Lightning McSpendy

Merrick had a birthday last week. Avery decided/insisted to have a "Cars" theme. No, he did not get a car for a present!! On his crown I wrote "Lightning McSpendy" because at work they call him McSpendy. He liked that a lot - especially because he gets made fun of for walking really fast (like lightning, get it?). Here are a few pics of our party:

The tradition of making birthday crowns continues...

What a cute little partier!!! Camryn really got into the party idea, and even learned the word "cake" for the occasion.
Avery and Camryn had to wait all day for Dad to open his presents. But they exhibited surprising restraint and did not rip anything open! Good girls!

The "cake", which was really an ice cream pie. My improvised version of a Mississippi Mud Pie recipe I found. Oreo crust, a layer of chocolate and toasted almonds, oreo ice cream, and another layer of chocolate and toasted almonds. YUM!