Matthew's 5th Birthday - party pictures!

What a blast! My two days of prep - equalling approximately 10 hours of kitchen time - were totally worth it! Matthew had a good time...the food turned out pretty well and the cake and cupcakes were a huge success! Yeay!

Devil eyes

Little Miss Emma hanging with Pop

Jen carved pumpkins with Andrew - 2nd year in a row!

This is my new 'baby' - Tiny

The cake and cupcakes were Willie's...tinted orange for the holiday

Matthew adores little dogs

Matthew says, "Smile, Emma!"

The spread

Uncle Jon is our dry ice expert

A birthday apple from Grandpa OB

A special gift for sweet Andrew...something he can enjoy with his brother

In total bliss amidst his gifts

Meow?

Matthew is big on shirt-chewing...I'm loving these series of candle pictures for that reason...

Being shy as we sang to him

Come on, dude - our singing isn't THAT bad!

Andrew enjoying a legless spider

Gorgeous flowers from Grandma Jean

My 3 sweeties playing Legos after the party

They drive me batty

Guacabrains

Frog Eye Salad

Breadstick Bones

Uncle Jon thought these resembled maggots somehow...blech...

Family pic

NanaDee is an adorable clown!

The whole gang!

The sweetest gift...Ninja Pup made by big brother. Andrew was SO proud to gift this to him.

Ah - my heart!