We like to Party!

It's always great to share in friends' birthdays, and Jake is definitely one to enjoy a birthday celebration.  We got to celebrate his best school buddy's 4th birthday and it turns out Jake and Nicolas were coordinating in their UT gear...

I think it's pretty hilarious to watch young kids at birthday parties.  They swarm the cake and especially the presents.  Everyone is so happy and excited you can hardly tell whose birthday it is.  Here's Nicolas about to blow out his candles.  You can see Jake's head next to him on the right...

To be perfectly honest, it took Jake about 15-20 minutes to warm up and socialize at the party.  He tends to get overwhelmed when there's lots of people, especially when he doesn't know everyone.  He clung to my side for awhile and wouldn't say a word.  Fortunately, Nicolas is a sweet, sweet friend and came over to him to talk and helped him over to the bounce house.  There were also several other school friends there Jake had fun with.  Here's Jake and Audrey showing off their icing faces...

And finally, here's Jake showing off his big blue mouth smile.  Happy Birthday, Nicolas!