It seems from mid-May until this weekend we have been in party overload. Our parties started with the end of the semester celebration at Elena's school. Can you believe she's about to start pre-school? You know time is flying when it's just another two short years and she'll be starting kindergarten. They really do grow fast. The above picture is Elena with her friend Tevin at the school play yard.
At Ryan's birthday party (green flip-flops) the kids had ice cream cones instead of cake/cupcakes. Adults put a scoop of ice cream in the cone, then the kids rolled the cones in toppings. The kids loved telling us what toppings they had. Can you see the tunnel in the background? Kids and parents assembled boxes into tunnels. It was complete with turns, sky lights and kids painting/decorating the exterior.
Elena with her boy friends: Jonah, Bennett, Ryan and Eammon. Her friends are primarily these boys though she has two girl friends: Selah and Maral.
Last weekend we went to Jacob's 1st birthday party (no pics) and Arthur's 3rd / Oliver's 5th birthday party. It was located in a great neighborhood park. This structure is like an inch worm, it moved up and down as the kids moved. Not a very good picture of the kids but from left to right: Reagan, Claire, Matthew, Norah, Elena.
Elena and Norah checking out the Jeep someone brought. It was a great time had by all!
We're a bit worn out from the last 3 weekends: 1) traveling to Arizona, then 2) a wedding and birthday party and 3) last weekend two more birthday parties. This weekend we're just enjoying some time at the house with each other and maybe an outing to the beach tomorrow, if the weather warms up. It has been unseasonable cool here lately which is great for the garden but chilly for the beach. Wishing all the fathers out there a great weekend and a wonderful father's day!
All the parties looked like a lot of fun.
ReplyDeleteHi Mom! Yes the parties were fun. I love watching Elena interact with her friends, she's growing up so quickly...not just in size but socially too.
ReplyDeleteFather's Day was a blast. Despite being very tired, Elena was wonderful. Often, she prefers playing with Lorraine, but this day, she seemed to know was for me. She asked me to play with her, 1-on-1, for quite a while. We had a great time. Carl and Rachel cooked a terrific picnic meal on the patio. Elena now has a "big girl" room to go with her "big girl" bed. We really enjoyed babysitting her overnight with Cooper a few weeks ago. Great bonding experience! -Pop
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