The summer party season has officially begun!
The first Saturday in May, we had a Mother's Day breakfast, a Mother/Daughter tea party, and two birthday parties - followed by two more the next weekend. It really was a fun time. We met up with Joel and his mom and dad (and sister and brother-in-law and their kids) for breakfast after some walked/ran in the ovarian cancer 5k in honor of a friend of Janet's.
Laney and Avery (opposite). Not sure who the cute little one is in the middle!
Bugga and mom
Laney and I then headed for a tea party at Ainsley's house. It was adorable! She was so excited that it was a party 'just for girls. no boys.' Cristi had little tables set out for the girls, and they were each served tea (punch) in actual tea cups and saucers. She read them a cute, cute story about having tea with the queen (who turned out to be Grandma!!), and then we snacked and played. She loved it. Of course, she was super happy about getting a purple bow for her hair as a party favor. That was the icing on the cake!
After naps, Carter and Daddy headed to Hayden's ice skating party. I so wished Joel would have taken pictures, but I know he was busy. He said Carter actually did really well skating, and I had a few other parents tell me the same at church the next day. Carter said he had a great time. Joel's comment was: "We're not quite ready for hockey camp, but he did good."
Laney and I went to Avery's 'swimsuit 'party' - as Laney called it. Turns out that was pretty accurate for her as she never got in the water! Julie had floats for all the kids as party favors (great idea!), so Laney sat in her Dora float all around the pool like it was a lounger.
Laney and her lounge float - picture compliments of Julie!
The next weekend was cousin Drew's party on Saturday. I hate that we don't see Charlie and Drew (or Whitney and Sean!) any more than we do, but we certainly enjoy visiting when we do meet up. Cousin Drew had a dinosaur party, so that was right up Carter's alley. They got to "dig" in the sand box for dinosaurs, jump in the dino jump house, and they even had dinosaur hats. I only got one picture while we were there, and luckily all three kiddos were included.
Not the best picture of L, C, and Drew, but something to remember the day by at least :)
Sunday was Alannah's birthday party, Laney's sweet little friend from school. Laney had been talking about this party for WEEKS - literally. She was so excited. She would carry around the invitation and sing about the party and tell me she was 'so exciting' about going to see Alannah. And of course, she told us it was 'just for girls.' which we quickly corrected and told her boys would be there, too, so then she would say, ' it's just for ducklings' (her class). Anyway, I tried to squeeze in a photo shoot after church and before the party. I kept thinking the party was at 3:30 for some reason. We were sooo late! And, to top it off, on the way there, we got stopped by a train that got stuck! Poor Laney. I was almost in tears thinking we were going to miss it. We got there in time to have snacks and cake and visit with friends for a minute. I felt horrible, but Laney didn't care. I guess really she didn't know what we missed! This was the cutest little party in terms of party "stuff." Alannah's mommy and daddy are well known for their BEAUTIFUL cakes, and this was no different. It was a butterfly theme, and the cake was just fantastic - shaped like a butterfly! The party favors included a butterfly plate, place mat, and glitter cup. Then, we got home one day to discover a hand-crafted and hand-delivered butterfly craft/thank you note. It was too, too cute.
Fun times! Not too many pictures, but a fun round of parties for sure!
