The Birthday Boys:

Shane basically works his guts out so we had to schedule a time when we could celebrate his and mr. man's birthdays. It was kind of an odd day… tantrums, dishes coming out my ears, Emma's unprecedented excitement, Shane's obvious facial expression that says 'Why do we celebrate adults getting older? I don't see the reason to celebrate.'

Anyway, just before bedtime we pull out presents and my camera skills couldn't have been more epic…fuzzy, to slow, to soon, uncentered…I was off my game but here ya go:

The Copy Cat:

That excitement I was telling you about.

The too soon
 (I promise he was a joy to watch open these things. He would smile and giggle and flap his arms and kick his legs).

the too late

So, Emma couldn't keep her hands off the presents, it was like keeping a starving dog away from table scraps! This was the last present and we let her help...

Like I said, epic picture taking...