Emily's 14th Birthday

We usually have birthday parties on Sunday after church so the majority of the time they don't fall on their actual birthday. This year, Emily's birthday was on a Sunday so I was thinking it would be nice for her to be able to celebrate on her actual birthday (we always do something smaller on their actual birthday if the party isn't on the actual day). And then, COVID-19 happened and everything shut down and we were restricted to not gathering with people who don't live with you, so the party was out. I still made the meal Emily wanted (slow cooker mac-n-cheese) and we did a cake and presents. We just didn't have the grandparents and other family members that are usually present. I did a Facebook Live (my first one ever) while we lit the candles on the cake, sang 'Happy Birthday', and Emily blew out the candles. That way at least everyone could participate virtually even if they couldn't be present physically.

William's 9th Birthday

I usually try and have birthday parties on the Sunday closest to the actual birth date. This year, my parents were going to be gone on a cruise, so I had Will's party on the 6th. We had another family "party" for him on his actual birthday. 

BB8 Cupcake cake

coloring Star Wars pictures

Will trying out his gifts

William wanted "turkeys and Pilgrim hats" for his snack for school. We had done them for when he was in Kindergarten, but this year, we did a different kind of turkey.

 

 

Minecraft Creeper cupcake cake

Since Will's birthday was on a Wednesday, we brought cupcakes for his Kids4Truth group at church