Tuesday, August 15, 2006

The Big Day...Come and Gone


The Birthday Girl
Originally uploaded by Cayusa.
Thank god it's over!!! Savanah's 5th birthday party was this past Sunday and all in all everything went well. I did forget the candles for the cake, but a quick trip to 7-11 took care of that and very few were the wizer. The kids had a blast at the JCC playground at the first party and the annual cook out was fun for both the adults and the kids. We set up a table for the kids with pens, glitter pens, fuzzy pom pom balls, googley eyes, foamies and glue and laid out some poster board with a picture of Savanah in the middle and let the kids go nuts decorating it. That kept them busy for a long time and they seemed to enjoy the project and it turned out a lot better than I expected. You can see pictures of them decorating it over at My Flickr. (I'll get the final posted soon!) Uncle Mike, Aunt Stacy and Annie Ann all went out of their way again this year to make the party that much more special for Savanah.

While the turn out for the Kid's Party wasn't as great as I'd have liked it, it did turn out to be better than I expected. With 9 kids showing up (out of the original 25 invited) they all played together rather than splintering off into groups as is typical of any large group. I would have liked more kids there, but what can you do? August is a bad month for birthdays. Camp and other summer activities ended this past week and school starts in two weeks, so if you're gonna have a family vacation during the summer, you are left with little choice as to when it will occur. All things considered though, I'd rather have the August birthday and have the option of an outdoor party and cook out, than risk the winter weather and be forced indoors. So far we've been lucky with Savanah's birthdays and the weather. Last year was a bit hot, but bearable and this year you couldn't have asked for a nicer day. The previous three years were were just as nice as well and you just can't beat a gathering of good friends and family on a nice day.

There will be some occasional updates to My Flickr as I get more photos from the others who were taking pictures at the party, so keep checking back.

To all of you who made it, thank you for helping make it such a special day for my daughter and for those of you who couldn't make it, you were missed but in our thoughts. Thanks again everyone!

1 Comments:

Anonymous Anonymous said...

You know that I don't mind helping when it comes to Savanah.
That's what Annie Ann is here for!

11:00 PM  

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