Fire Trucks and a Lightning McQueen Party

 Friday, March 16th Eve got to see a fire truck! Reed had a make-up preschool day, so it was a girls outing. We ended up being super late because traffic is pretty much awful all the time and I was late getting Reed to preschool, but ah well - we did make it eventually.

Eve loved watching the fire truck and everything going on. She didn't really want to be involved - just wanted to observe what was going on around her. She reluctantly sat in the chair and even sat on the front of the truck long enough to get a picture of James and her.

As we were all heading out, the firefighters got called on an emergency, so we even got to watch them leave with the sirens blaring. Then, the mom's talked while the kids found rocks to play with. I also happened to have a little thing of bubbles in my purse (from when Eve went to the ER) and she blew some and poured out most of the bubbles. All-in-all a successful trip.

The chair

BFF James 

Tuesday, March 20th Reed had his official Lightning McQueen birthday party. He was SOOOO excited about his party.  Thankfully, those crazy cold sores and swollen gums were gone and he could eat like normal. We made some awesome cupcakes (shown later - not to worry) and put a bunch of balloons up 'pinterest style' (hung them from crepe paper so the kids could walk through them). We had the party at Taryn's house since ours was in boxes (quite literally). When the kids arrived, they played with balloons inside for a while. Then, we took them outside, did some races and a few rounds of duck, duck, goose. Reed loved opening all his presents and made sure to say "Thank you" to each of his friends. He just loved playing with everyone. After presents we ate lunch - chicken nuggets, fruits, and veggies - and then had cupcakes. Reed did not want us to sing to him, so we didn't. But, everyone enjoyed the cupcakes. It was a great morning/afternoon.

Looking back, I think maybe I was a little crazy to have a birthday party less than a week before moving across the country, but I really felt like Reed needed it. I am always one for birthday parties because I think they are so fun. But, I was getting everything packed and ready to go, so this was just one more thing and I was debating not doing it. But, in the end, I knew that Reed would miss his friends terribly. I knew that he really needed more playtime with them more than I needed to pack one more box. So, we did it. It was great and I would do the same thing again in that situation. I love my little man!

Opening presents:

Lunch:

 The cupcakes:

They turned out seriously awesome! Thanks for the help, mom!