Caelan turns ONE!

The big birthday bash was yesterday. It was carnival madness with 30 kids and double the adults! Even with the chaos, it was so special to have everyone over in our new home to celebrate our second-born. This is what dreams are made of. For those of you couldn't make it, we wish you were there! But since you weren't, here's what you missed:

Grandma (Ring) baked us delicious "carnival" cupcakes.
There's not a single one left!

We had home-made carnival games. Alex is doing a "Fish Out of Water" where I put a magnet on the end of a toy fishing rod, and then taped paperclips onto fishies. Another hit!

What would a carnival be without face-painting?
Some were beautiful...

Others, not so much.

The kids were mesmerized by the "Great Seng-ini",
the amazing magician a.k.a. my little brother


The birthday boy ravishing his first cupcake.


Friends and family came to celebrate.

And there was of course a dedication video of Caelan's
first year of life. I'll attach it to my next blog!

In my effort to prepare beforehand for this crazy Cambodian carnival chaos, I forgot to take pictures DURING the event of all my home-made carnival games. It was a labor of love, and was fun to do, and maybe we'll resurrect all this stuff again for a 4th or 5th birthday party, and I'll make sure to take pictures then. Truly, it was a dream come true to have everyone over for a special day in the Ring family.