I've Moved!: pool party

I am fully prepared for judging. I like birthdays.

So, B is in school and we're trying to tone things down this year so we decided to have a joint family birthday party for the girls. We are going to do that in July.

And then Annabelle's birthday arrived. And she missed her friends from school and dancing school. And she said she really wanted to meet her kindergarten friends at the pool. And we had a lot of guest passes and lots of her friends lived in the neighborhood and have their own passes. And so we invited her school friends to come to the pool and have pizza with us and swim. And she picked out a cake. And we went to the dollar store and bought some party favors and decorations. And then this happened:

I LOVE birthdays. I do. I really, really do.

I know it looks crazy, but it really was the most laid back party I have ever thrown. After pizza and cake, Annabelle and her friends jumped in the pool. Annabelle swam for 2 1/2 hours. She didn't get out of the pool the entire night. She had so much fun and she was so happy. Yep, I still LOVE birthdays.

I offered to make Annabelle homemade cupcakes and she found this cake and really, really wanted it. I tell ya, easiest party ever.

pizza time on our rec center patio:

birthday wishes for the beautiful birthday girl:

now that is happiness:

let's go swim!!!!

Gwyneth found this water gun (notice that is NOT our name on it) and proceeded to shoot her sister in the face over and over and over. Nothing says Happy Birthday like a water gun to the face.