Birthday Party #1

We decided to have an early birthday party for Jackson last weekend so Hiromi could experience an American birthday party for a 2 year old! :) We had an Elmo theme (so excited that this is Jackson's favorite and all the decorations happened to be on clearance at Target!) Jon's family all came for cupcakes and ice cream. For the first time, Jack really loved opening presents so that made it even more fun! Birthday party #2 will be held tomorrow with my family in MD.


Some pics...
Elmo cupcakes (suprisingly easy)...

The Aftermath... (also note that Jackson contracted the lovely 5ths disease, which is basically nothing except it looks like he was slapped across the face...the red cheek is not icing...it's rash!)and Opening presents!

Hiromi

It's been a long time since I've posted...we're currently at my parents (with high speed internet) so I thought it would be a good time to catch up! We recently had the pleasure of hosting a Japanese exchange student in our home for 2 1/2 weeks. We had a great time with Hiromi and are so glad she became part of our family! Jackson was especially attached to "Homie" as he called her. Here's a picture of the 2 of them -

We miss you, Hiromi!!