We celebrated TJ's birthday weekend in Wisconsin. The original plan had been for the Swensons and Ellestads to head to Kalamazoo, but then Ed needed to be in Milwaukee the week before, so it made more sense for us to head west. Ed took Jojo with him on Wednesday for a little Grammy and Buppa time, and the plan was for me, TJ and Ben to follow on Thursday afternoon. Then it snowed, got really cold, and really icy. TJ had no school Thursday or Friday, but we couldn't get out of Kalamazoo because the highway was so slick. Thursday evening we went over to a friend's house so the kids could all play and the moms could hang out. TJ cried on the way there and the way home because he wanted to be going to Milwaukee instead. After we got home that night (8:30ish), I put Ben to bed and TJ and I went sledding. That helped, a little. We got up Friday morning and left, and the roads were slightly improved. By the time we hit Indiana, the roads were much better and we made it to Milwaukee.
On Saturday, we had a Batman-themed party. Decorations courtesy of Grammy (masks) and Pat (signs). More on the cake later...
Posing with the cake and cousins. It was a Batman shirt/superhero cape day!
Pat's birthday is the day after TJ's, so we always celebrate both. Note Pat's homemade Batman logo on his shirt. Here they're singing to each other.
The birthday boy!
Bat babies attacking Ed
Five bat cousins
Our bat family
Ben and Buppa
Grammy and Buppa and the boys
TJ is already working on themes for next year... :)
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