Birthdays, Birthdays, Birthdays!

Our day today was filled with birthday parties!  I only remembered to bring my camera inside to the last party we went to (Kendall's 5th birthday) but hopefully I'll get some copies of some other parent's pictures from prior to this party. 

Kendall's party was outside at their house, and my kids had a blast! 

Trampoline (Katleynn is the one in dark green who is in the air- far right)

Katelynn and Schyler (a school friend)

Cake Time!  (Katelynn, Emma, Schyler)

The boys eating cake- Justin and Luke (only 2 weeks apart in age.. this is Kendall's little brother)

Katelynn and birthday girl Kendall

So there are a lot of these next few pictures, but I couldn't pick a favorite.  They are all cracking me up.  Kendall's backyard had a hill that they put a slip and slide down for the kids.  Most of the kids only did it once or twice and then they were freezing and gave up.  Not Katelynn.  She and two other friends must have spent over 30 minutes on this thing.  I was freezing in my tank top and capris without getting wet.  The temperature dropped this afternoon in preparation for a thunderstorm and it was kind of cold.  You would have never guessed by the fun Katelynn had.... you also would never guess she actually thought the slip and slide was fun based on the faces she is making in most of these pictures (which were multiple trips down) but she had a ball!

(Is this picture big enough on here to see that she is holding her breath?  It makes me laugh.  There were little sprays of water halfway down and she was holding her breath to avoid getting any water in her nose or mouth.)

The boys were content with the puddles that were being left by the slip and slide.  I thought Justin was going to go for the slip and slide big time.  When I went to grab the kid's swim suits from the car, I came back to find Justin at the top of the hill removing his shoes and ready to head down with his clothes on.  He did start to go down it after I got his swim suit on, but then started crying.  I'm not sure if it was because one of Katelynn's friends jumped on behind him and was trying to ride with him or if it was because he didn't like the spray, but I couldn't get him back on it after that.  He also gave up completely with the water once someone went down the slip and slide and splashed him from his puddle hopping area. 

My kids defintely had a day full of fun.  Will they be exhausted and sleep all night?  Probably not but here's to hoping....