Fun in the Park and Football!

Friday was Emilio's 3rd Birthday (if you hadn't already noticed on my blog from earlier posts...the sparkley Mickey Mouse may have given it away). Emily and I packed a picnic lunch, took the kids to a Coffee and Cupcakes shop in downtown Renton for some treats (we bought a dozen mini cupcakes in different fun flavors), and then drove over to Gene Coulon Park (on Lake Washington) to play on their awesome playstructure. There was hardly anybody at the park that morning and the kids had so much fun playing on the playstructure (heck, Emily and I liked going down the big slides with them too), having our lunch, and chasing the ducks and seagulls.
Later that night we had pizza at Michael and Emily's and then we all went to the Kentridge/Tahoma football game. Emily's dance team was performing so she had to be there anyway, and John and I thought it would be fun for the kids to see the game, dancers, and hear the band. It was nostalgic for John since he played football for four years while in high school. We left at halftime because that was just about as much as the kids could handle, but they had fun people watching, and eating popcorn and red vines.

Emilio was really funny about his birthday on Friday. He kept telling me, "don't tell me it is my birthday mom, it isn't my birthday." He didn't want to have the attention I guess. He wouldn't even open up birthday presents from Grandma and Bumpa or us until really late in the afternoon after I finally talked him into it. I think he was confused since his party was planned for Saturday.























Emilio finally opened one gift from Uncle Mike and family late Friday night and turned into the Karate Kid!