Birthday Fun!

Well, our weekend birthday celebration was a LOT of fun! On Friday night we grilled burgers for out of town family that arrived on Friday. Then on Saturday we went to music class and then on to Monkey Joe's, where several family members met us to watch Allison play on the inflatable slides. Then it was on to a Mexican lunch and home for a rest before the party in the evening. We had 25 guests in our home, which I decided was our limit. :)

I think everyone had a good time, but I've decided that adults don't really come to a child's birthday party needing to be entertained. The entertainment is really in the children. We had delicious pizza, watched the videos Scott made for Allison (to be posted later), had fun with a pinata, opened presents, had yummy princess cake, etc. The highlight for the kids included our play room (which was just plain scary looking at the end of the party), and the cardboard castle we got from Birthday Express. The kids could color on it, and they LOVED it! At one point during the night a guest told me that one of the kids was using the markers to paint our hardwoods. Thank goodness for washable markers! :) Allison was up playing with her cousins past the bewitching hour of 10:00, and when her head hit the bed we heard nothing. The next day she laid around, saying, "I had a big day and I am tired!"

Sunday we went to church and then visited with family until they headed back to KC. On Monday night we headed over to our friend Katie's house for her birthday party (their birthdays are just 2 days apart!), and then today Beth and I took the girls to the mall to make animals at Build a Bear and eat out at The Elephant Bar. The girls were very well behaved, and everyone had a great time. Tomorrow is Allison's actual birthday, and sadly I have no plans. Hopefully the weather will cooperate and we can go to the park for some fun. Hope you enjoy the pictures. More are being sent to me by people who took more than I did, so I may do a later post of "other" birthday party pictures.