more birthday madness

Hello from England...land of the red telephone booth, eternal rain, and slugs as big as our cat... truly it's a magical world... So, birthday week is in full swing. Eli (who claims he is 10...for whatever reason) just turned 3 and Ava will be 5 tomorrow! The big party is on Sunday. I will be attempting to turn the backyard into a magical jungle for a birthday luau... which is kind of an insane thing to do in England in November....but should provide plenty of blogable material!
So, as usual, in backwards order, here are some pictures of the kids opening their gift from Mimi and Papaw. They sent them a huge chest full of every dress up outfit imaginable...and the kids have come up with some pretty interesting combinations! Grammy sent doctor outfits in her birthday box... so it isn't uncommon for a princess doctor (complete with tool belt and cat ears) can be found giving shots to an extremely ill fireman with an affinity for bling.
Because when vampires go to luaus they must always wear safety glasses...
So, as soon as the kids opened the "trunk of wonder", Ava immediately pulled out a gun and squealed, "A gun!"...Eli (at the exact same second) grabbed some pearls and screamed, "I got a necklace"...can't even make this stuff up...
It's like you're going back in time... amazing isn't it? Check back later for more birthday craziness!