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| A Clifford cake to satisfy her love of dogs and the boys' love of...well, Clifford! |
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| Rachel and Lucy |
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| Bridget with her lifelong (ha) BFF Gracie and G's mom Mindy |
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| Totally a freeze frame from Look Who's Talking Four |
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| We wore Curious George party hats and decorated with a Thomas "Happy Birthday" sign...sorry, Bridgie, but that's what you get for having two older brothers |
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| Jack, waiting for cake |
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| This actually, no joke, ended in a bloody nose. These boys get wild when they play. |
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| Skye says she's pretty wild too! |
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| Bridget grinned when I brought out the cake--and it was the happiest reaction to a raucous round of "Happy Birthday" I'd ever seen from a one-year-old! |
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| Julie serves up the carrot cake |
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| Does she like it? |
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| As if there was any doubt! |
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| Playtime! |
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| Oops, sugar crash. |
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| And she's back! |
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| Getting nuzzled by Mamp |
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| And Finny! |
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| Watching my kids love each other feels like observing the meaning of life from a front-row seat. |
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| More love for Bridgie, now with grandparents! |
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| Our family of five |
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| And then things got silly, starting with the old Blonde-on-Blond trick... |
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| followed by the self-titled "Shirt-head," Finny... |
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| and Lucy trying to drink directly from the talking teapot. |
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| Finn's back to ride on an elephant! |
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| And finally, the girl of the hour, throwing herself backward and laughing like a hyena to end the night on a high note. |
