It's hard to believe my first baby just turned SIX!
We threw her first real birthday party with friends and an "island girl" theme. I made cute flip-flop invitations, spent way too many hours making a pineapple pinata, got a "Splash Factory" slip-n-slide, cut out a gazillion flowers from coffee filters with a scrapbook punch (okay-Mom did at least half) to make leis, made island flower hair clips, deprived Mom of water as she weeded, mowed and trimmed both the front and back yards, cut out two left feet for the flip-flop cake (smack to the head), created a palm tree limbo game, decorated with balloons, a flamingo garland and japanese lanterns, ran out of time to do it all during the party in typical Angela fashion, and generally enjoyed making this a memorable birthday for our beautiful budding daughter :).
However, it will probably be another 6+ years before her next party!
Mom, painstakingly helping the girls make their leis...
-Breaking in the slip-n-slide-
~How low can you go?~
-Lexi's first up to bat. Her second time around she was the one to bust it open :)!
Steve helping Caela get in her slugs.
The candy mad dash!
"Look what I got!"
That evening Mark and Natalie and boys joined us as we continued the theme with island burgers, etc... Here Lexi is treasuring Grandma's music box gift "to make the separation easier" (-Anastasia).
Thanks Mom at least as many times as flowers you punched out and weeds you pulled!!!
You are simply the best!
