London and Beckett's Birthday Bash!

This year, we combined the kid's birthday parties and had one giant one! We rented out the Clearfield Aquatic Center for the kids' friends and their families. This way, the kids were able to invite all their friends and we could all just hang out as families and have a fun time! We met outside in a covered pavillion for cupcakes and presents first, then headed in for a couple of hours of swimming! I made 3 types of cupcakes because I was in an experimental mood; funfetti at the kids request, a yummy "samoa" concoction (chocolate cupcake with a caramel center, caramel buttercream icing, toasted coconut, and a chocolate ganoche drizzled over top), and a "smores" cupcake (chocolate with a chocolate ganoche filling, graham cracker crumb topping, and homemade marshmallow frosting; toasted to perfection!) Okay, there was major cupcake overload, but I'm loving making them!

The kids were spoiled ROTTEN by everyone! They got so many fun gifts! We had a great time visiting, eating, and drinking Grandpa Payne's famous homemade root beer! Inside, the kids went crazy! It was so fun to look around and see so many people we love having a fun time! Definitely a perfect way for the kids to celebrate their birthdays!

Beck and some of his female admirers!

Obviously, the kids had a hand in dressing up these cupcakes! I love that Beck would put either an army guy or Spiderman on top of a cupcake, then proceed to douse it with pink sprinkles!


Singing Happy Birthday to my little ones!

the s'mores cupcakes!

the samoa cupcakes

Beck opening some presents!

London!

Beck with 2 of my Young Women, Riley and Miss Marley! He loves them!

1/2 a family picture! This was at around 9:30 pm; should have taken one when we could actually get the older two out of the pool!