Uncle Cash, Aunt Maria and the Birthday Boy

Every time we come home, Aunt Maria and Uncle Cash dance at the top of P's love-o-meter.  They are so sweet to the kid, listening to him babble, asking him questions, giving him excellent gifts...

Or, say, riding in a waaaay too small ride ;)  Sheesh she's a good sport...

Or, say, breathing smoke for an hour while the child works his homemade fire pit....

And, no, global warming hasn't hit Kansas as hard as the North Pole, these are pics I've had sitting around since summer (right beside those trip pics I still haven't finished....)

So, the Little Man was super stoked to see these two this fall.  After they told him they had birthday surprises waiting, "super stoked" seemed small...

Maria had put together the sweetest birthday party for the kid.  They share a love of gold and bling, so his cupcake and icecream were served in the loveliest of all gold rimmed glasswares amid sprinkles of gold stars and gold laced helium balloons featuring... Harry Potter.  The kid's face lit up when we walked in :)

They had a blast playing with the new magic tricks... until the kid realized his wand glowed in the dark and... the lights had to be turned OFF.  Uncle Cash was only too happy to create a haunted house vibe, tossing shoes in the dark and creaking doors. The kid giggled and shrieked on Maria's lap.   He was in heaven.

The boys, figuring out a magic trick.  The pics capture P.  He'll start out standing by you, but its only a matter of time before he's on you.  He just can't help himself :)

The fun was almost too much, the kid didn't want to leave, despite the late hour.  I promised to play in the dark when we got back to Grams and he eventually left his loves...

Then he could't wait to show Gramsy his new magic tricks.  I love how much my kid loves my mom :)  And how much his Aunts and Uncles love him.  Ahhh, lucky lucky lucky.