Russell's Cool 3rd Birthday Party

We had Russell's birthday party on the same day as the Holi Festival of Colors so we let Isaac and Russell splatter colored sprinkles and frosting all over it in honor of the holiday. We had to do lots of talking and restraining to keep Isaac and Tom away at this moment for Russell to blow out his candles all by himself. Same deal with the presents. It's tough being the little brother!

Perhaps the coolest thing about Russell's birthday party was the monkey man that happened to show up at our gate and offer his services for $4. We invited him in and enjoyed the show! I love India--no need to plan activities, just put out some balloons and see who shows up.

The other cool thing about the party were the fun friends that came. We kept it simple and invited only Tom and Ellie (from Australia, our first and best friends thus far) and Joshua from the ward.

I think to Russell the coolest part of the party was the fabulous gifts--an airport terminal from Tom and Ellie, an airplane from Isaac, a water gun (or as he calls it, a rocket that shoots wa-wa) from Mama-Dada, and a battery-powered train set that plays Indian music from Joshua.