It was time for the boys' first birthday party and Jenny always pictured a small, family party but involving the team in the planning changed all of that.

The team made a list of the traditional party elements for children. They wrote down clowns, face-painters, Big Bird impersonators. They imagined balloons and sparkling cider.

But children can barely walk at one year old. Who were they kidding? The boys were interested in eating, throwing things, sleeping and studying their environments. A one-year-old birthday party was really an excuse to have a grown-up get-together.

"I have an idea!" Tony exclaimed finally

"What?" Ziva asked since they could not find a single theme that everyone agreed on. So far it was mostly Bishop, Ziva, Tony, Abby and Tim arguing while Jenny and Gibbs watched in amusement.

"Cake Smash!"

"Cake what?" McGee wanted to know

"Cake Smash, Timmy!" Abby squealed," It's perfect!"

"What's that?" Bishop asked frowning

Tony made a beeline for the computer pulling up pictures and videos to show the team. McGee, Bishop and Ziva looked on pleased. Jenny seemed a little horrified at the prospect of the mess and Gibbs was grinning like crazy.

The light bulb went on. Perfect. This was PERFECT for the big first birthday.

Ziva's and Bishop's baking experience – Day before the party – Ziva's POV

This is the first time I've ever even used a piping bag, or attempted anything fancy with icing.

We used two boxes of cake mix and since we didn't want to buy special small cake pans to bake the little cakes, so I used two round 4″ Corningware dishes we found in Jenny's cupboards, and they worked perfectly!

The little cakes definitely came out of the oven with rounded tops but not to worry, if it happens to your cakes you can just cut off the rounded part with a sharp knife to flatten them out!

Honestly, this is optional. Let's face it – as a smash cake for a 1 year old, this extra effort is not going to be appreciated by anyone but you!

It was covered with whipped cream. I piped blue and green whipped cream dots onto the top and bottom then frosted on Logan's name. Ellie did something similar for Liam. So it's not flawless, but it's an easy project for beginners, and I'm really happy with the cute cakes we ended up with.

"You know that Tony and Tim might just smash these cakes!" Bishop smiled

"Well we could always make them some," Ziva suggested

"Or we could make them and smash It onto them," Bishop grinned

"Let's go," Ziva yelled moving to grab more cake mix.

Abby and McGee- Day before the party

Abby lay out a white sheet in the back yard and ordered Tony and McGee to help with the backdrop. Tony and McGee put up a blue sky background with little planes and many blue and white balloons.

Abby had set up a kiddie's pool, and placed some shampoo and soap on the side. She then set up a stand for the cake all the adults would eat along with a table for snacks.

Now it was only time to wait for the food, pizza and chicken nuggets. Abby got out to handing invitations while Tim was sorting out a camera for the photo shoot.

Tony – Day before the party – Gift shopping

Tony prowled the malls looking for a gift. He had seen action figures but decided that those would be ripped apart. Stuffed animals were a little childish and any of the other toys were just too cheap. The team had collected nearly 800 dollars from Abby, Ziva, Tim, Ducky, Bishop, Jimmy and Tony himself.

He finally found the perfect gifts. Two motorized cars for kids, but which one. He finally narrowed it down to the Lamborghini or the Ferrari. Tony knew he wanted to get the Ferrari but if he was honest the Lamborghini looked and functioned better too.

That was how he ended up loading the two Lambo's into his car and drove home with a smile. He fastened a bow on the bonnet and kept the cars in car. He would show it to the team tomorrow.

Jenny and Gibbs were in the basement while Gibbs put the finishing touches onto his gift. The two of them had barely had a single thing to do regarding the party. They were instructed to make sure the boys were ready for action and were left to themselves.

Birthday Party to follow!