Get this party started!

For Derek's birthday, we invited our good friends, the Malmgrens, to go to the park and celebrate with us. We had pizza and cupcakes. Yum.

Derek enjoyed his pizza. I was breaking it up in little pieces for him, but he had obviously had enough of that. He wanted the whole thing! He actually ate quite a bit.

Derek is not a fan of grass. We were eating on the blanket situated next to some pavement. Derek was trying to find a way off the blanket but kept finding grass. He finally discovered the one tiny bit of blanket close enough to the pavement to get there safely without being bothered by the grass. He crawled off the blanket and went cruising around. He thought it was so cool. He had the cutest smile. He was happy to be free.

As Brent put it, I like to humiliate my children by making them wear the birthday headband. It makes for a cute picture. And no, I don't still make Elliott wear it (maybe his 2nd birthday, but not beyond that)!

Helpful brother. Derek wasn't too interested in taking off the wrapping.

He did like what was inside though.

Happy Birthday to you...

Elliott and Brigham hanging around. They have a great time playing together. They were having fun saving the world.

Fun on the swings.

Taking over the swings! Towards the end, we were the only ones at the park. It was great.

We had a fun time celebrating Derek's birthday.

Happy Birthday, baby!