Yep, that's just how I remember it. The 5 years since have really flown by, and it is very hard to grasp the fact that our youngest Monkey Christopher has now been in our lives for a full year. Needless to say, he too really enjoyed his birthday celebration, and once again I was also able to capture a bit of the magic on film. So, without any further delays, I now present you with an overview of Saturday's festivities.Like most of my blogs, I like to fill you with as many details as I can. Keeping that in mind, I do not think it would be fair to talk about Christopher's party, without first mentioning the blood, sweat, and excessive misery that both Lori and I endured in preparing the house for the party. You see, if the ol' adage is true, I've got some serious explaining to do to the Big Man up stairs, for cleanliness (as far as housework goes) has never been one of my strong points. Put a bit differently, cleaning toilets and mopping floors ranks right up there with water boarding and Bamboo under the fingernails. Torture my friend goes by many names, and the sight of a bucket and a mop would make me spill my guts out as soon as the bucket of soapy water hit the floor. NOOOO......PLEASE......NOT THAT!.....I'LL DO ANYTHING YOU WANT!!!! Cleaning toilets? Forget about it. If it were left entirely up to me, our toilet bowl would probably look like the bottom of the coffee pot at the local VFW.
Well I'll have you know that all of that changed on Thursday and Friday of this week, and Martha Stewart herself would have been downright proud of the job that I did on our floors and carpets. Lori and I both worked our tails off cleaning the house. She and I finally rolled into bed about 3:45am on Saturday morning, and let me tell you we were whipped. For some that might not sound too awful, but throw a couple of 6:30am waking Monkeys in the mix and you get the picture. Needless to say, we were dog tired Saturday morning, but the house was as clean as it has been in quite some time, and Lori did a stellar job decorating the premises for the Monkey themed party.
Our guest started arriving about 2:15pm., and by 3:00pm we were knee deep in Chick-fil-a nuggets, fruit, chips and dips, and lots of screaming children. A virtual Heaven you might say......if you are into the whole loud, obnoxious, run around the house and yell at the top of your lungs kind of thing. After everyone had their fill of nuggets and pop, it was time to get down to the business at hand......Birthday Cake! Everyone gathered around Christopher's chair to witness the unbridled carnage that was about to unfold. Lori slowly handed Christopher a Birthday cupcake that she and Cricket had masterfully created the night before.
Christopher was a bit timid at first. His trepidation was obviously due to the inner conflict he was experiencing in regards to Cannibalism. Once he crossed that threshold it was on, and our smallest Monkeyboy devoured his prey with the finess of a Lion. Here is a three shot sequence that sums up the conquest quite nicely.
Hey, it's a Monkey eat Monkey world, and Christopher is now the master of his domain.Once the sugar was sufficiently dispensed, it was time for presents. You would have thought that Christopher would have had enough to eat when he finished his cupcake, but noooooooo....he decided to top off his cake with a heaping portion of tissue paper....YUMMY!
Thank goodness that Lori was close by, and with her cat like reflexes she was able to pull the helpless tissue from the little eating machine's mouth.
Whew, Smurf mouth prevented, now on to the gifts. Christopher, with Lori's help, had no problem ripping, tearing, and shredding the wrapping paper, He loved that part. He also loved his many presents, although the sheer numbers probably caused information overload. He did not know which one to play with, so he made like a pollinating bee and went from one to the next at breakneck speed. Here he is unwrapping his Wonder Pets toy.
Just think, now I get to not only listen to the Wonder Pets on his DVD, but now I even get to hear that "delightful" Wonder Pets diddy emitting from his newly acquired toy. OH JOY!!!! The one present that really got the attention of not only Christopher and his ever protective Mom, but also all of the boys in attendance, was his Star Wars electric ATV. Here is a picture of Christopher checking out his new wheels.
Lookout toes and shins of the world, here I come!Christopher stayed awake just long enough to try out all of his toys and then quietly drifted off to dreamland. The rest of us visited for a while and then just like that, it was over. Lori and I would like to thank all that attended. A special thanks goes out to NANA and PAWPAW for making the 16 hour drive to be here. Christopher is too young to understand the sacrifice that you made right now, but he will come to appreciate it as he gets older.
I will leave you now with one last picture. Here is Aidan and his little brother Christopher doing what they do best............being Monkeys.
William
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