The day after the party

The next day we went exploring in Lomita...Pa and GG's old hood.  We took the boys to Lomita Park which is where my dad used to hang back in the day.  I took his picture by the multi-purpose room where he went to his first school dance.  Poor Pa.  Not only does he have to pose for PT but now for his daughter also.

The boys loved the playground!

 Trev would do this high pitched scream every time he slid down the slide.  Slightly annoying but at least it was a scream of joy

I made the mistake of showing Ma how to use instagram.  She didn't put down her phone for the rest of the trip (as some of you know since she blew up your feed!)

 Same turtles that Pa played on as a kid

Every time Papa would try to sit down, Trev would grab his hand and and say "Come on Papa"

What a good grandpa

 Monster hands!!

 Not sure this is the correct way to operate this thing..

 Trying to 'get away' from Papa

On the way home we stopped by Pa's old elementary school...good sport got out of the car for a picture.

After exploring the old hood, we took the fam to Ryden's kindergarten to check it out

 The boys showed off their scooter skills

Trevin immediately started crying.  When asked what was wrong he said "RyyyyRyyyy goooo too fast!!!"..umm oookay?

The boys love the big kid playground at Ry's school because they play Wipeout.

And Jason shows off his skills

 Jason's audience

This particular Sunday happened to be the last concert in the park so Ma wanted to go walk over and check it out.  Pa was ready

And so was Trevin with his huge backpack!

We gathered the troops and headed over

 There were a gazillion people there and Ma made sure to document it

 Ry wanted a shaved ice but I had forgotten my wallet.  His mode changed immediately and he sat on the grass and sulked.

Trevin, on the other hand, was having a GRAND ole time.

 Durning his pouty session, Ry took off his shoes in protest.  Trevin proceeded to pick them up and use them as props in his dancing performance

 Taking a break...

 We let the kids play on the playground before heading home.  They played (you guessed it) Wipeout on the 'big balls'.

Trevin turns THREE!

Well it's official.  We no longer have any babies in the house.  Trevin turned three and we had a huge party to celebrate.  We were overjoyed when Papa, Ahwee, and GG pie drove out to join the festivities.  Papa brought a bowling present he bought from a yard sale...and proceeded to try and get it to work for a good 1/2 hour.  Took the whole thing apart..

On the night they arrived, I made some beef stew and we all sat down to a nice meal.  The kids even got to eat at the adult table because they both wanted to sit by papa.

 After dinner we, of course, enjoyed some ice cream.

The next morning, it was party day (and Trev's actual birthday)!  Papa and Ahwee let Trevin open his present.  They even bought something for Ryden which made him feel super special.

 Ahwee bought Trev this singing monkey (..you say it's yo birthday..nananana).  Trev got this huge smile on his face the first few times.  Then he knocked it down and said 'no more'.

 The boys had a great time opening up the grab bag gift complete with a blow horn, silly string....

 ...and these wax teeth

The bounce house people brought it over a few hours before the party started and we had two (make that three) very excited boys.

 The boys (and Teresa) had some time to test it out before the chaotic party started.

 Then the party people started arriving and our house went from quiet to crazy in a matter of seconds.

Trev and Tessa did their usual 'ignore each other' bit..

 Then Trevin got over the water slide and watched the craziness from the sidelines

Party favors...

CAKE TIME!!!  Trev wanted chocolate cake..so chocolate cake is what he got.  

 Sweet Olivia always by Trevie's side...helping him out

 Kids everywhere.

 Jason slaving away..cutting the cake...

 The boys love our neighbor's kids.  Ruby couldn't make it but Duke showed up after his hockey game.

 Trevin follows Duke around yelling his name.  And Duke is so sweet to him...

 My homegirl Megan...and me in a fight with the sun

 My other homegirl Kim and her daughter Shyla.  PS.  How great was it to have PT Patti at the party to take all the pictures I didn't!  And shout out to my grandma, pa, Teresa, and some of my friends for helping me manage this crazy party!

 Holy cow...Trev scored!!

 So nice that Grandma came up for the fun!

 I would say it was a successful party.  Remind me to never host at my house again...phew!!