We had a wonderful weekend with family and celebrating birthdays. Grandma Rebecca and Grandpa Ken came to visit and brought two cousins along. Timothy and Teresa were so happy to share the weekend with cousins. And as the girls matching shirts say...be happy...and we were!
On Friday we spent the morning at the river museum. I forgot to bring my camera, but the kids and Grandma had a blast. We showed them all of our favorites, the sting rays, the water area, the touch tanks, the otters, the log steppers. There was almost too much to see in the time we had.
The afternoon was spent playing and waiting for what was supposed to be pool night. The pool night got cancelled due to chilly temps and we had some very sad kids. So we made a plan to go to the pool after the party on Saturday.
The birthday party morning began with Teresa's request for breakfast. Cat cinnamon rolls! I tried my best and no one complained about the taste!
The party started at 10:30. The first activity was designing some shrinky dinks. Everyone worked hard and we had some creative art. The first game was a favorite from last year...chase the big cat. And what a cute big cat he is too!
We played a few more games like parachute and pin the tail on the animals. We did the dog treats for tricks game again. Earning scooby snacks was well enjoyed and we had some talented dogs!
New this year was pie face, but we called it Good dog, bad dog. If you were a bad dog you got a little slap on the nose. The little slap also included whip cream! Everyone got a turn to be a bad dog.
The morning zipped by and soon enough Teresa was opening presents and it was time for lunch and cake. We got a nice group pic of Teresa's friends before lunch. Sophie, Timothy, Broder, Marina, Anna, Teresa, Violet, and Fiona.
Teresa chose a chihuahua on her cake this year. It was the well like chocolate cake with Oreo cookie filling.
After the party there was time for more play time. Fiona and Teresa now both have mermaid tales. The do like to be matching since they are 'twin' cousins!
Soon enough the after party began and we headed to the pool for afternoon fun. It was the cousins and Ana that joined in this party. It was still cooler, but not too bad. Teresa, Anna and Fiona spent most of the time on the water slide. Timothy and Broder did the slide, a little pool time and added in some diving board time too.
After church it was time to send the cousins and Grandma and Grandpa on their way. We snapped a few pics to help us remember our fun times and the people we love. We were all a little sad to see them drive away. Yet, we are so thankful that we could all be together and make such fun memories!!
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