Last week, within a 5 day period, there were 3 big parties! It was a fun, crazy week to say the least! First, I had what Kenley and I started calling our "kid/mom party." A few weeks ago, I was thinking about how summer was coming to an end, and how we didn't get together with everyone we had hoped to as much as we wanted to. So, I decided to invite a bunch of my girlfriends and their children over for one huge play date. I think we ended up with 14 moms and 20 kids ranging from 5 years old-2 weeks old! The party had to start indoors because the weather wasn't very good, (what he hell 60 degrees in August?) but we made the most out of it, and the kids were still able to get outside and play in the bouncy house and on the swing set. Somehow, we even managed to get a decent picture of them too. It was a fun chance for the kids to play, a chance for me to see my friends, and for some of my friends to meet each other.
Then, just 4 days later, we celebrated Charlie's 1st birthday. We had all our family and a few close friends over to celebrate our "baby" boy. It was such a nice day. We had a blue and green 1st birthday theme, and I had fun spending a lot of time decorating. Everyone was outside enjoying the nice weather, and Ray and I both felt like we actually got to enjoy the party and socialize with everyone. Charlie had a good time being outside, and he loved his cake until he rubbed frosting right in his eye! I was sad the morning of his party because even though he was already officially one a few days before, the party really made it sink in for me. The day of his actual birthday we took him and Kenley to "All Aboard," a little restaurant that serves food on a train and we got him a cupcake from the bakery. He also got his 1yr photos taken, and we got so many amazing shots. Kenley snuck in for a few too.
Then, the following day, we through Ray's mom a surprise 60th birthday party at an Italian restaurant. Ray and Alison started planning his party over 2 months ago, but it was hard keeping the secret at Charlie's party, when half of the people there were attending her party too, the very next day! I think she was really surprised, and we had a really nice lunch with all of her friends and family. It was fun seeing how surprised she was seeing everyone who came to celebrate. Happy 60th Pam!
So, then after we had a few days to recover from all the parties, we took the kids on vacation to Wisconsin Dells. We just got back tonight, so I think I'll have to post about that later. We had a great time, but it was exhausting! We were going non-stop with the kids for 5 days. Vacation post coming up!!
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