It was Izac's 8th birthday, and so he invited guests to his party.
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Here he get's his picture taken by his mother Jodi in preparation for the pinata whacking.
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Some of the younger ones like Jourgen Danzie didn't have to wear a blindfold.
It wasn't long before candy was scattered all over the ground and kids were scrambling for it.
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Later, all the younger guests gathered on the trampoline while Izac opened their presents.
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The guests included cousins and friends from school.
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Then he blew out the eight candles on the birthday brownies.
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Here mother Mindy managed to coax out a smile from our grandson Dutch, age 10 months.
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And then another.
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Here is Dutch, who has mastered the art of crawling forward instead of backward, now.