Dane's 4th Birthday ~ April 2012

Dane turned 4 this month. Unbelievable! The party was at Chuck E. Cheese in Grapevine.
Mmm..cake.
Dixon's having his own version of pizza.
Bailey and Cheryl. Bailey turns 12 this year! Gorgeous!
When the last candle on the video screen goes down, Chuck E. Cheese comes out! We're so excited!
Meanwhile, Dixon is having some lovely carrots. It takes two grandma's to get the job done.
Woohoo! It's Chuck E. Cheese.
Chuck E. Cheese crowns the birthday boy.
Prince Dane.
Dane's friend, Morgan.
Dixon is wiped out and takes a little nap on Grandma Phyllis' shoulder.
The Bice family photo.
After the crowning of the birthday boy and the singing of the song, there is dancing with Chuck E. Cheese. Drew and Uncle Ryan are watching the festivities.
Presents! Morgan is helping Dane open his gifts.
Aunt Chantal and Drew watch as gifts are opened.
Mike is enjoying the party. When his birthday comes up, we'll have his party here as well.
Dane's friend, Colby.
Aunt Del and Dixon.
Dixon is clearly having a great time!

After the cake, Dane and his friends went to play games and burn off some of the sugar. It was a great party.

March Birthdays 2012

We celebrated the March birthdays (Dad & Michele) on March 17th. Chicken from Babe's is always a treat. When we got to Mom & Dad's, the boys were fishing in the pond. Before they were allowed in the house, they were required to hose themselves off (as to spraying each other with the hose).
Here's James doing just that - hosing himself off. As soon as the camera was off, the hose was turned on Brendan.
John is ready to go in.
Dad & Uncle John are monitoring the situation.
It happens to be St. Patrick's Day. Mom show's her Irish roots in drinking green wine.
Mmmm...Babe's chicken.
Time for singing and cake. The birthday kids get to choose the cake and Dad and Michele have chosen their favorite - Homemade Carrot Cake.
The birthday girl - Michele.
The birthday boy - Dad with Brendan.

As with every family gathering, a good time was had by all. Happy Birthday Dad & Michele!