September 11, 2005

• Hard to believe my Bryson bunny is already a year old!  Where does the time go? 

  This afternoon Kirstin and Matt hosted a festive party in Bryson's
  honor, giving many family members an excuse to see their new house for
  the first time.  Kirstin found one of those bounce-house things on
  a super sale and snagged it.....the kids loved it, to the point Jessica
  felt constrained to tell 'em to settle down a trifle:

  

  At one point there must have been ten kids in there. 

  Our gift to Bryson was a Little Tykes indoor/outdoor slide, which Matt
  and Dmitry hauled upstairs to the playroom so it could be
  assembled.  Talk about "If you build it, they will come"! 
  Next thing we knew we were awash in small fry, all anxious to help put
  the slide together.  Nothing inspires confidance like a toy built
  by a committee, most of whom were under 5 years old. 

  

  Tell you what, don't eat before going to one of Kirstin's parties, for
  she does not stint on the refreshments offered to the guests. 
  Unfortunately, we left before getting a cupcake from the
  football-shaped cupcake "cake."  Dang.  It was chocolate, too.

  

  Again I was struck by how few wrapped presents are given these
  days.  The gifts mostly came enclosed in a gift bag, with the
  exception of ours....it was so big we blew off wrapping it at
  all.  Heck, the kid's only a year old....like he cares, right?

  

  You'll notice Uncle Dmitry hunkered down with his Gameboy, up there in
  the upper left corner.  He still gets overwhelmed by too many
  people.

  

  And last but certainly not least, the birthday boy himself. 

  • 7:09 pm
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