Mio’s been going to a lot of birthday parties lately! A lot of her friends seem to have birthdays in late August and early September. We went to a birthday party for 3 year old Kosei and 5 year old Dojoon a couple weeks ago in Hyattsville, and then last Sunday we drove over to Gaithersburg (also in Maryland) to celebrate Maya’s 3rd birthday! We have yet another birthday party to go to this coming weekend, too! So many occasions to celebrate. 🙂 Mio has no problems with that, as she loves birthday parties as they involve cake, good food, and getting to see a lot of her little buddies! She can’t say “birthday” quite yet, but she’s been repeating “Happy Kosei~” “Happy Dojoon~” “Happy Maya~” the past couple weeks, coupled with “It’s so fun!!!” The parties are definitely a lot of fun for her!

Here are some pictures from Maya’s birthday on Sunday.

Maya's Birthday Party
The kids anxiously waiting to eat the cupcakes.

 

Maya's Birthday Party
Maya turned three! Maya-chan is a quarter Japanese, and I’ve known her mama  Erika since we were kids ourselves!

 

Mio patiently waiting to have some cake...
Mio patiently waiting to have some cake…

 

Sharing a cupcake with mama...
Sharing a cupcake with mama… though it was mostly Mio, who just ate the top off.

 

Mio was very suspicious of baby Charlotte possibly stealing her cupcake.
Mio was very suspicious of baby Charlotte possibly stealing her cupcake. No need to be so worried, Mio!

 

The mamas hanging out on the deck while the kids played in the sun outside.
The mamas hanging out on the deck while the kids played in the sun outside.

 

Sweet 11 month old Charlotte!
Sweet 11 month old Charlotte!

 

Some of the kids playing with the hose. Mio got soaked!
Some of the kids playing with the hose. Mio got soaked!

 

She dried off pretty quickly in the sun, though, and had fun kicking the ball around with Daddy and Maya's dad.
She dried off pretty quickly in the sun, though, and had fun kicking the ball around with Daddy and Maya’s dad.

 

Is she a future Mia Hamm? (Or shall we say, Mio Hamm? lol)
Is she a future Mia Hamm? (Or shall we say, Mio Hamm? lol)

 

Maya opening her presents. Happy birthday sweetheart!
Maya opening her presents. Happy birthday sweetheart!

 

Thank you to the Ichijo’s and Maya’s whole family for having us over at their lovely home. We had a great time chatting with our fellow parent friends and letting the kids play together.