birthday party pictures under construction

what a fun day ethan's birthday was yesterday! the celebration started with him waking up to his "happy birthday muffin", and he finally wound down about 11pm last night (whew!). it was a long day! his party was so much fun, but we ended up moving it to our church fellowship hall because of the rain.... so it meant a lot of rushing to move decorations (including all the boxes you see below!) and all the food before the rain came yesterday afternoon. today i am resting and sorting through mounds of presents, construction gear, and a mess of party supplies! we have some fun pictures and videos to share from ethan's special day, but it will probably be a few days before i get a chance to properly post them. so until then, here's a couple of pictures to tide you over. ethan loved his cake, and i actually can't believe he hasn't asked for any yet today. (but the day's just halfway over!) below, you see ethan with his friend joseph surveying the "demolition site" before it all came crashing down. the little boys (and some big ones!) had a ball knocking down the boxes over and over. check back in a few days for more pictures. have a great week and a happy fourth of july!