Solace's birthday party

Solace's birthday landed on a Sunday. He looked so handsome in his little outfit, but by the time church was done and we were back home, he was covered in bananas... So these phone pictures are all that I got.  Still cute as can be.

After naps I tried to get some cute pictures of him in his birthday onesie... No luck. He was completely distracted by his balloons and wanted nothing to do with taking pictures. Of course. "Ball", by the way, is his first and only word, and he calls balloons "ball" too. He was in heaven.

Opening presents was more fun for the big kids, but everything Solace got, he loved. Thank you to the grandparents and great grandparents for their presents. :)

His birthday "smash cake" didn't go as I figured. He is crazy for candy and sweets (the big kids sneak him licks every once in a while), but this cake, eh. He didn't love it.  Once we gave him a fork, he dug in a little more, but even then, he went right back to eating more cantaloupe. Good boy.

Everyone else got a cupcake. They turned out cute. The missionary couple came for dinner (before the cake), and stayed with us to help celebrate this sweet little boy of ours.  They taught us a lesson on kindness and honesty and watched the kids play for a little while. Brian came over too, but the rest of his family were still on vacation. Later on in the evening, Dale and Vanessa came. Solace went to sleep, but the big kids got to enjoy their cousins and watch a movie together. The ending credits of the Lego movie has a fun dance song on it and the kids had an impromptu dance party. This happens a lot with our kids but is even more fun with cousins. :)