We
celebrated the girls' birthday last weekend with a
blowout of all blow outs! We were all thrilled at the
crowd that came out to
join us! Unfortunately, the girls are in a phase where ANY size crowd overwhelms them, so our crowd of 50+ people definitely had them in bashful mode! Some may argue that we should have kept the group smaller, but considering how big our
families are
anyway, and the fact that we have such a FANTASTIC network of
people whose support has truly helped us survive through the last year, we decided just to go big!
After setting up for the party at the clubhouse, we rushed home to dress the girls in their
birthday t-shirts and snapped a few quick shots.
Emmy Cate stopped by to help, and then we tried to get a good pre-party shot with
Dad. We snuck in one quick
family shot when we arrived, and then the party started!
After enjoying a LOT of
Animal Crackers, and a
little bit of
burgers and
dogs, the girls got to
see their
AWESOME "Baby Neptune" cake made by
Aunt Sheryl and I'm pretty sure it was the best cake I have ever tasted. The
smash cakes were
adorable little
beach balls, but, unfortunately, our
mess-averse little
ones didn't
like getting their
hands sticky, so they didn't
dive in as much as we'd
hoped. Once we cleaned up and provided utensils, though, they enjoyed their first taste of chocolate...and you better believe Papaw enjoyed giving it to them since we've been torturously forbidding him from sharing his treats for a full year now! The other
kids, led by cousin
Emmy Cate were ready to dig in too!
The
girls got SO MANY AWESOME
gifts both
before, after, and during the party, and came out of their
shell enough to really
enjoy that part of the
evening! The
bean bag chairs from
Aunt Sally may have been the biggest
hit for the night, but they've made rounds with the rest of their
goodies all week too, and are so
thrilled to have a new source of
entertainment! While she was here,
Haley helped show them how to enjoy a lot of their toys as well!
It was so much
fun, and we were all so honored that so many cared enough to join us for the festivities, and so blessed with such awesome friends and family! THANK YOU to everyone for gifts that were sent from out of town, spending the weekend with us, helping with our party, joining us at our celebration, and for all of the goodies!
