Birthday, Birthday, Birthday!

I just haven't taken the time to blog as much as I'd like this summer, but I wanted to make sure I "documented" Makenna and Kasidee's birthdays! Having their birthdays 2 days apart is great for some reasons and hard for other reasons. My main concern is making sure each girl feels special on her day, but it's also fun to have like a 3-day celebration!

Makenna's birthday (#7) was on a Sunday, which is hard for a kid. She was bummed that we couldn't go somewhere fun (besides church!) but she really looked forward to having the grandmas over that evening. It was quiet and nice and really helped to be able to focus on HER!

The next day was the friend party day. Makenna and Kasidee both wanted a backyard pool party with a few friends. My first thought was great - we'll just invite everyone and have a big bash. But no - they each wanted a separate party even though they would be doing the same thing. So instead of dividing it between 2 separate days, we decided to do both parties on the same day but at different times. It was a long day, but it was fun - and nice to have it over with in one day!!

Anyway, the party was fun - sprinklers under the trampoline, slip-n-slide, and inflatable kiddie pool. We had whale crackers and Swedish fish for snacks, and watermelon cupcakes and watermelon popsicles.






The next day was Kasidee's real birthday (#4) and we asked her what she wanted to do. She replied with what she had been asking all summer - Kangaroo Zoo. So we went there, then went to Olive Garden for dinner. Yay!