Dani, Daniel and Mya's Birthday Party

Cooper attended his first birthday party this weekend and had a great time! He obviously didn't participate in much, but he sure did love watching all the kids run around. Evan had a great time, too! It was at an outdoor eatery here in Melaka and the weather was actually really nice by the water, so we all had a good time hanging outside for a bit. They had a bouncy house, which E totally hated (as you can see from the pic below, he didn't even want to stand up in it), a clown who made balloon animals and played games with the kids, and also a pinata (which Evan participated in but wasn't sure why he was hitting this strawberry suspended in the air!!).

Can't you tell how much fun he is having ;-) with his balloon sword!

He also tried out scissors for the very first time, which by the way he did great at opening and closing them on his own! His initial instinct was to use them with his left hand, but I wasn't sure how to show him how to use them with that hand, so I made him use his right.....I sure hope he doesn't turn out to be a lefty....or else his Uncle John is going to have to school him on life as a lefty!!

I got him to try out the bouncy house, but he wanted to have nothing to do with...even with only one other little boy in it! It was too "scardy" (Evan's word for "scary")! He looks so tiny compared to all the other kids....the little girl hitting is the one who turned 3...but most of the other kids were 5 years old or older. Evan's turn at taking a swingHe wasn't quite sure what to do when the pinata busted open so I had to help him gather up some goodies before all the other kiddos jumped at them.

Looking like a little old man hanging in this chair! He has looked so funny lately because he has been biting his gums due to the other top 2 teeth coming in!Trying out all the big kid toys too!!