4.12.2012

We Partied Hard

On Sunday, April 1, we got together with friends and family for Addison & Mackenzie's third birthday party.  We decided to have it at our church again this year, which works out really well.  I don't have to clean the house and if the weather is nice, we can have it totally outside and have almost nothing to clean afterwards.  Score!

Some pre-party pictures:

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They collapsed trying to take a group shot
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We got it right!
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A rare family picture
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Following the (homemade, slightly redneck) yellow brick road
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Brenna is FEARLESS.  She was all over that playground!
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Wyatt inside the slide
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Don't they look like troublemakers?  : )
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Cupcakes!
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Opening presents with a little a lot of help from friends.  My girls shared so well and loved having their friends help them--proud mama moment!  I love Addison's face in the background.
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Great grandparents
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Favors (little bags of Teddy Grahams)
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An exhausted birthday girl and her Jen Jen watching our church Praise Team practice after the party.  The Praise Team sang "Happy Birthday" to the girls, and they LOVED it.

It was a really great party, and we are SO thankful that most of our friends and family were able to come celebrate with us.  Addison & Mackenzie had a blast (and we adults did, too!).

One of my absolute favorite party pictures is an updated version of this picture from A & M's first birthday party, in April 2010:

all the girls

It's Addison & Mackenzie with Grace and Ella Kate, the daughters of my two college roommates.  All of these girls were born within a year of one another.  Last year's picture didn't turn out so great (I'm pretty sure only one of my kids even made it IN the picture), but I LOVE this year's version:

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Love these girls AND their mamas!

6 comments:

  1. Looks like such a fun, relaxed venue! I love A&M's outfits, and the favors are adorable.

    And how very special to be able to share that awesome motherhood bond with your college roomies?!!!

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  2. Super cute party!! Love their outfits.

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  3. What a CUTE party! They looked super excited!

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  4. Great party! I am particularly fond of those last two pictures!:)

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  5. What a cute idea for a party! Looks like so much fun!

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  6. Looks like they had lots of fun. So glad everyone had a great time.

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