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<\/a>\nAll the invites. Creative huh?<\/em><\/p>\n
Then we went shopping to try and find all the things that would make her birthday perfect. Since she wanted a water party we thought it would be easy to find summer water toys. Nope!! Around here you have to get your summer gear in April! We did manage to find a few fun things and were able to check shopping off the to-do list.<\/p>\n We spent a good amount of time figuring out what to do for her cake. She wanted her cake to look like a big water balloon. I just wasn’t getting the vision and the internet wasn’t very helpful. I finally came up with an idea and ran with it. Alix was very pleased with the results. We had the party on her actual birthday. We had hot dogs and chips and carrots for lunch. We did some water games in the back yard. They had a scavenger hunt around the neighborhood. Then we did presents and cake. After that the kids played while they waited for their parents. Only about 20 minutes so that was perfect timing.<\/p>\n My 10 favorite things about Alix:<\/p>\n -She has so many good ideas. I just wish I had more time to implement them. <\/p>\n -She is such a good big sister. She still loves to get down and play with the kids. She’s the best!<\/p>\n -Alix is really good in math. <\/p>\n -She is a good reader. She will pick up any book and good luck pulling her back into reality. I LOVE it!<\/p>\n -Alix has a seriously funny sense of humor. When she gets to laughing you have to laugh too!<\/p>\n -Giving. She is never selfish and is willing to share anything and everything. Even her new things from her birthday. She is very selfless.<\/p>\n -She always has thought out questions regarding gospel principles. We can see the wheels turning as we explain the answers to her questions. <\/p>\n -Alix is a good friend. She makes people feel welcome and loved right away.<\/p>\n -Alix is good at the piano. In just 2 years she has mastered so much piano knowledge. I can’t wait till she realizes her potential and takes off.<\/p>\n -She is CREATIVE!! That girls is going to be in all the top magazines when she is older. She has really good, creative ideas for everything. I guess that is why she likes art so much!<\/p>\n After all the guests left I put dinner in the oven, packed bags and got everyone ready. We were headed to an A’s game. Alix invited a friend and so did Milo. Jaime’s friends were all out of town!! It was fun to go on Alix’s birthday and she felt very special since I got one extra of each snack just for her. She didn’t have to share.<\/p>\n<\/a>
\nAlix’s two favorites.<\/em><\/p>\n
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\nAlix asked that I put the smiley face at the bottom. That makes it look more like a purple lady bug rather than a water balloon. But she was happy with it!!<\/em><\/p>\n<\/a>
\nAll the guests ready for fun!<\/em><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a>
\nThe kids put water on the slide. It became so slippery that we put the matress at the bottom to cushion the fall. But then the mattress became too slippery and they’d fly off. They had SO MUCH FUN!!<\/em><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a>
\nLooking for the next clue<\/em><\/p>\n<\/a>
\nFinding a clue<\/em><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n