Laine's Birthday Party

Laine's birthday party went through several different phases.  The first plan was to go to a local cupcake shop and then play at the park across the street.  But the cupcake shop closed the week of the party!

So then we switched to hosting the party at our house, planning on having a slip and slide, outdoor play time, and a craft.  Here are the kids practicing on the slip and slide a couple days ahead of time.

The day of the party turned out to be wet and cloudy.  So, again, the party changed.  We moved everything inside, though the kids still were able to jump on the trampoline without getting too wet.  I'm sure we broke several trampoline rules with the number of kids here, but they had fun anyway.

The kids had a good time painting over their names taped on canvas - a simple and fun craft that made a great "party favor."

Penny baked a delicious peanut butter, chocolate, and Reese's Pieces cake - so good!

Blowing out the candles and enjoying the first bite.

Finally, time to open the presents.

Laine had a great time, despite all the changes to the original plans.

Here's our kids' final canvas products - Laine chose to spell "love" instead of her name.  They turned out nicely!