due to our crazy busy schedule, we had to delay adi's "friends" birthday party until the beginning of june. we planned it for a friday night after school... so that her friends could come off of the bus with her... i remember when i was little and it was so fun to ride my friends bus.
5 of her best friends joined us for a back yard themed birthday party. when they arrived off the bus we headed to the backyard for an after school snack of fruit kabobs and cheese and crackers. we gave each of the girls a homemade loot bag, that adi and i had crafted out of hemp bags that we bought from walmart for .50 cents and some fabric scraps and buttons that i had in my craft closet. the bags had a wooden bird house in them and we used these for our craft.
we headed out to the picnic table for some birdhouse painting goodness. the girls really took their time creating their masterpieceses and they were all so pretty in the end... i wish i had taken a picture of them.
after the painting was done, anna was eager to move the gang along to the games (I don't know what i would do with out all of anna's help). first up was the sponge/bucket race. i had no idea that it would be so much work for them (note to self... next time buy bigger sponges), but work they did...so much so that they all worked up a sweat! in the end, chloe and jessica were the winners but judging by all of the giggles throughout the race... i think they all had fun!
next up on the agenda was pillow sac races. oh my, this one was filled with belly laughs. the girls loved these and i think they had about 20 races in total. but every single time... adi came across the finish line first. even her brother and sister couldn't beat her.. .i was like she had springs on her feet... so funny to watch... i wish i had grabbed a video of it.
these pictures just make me laugh.
at this point the kids were tuckered out...
and hungry... so the boys fired up the fire pit and we set about roasting weiners for hotdogs...
and eating cupcakes! i had found the idea for owl cupcakes on pinterest and knew that these would be perfect for adi's "birthday cake". anna pearl and adi actually put the cupcakes together... so fun and easy! and as quick as they were to put together... they were devoured even quicker!
when it finally came time for presents... i was so proud of adi for taking the time to read each and every card out loud and taking her time to open and appreciate all of her presents. she was thrilled to receive games, gift cards, jewelry and a sweet little bikini.
matt was on cleanup duty and well... this picture pretty much says it all...
with only a little bit of time left, the girls decided to hang out on the swingset and just "be".
a couple of girls stayed over for a sleep out in the tent. when nightfall came, we roasted marshmallows by the bonfire and ben told us some ghost stories, but it was obvious that after a long day of school and birthday celebrations... the girls were tired.
adi, jenneka, tori, matilda and i slept out in the tent. connor and anna pearl decided to sleep in the house once it was time for lights out/itouch off in the tent. but the younger girls slept through the night without a peep.
in the morning we kept with the fun and simple theme for breakfast and adi couldn't have been happier... fruit loops out of a mini box with one of your best friends... what more could a birthday girl ask for!
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