drift
By the way, it was still snowing at this point
What used to be our patio. There's a table under there somewhere...
Didn't those chairs used to have legs? And seats?
Drapes of snow on the back door glass
Time to be silly.
I did eventually dig out the driveway, with a lot of help from my neighbor Chris who has a snow blower
Katra later braved the elements to snap some pictures from around the house
The fence at the back of the yard. That Katra took this picture proves that she can walk on the surface of the snow like a wood elf.
Our pergola, formerly 2 feet taller than this
Snow crabapple
This year we decided to have a combined birthday party for Kyle and Ian with all of their friends. We rented out Gymquest, a nearby gymnastics center that also does birthday parties.
We began with a party for Kyle with all of his friends. There was food, cake, and lots of presents.
After Kyle’s party, we moved into the gym for 45 minutes of absolute chaos. The combined energy of 32 caked-up kids is a sight to behold.
We ended the day with a birthday party for Ian with all of his friends.
Kyle is now officially a first grader! His Kindergarten graduation was this morning at the school. The kids came in, sang a couple of songs, then received their diplomas.
