cam's birthday

We ventured through multiple counties to the O.C. this weekend for Cam's big birthday.

First stop, breakfast with Uncle Scott before he had to go to work.

We noshed at Brownstone Cafe, one of our old favorites during our brief stay in Fullerton a couple of years back.

We drove by our old house and showed Katie the hospital she was born in -- though it's been completely remodeled and looks nothing like it did when we lived there.

Then, it was off to the party which conveniently took place at a park with a play structure nearby.

It was pretty hot on the playground -- good thing Cam's birthday wasn't two weeks ago when all of So Cal felt like it was in a gigantic oven.

It made me glad that we live by the beach as I can't imagine baking on a playground as hot as this on a regular basis.

I lived in the Midwest and the Bay Area, but now I'm only comfortable between the temperatures of 68 and 78. It's funny how fast you acclimate to a temperate climate.

The kids of course were fine.

Cam reminds me of Katie when she was little, happy sitting and snacking. Maddie is not a big eater and pretty much started crawling the same time she could sit up so there was and is very little sitting still.

Cam loved her cake.
Then there was a water balloon toss.
And yes, that is Katie chucking a balloon over-hand at her Papa.
The cousins...