Our little Charly turned 5 on August 16th. The years with these kids seem to be flying by lately and it scares me so bad. They are a lot of work and drive me crazy lots of the time, but man do I love them. Charly woke up to balloons and her #1 most requested gift of the year...an Elsa dress. Obviously. After opening her gift and having chocolate chip pancakes, she went to school where she shared cupcakes with her friends. She wanted to have a swim party at Grandma Shari's house again this year, but also wanted to invite a few friends. So we made it family/friends swim and BBQ party. It turned out great and she was very happy.
I'm a fairly lame party thrower. So our decor was easy. I did blow up three of those huge round balloons, and they all three somehow detached from their post and flew away.
Shari made these awesome cupcakes. Along with a whole platter of blue ones for the boy cousins!
Of course Em had her tantrums here and there.
And Ivy smiled the ENTIRE time.
Our sweet, sassy, spunky birthday girl
I sure love this girl. She is the sweetest and most off-beat little Miss there ever was. Her birthday interview went a little something like this:
Favorite color: pink and yellow
Favorite toy: barbies
Favorite fruit: raspberries
Favorite TV show: Barbie Entertainment
Favorite thing for lunch: sandwiches
Favorite outfit: frozen dress
Favorite game: bean bag toss
Favorite snack: apples
Favorite animal: baby zebra
Favorite song: all the pretty songs
Favorite book: My Little Pony
Best friend: Gracie, Chandlar and Serena
Favorite cereal: granola
Favorite outside activity: swimming
Favorite drink: water
Favorite holiday: Valentine's Day
What do you like to sleep with: blanket
Favorite breakfast food: toast
What do you want for your birthday dinner: broccoli (this is a lie.)
What do you want to be when you grow up: a babysitter and Elsa.
