Summer Birthday Lineup

Summers are pretty busy with birthdays in our family. Mote's the first one to kick off the lineup so he usually get's a decent party, but by the time the birthday train visits the rest of us- I admit that I usually tend to slack off because I'm overwhelmed. Here's how our birthdays are scheduled:

June 25: Timote
August 01: Ti Tonga
August 23: Siope
August 28: Kiki
September 02: Nici

We didn't get to celebrate Ti Tonga's birthday with him. He was in Salt Lake while the rest of us were here in Vegas. He had to settle for birthday wishes over the phone, but luckily Auntie Namu was visiting so she and Tea whipped him up a yummy birthday feast. Siope's birthday was pretty low key. We originally planned on having a little party for him in Salt Lake which is what he requested, but ended up cutting our "summer vacation" shorter than we expected. So we celebrated with cake, ice cream, and noisemakers here at the house... and he got to have his Dad here which was probably the best gift he could ask for. Mote and Nic gave him their presents that they personally picked out from the Dollar Store (Hulk EVERYTHING!) and he got a remote control truck from Samiu & Toakesa.
Five days later it was birthday time again. We went and ate out for my special day and after a cruise on the strip we enjoyed cake from Cold Stone. It was delicious!

Nic is the last of the bunch to celebrate and he gets a little antsy waiting for his turn. Well, it finally came and boy was he thrilled! Neo and Kauasi's family flew in the night before to spend time with the birthday boy. What a treat to be able to spend a day with them. We passed out cupcakes and Capri Sun's to his class at school. And his teacher presented him with a complimentary certificate to the treasure box which he was ecstatic to receive! We waited until Labor Day weekend to whip out the cake and presents, but he didn't mind at all.

So in the end Mote is now 6, Nici is 5, Siope is 4, and me & Ti Tonga are 26.... phew... no more birthdays til next summer!