Who's having More Fun?

For Noah's first family/friend birthday party we rented out the carousel pavilion at the Roger Williams Park. It was absolutely a magical night. I got there early with the girls and my parents, while Doug and Noah went to pick up the food. The carousel was just closing to the public and we had the pavilion to ourselves. Sophie, Avery, and Papa got the first ride of the night all by themselves!!!!!!!!!! The carousel didn't stopped spinning for the next 2 hours. It was so much fun we almost forgot about the cake! We were so blessed to have friends and family from near and far come together for such a wonderful night. If I had to pick someone who had the most fun.....I'd have to say Papa.

Having His Cake and Eating It Too!

More Carousel Pictures

Happy Birthday Noah!!!!!!!

"Birfday!". Noah woke up this morning with a big smile, points to himself and says, "Birfday!" He is a very happy birthday boy! It's easy to get teary eyed to think that we are celebrating such a big milestone- our first of many birthdays together. This time last year, I had no idea what God had in store of us. We put paperwork in for a healthy girl in February- 13 months later we're celebrating our son's first birthday together. I can't even imagine a life with 3 girls or a life without Noah.

Noah's birthday celebration is going down in true Mulholland-Bower fashion. What does that mean? Birthdays in our home are celebrated like no other holiday- they last for days and days. His birthday party started on Easter with a small family cake. Today was his school party. Saturday is big, big party with everyone. I am a true believer in the celebration of life and making sure my kids know just how precious their life is.







Here are some pictures from his party at school. He started the day putting his birthday on the calendar, played outside with his friends (check out Romeo with his girlfriend of the day), and ended the day with birthday cake and nap. Phew!

Easter Fun with Friends

Today we had over a few family friends to help us celebrate Easter. Our good friends The Nash's and The White's from our Chinese playgroup came. Our newest friends, The Shaunessey's, joined us as well. We ate pancakes and quiche, colored eggs, and had a huge Easter egg hunt. Noah even had his third (supervised) date with Caroline. Do they still do arranged marriages these days? It was such a fun way to kick off the weekend.

Painting Eggs

Egg Hunt Pictures