Friday Night Lights

Craig and I took the girls to their first High School football game on Friday night. The weather was gorgeous, if a little on the hot side. We saw so many of our friends there, it was quite an event. Unfortunately, the girls were so mad at us for not bringing money to go to the concession stand. We had a huge dinner before we came and figured they wouldn’t be hungry. We seemed to have forgotten these simple rules;

1. kids always have room for candy.
2. candy looks even more delicious when other kids are eating it
3. if you don’t get candy, major meltdowns ensue and the fun factor decreases
4. send in the frowns

Jack O’Livie

Doesn’t Livie look so enthused?

and the fun continues…

At halftime, the girls really enjoyed watching the bands perform.

After a long week, the girls were completely worn out. I think we’ll definitely try taking them to another game. Perhaps we will have them take a rest beforehand so they are not so tired and grouchy and let them each pick out a treat from the concession stand.

Livie’s Backyard Birthday Bash

We had a birthday party for Livie on Saturday afternoon in our backyard. We filled up the inflatable pool, stocked up on water guns, set up two slip and slides and turned them loose. There were 26 kids and they had a ball. Running around, squirting each other, jumping in the pool, playing on the playground, racing down the slip n’ slides. They did it all and they completely wore themselves out.

We kept the food simple as the party was from 3-5pm. We had “Three Ring Circus” trail mix for the kids in snack bags, Capri Sun Roarin’ Waters, Fruit Salad Ice Cream Cones… (Fruit Salad served over marshmallows in ice cream cones.) Delicious and refreshing. And of course, Cake. I made two Mandarin Orange Cakes and they were more than enough to serve the huge crowd.

You should have seen the backyard after all the guests left, it looked like a frat party had taken place.

Here are some pictures from the big day. (The pictures aren’t the greatest. Every time I tried to take a picture, I would get sprayed by a dozen water guns. I had to tell them to “hold their fire” a few times in an attempt to get a few good shots.

It was the perfect party for such a hot, summer day. Thanks to everyone who was able to join us to celebrate Livie’s six years!