Happy 4th Birthday, Hannah!

This past Saturday we got to celebrate Hannah's 4th Birthday. It is so hard to believe that Hannah and Eli are turning 4 years old this year! Where has the time gone? Our babies are no longer babies! Diane was a smart momma and had it at a local park. The weather was perfect and the kids had a blast running and playing. I'm thinking of copying her and having Eli's party at the park as well....

Diane didn't ask me to, but I just kind of nominated myself as the photographer for the party. Eli and Hannah are best friends, so I wanted to make sure I photographed some memories for them :)

Best friends

The Birthday Girl!

Hannah's older sister, Marlie

The two Josh's 

Diane and Josh

Me and Diane

Diane invited all the kids from Hannah and Eli's class and then some of the kids from the church. All the kids, big and small, had a blast playing on the swings, slides, and monkey bars!

Eli was very proud that he could still do the monkey bars.

Diane and Eli

My friend Dara's twins, Meredith and Jackson, had never been to this park, so I made sure to take lots of pictures for her to document this "first" for them.

Meredith loved the swing.

Meredith loved the rocks...

Until they got in her shoes...

Eli and Molly

Molly, the twins big sister

After lots of playing, we all ate some grilled hot dogs and chips. Then it was time for us to sing Happy Birthday to Hannah.

After cupcakes and ice cream, the kids all gathered around to pull the strings on the piñata. They all couldn't wait to get the candy inside!

I love Eli's eyes in this one! He's already expecting the candy to pop out!

After gathering up all the candy his treat bag could hold, we said good-bye to the birthday girl. Eli gave her a hug and then it was time to go. It was a such a fun birthday party! Happy Birthday, Hannah!

Happy 1st Birthday, Meredith and Jackson!

Back in December, we celebrated Meredith and Jackson's first birthday. Meredith and Jackson are Eli's friend Molly's little sister and little brother. My friend, Dara, their mom, planned a cute farm themed birthday party for them. The party started right in the middle of Eli's naptime, so rather than miss his naptime, we opted to go to the party late. We got there right as the twins were opening their gifts :)

Jackson

Molly helping her little brother and sister open their gifts.

Their big gift was matching rocking chairs

After the gifts were opened it was time for cake. Dara always makes the cakes for her kids, so I love seeing what she does every year. This one looks great as always :)

Meredith's smash cake

Jackson's smash cake

The food area

We sang "Happy Birthday" twice, once for each twin, and then Dara and Whest put them in their chairs for their smash cakes. 

It took awhile for them to try the cake that was sitting right in front of them, so Dara helped each one get a little taste of the icing. They weren't really sure about the whole thing as you can tell. 

Like usual, my non-eater chose to play rather than eat anything at the party. He loved the bouncy they had at the party, so much so that right after this picture was taken he decided to nose dive out of it and get a nice carpet burn on his nose.

Even with the nose dive, it was still a wonderful party celebrating Meredith and Jackson's birthday. We love the Shirley family! Thanks for inviting us!