Party Time!!!

I realize that Ashlen's birthday was back in June, but she wanted to have a pool party with her friend Keaton and the only date the pool was open between their birthdays was over a month after her birthday. But, she didn't mind waiting for her party...as far as she was concerned, she just got to have two whole birthdays this year!!! Unfortunately, it turned out to be around 55 degrees, windy, and cloudy that day (really, in a million years, who would have guessed that it would be so cold in the middle of JULY!?!?). So, we cancelled the pool and just moved our Luau to land at the nearby park. She had a great time at her party!!!

Jason played her favorite game of Chase:

He also played other strange games, apparently:And yet he still found time to annoy me:Ash loved her cupcake and she knew she could get away with eating lots of extras since it was 'her birthday':Isabel had fun playing with her friends too (Can you tell I caught them off guard?):We opened presents at home. Here, she is excited about a new outfit for Emily, her American Girl Doll:And here she is introducing you to 'Candy', her newest webkinz:And here is a very unflattering picture of her in the world's cutest jacket. Do you think she will still hate me for this picture when she is my age? I am only counting three chins and one elf-ear from this angle, so it is really not that bad!!!:Despite the weather and the pool-less luau, it turned out to be a great party and she is already looking forward to turning five. Ugh.