Thursday, August 30, 2012

Elyse Turns 5 (part 1)

(Before I go on, I know this is looong overdue)

When I asked Elyse what she wanted to do for her birthday she said she wanted to run through the sprinklers and have a pinata, so that's what we did.

The day before her party, Elyse helped me make her cake. She wanted a Stawberry cake with vanilla frosting.
 As the time for the party approached, grey clouds were coming through and there was some thunder in the distance. There was a good chance that this outside party would be held inside :(. Thankfully right as the party started the clouds cleared and it was a great day to play in the water.

 The kids had a great ime running through the sprinklers and playing in the pool.



 Anastasia's favorite part might have been the chips :)
 PINATA TIME!


 This pinata was so hard to break (Toby even hit it a few times). We finally took it off the fence so the kids could smack it on the ground for awile.
 Caleb finally got a hole
 and then Levi finished the job.
 Dillan and Elyse hanging out
 At the end of the party we played "pass the parcel." We learned this game from some friends from South Africa while we lived in Singapore. It was a big hit.

A package (or parcel- said with an accent ;)) is wrapped in multiple layers. Within each layer is a small surprise. Kids sit in a circle and pass the parcel as music plays. Whomever is holding the parcel when the music stops gets to unwrap a layer and get the surprise.



 All the party guests:
 Levi, Elyse, Caleb, Anastasia, Dillan, Mason
 and Maddie:

 After the party Elyse opened her gifts. I love this picture because you can see how much she likes this Belle doll by the look in her eyes.

 HAPPY BIRTHDAY ELYSE!

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