Luckily, Jackson was asleep for the first little while. However, even after he woke up I was surprised at how smooth it all went with three little ones. They all listened attentively to songs and were patient when I needed to tend to the others.
Dani's first birthday was a little different than most people expect for a one year old. Her presents stayed out for the whole day untouched (at least those that were wrapped). She was not all that excited about ripping paper. She was somewhat disturbed every time we tried to sing happy birthday to her.
And then, there is the cake. Dani is not a big eater. In fact, I made some cup cakes with a white cake mix and jello to have with a few adult friends before her birthday, and she just spit it out as if I was trying to give her medicine. Needless to say, I'm not going to force her to eat cake, but this was a surprise. So, for her actual birthday I tried a chocolate cake with a fudgy center. She at least had more than the cupcakes. Here is the video of the entire "eating" of her cake.
We were very lucky to have Nana come visit for Dani's birthday. Nana was a big help taking care of Jackson and Dani so I could drop Trent off and take the car. We were then able to go to the zoo together after nap time. Nana showed Dani the elephants. If you look close at the picture below, they are both making the "elephant sound". 
We had LOTS of fun together. Thank you for visiting Nana!
