Kaitlyn's Birthday Party

We had Kaitlyn's birthday party yesterday at our church's pavilion and playground. While the skies were sunny, the temps were a little chilly and it was very windy. To give you an idea of what I was dealing with, the balloons in the picture above are helium balloons and are supposed to be vertical, not horizontal. Fortunately, I had a big roll of duct tape with me and was able to tape down the plastic tablecloths.

The kids headed to the playground and ran off some energy before lunch. They had the whole church playground to themselves.

What is it about swinging on one's tummy that is so fun??

Kaitlyn and her friends enjoying lunch.

Those of you who know Kaitlyn know how much she loves anything having to do with transportation. So when I asked her what kind of cake she wanted this year, she never wavered from a Cars cake. So I paired pink and green girly decorations with a black and red Cars cake :) I don't think we'll be winning any awards for color coordination this year!

We moved one of the tables out into the warm sun for the birthday cake celebration. True to form, Kaitlyn ate all of her icing first, and then she ate her cake.

After the party, we went back home and Kaitlyn got to open more birthday presents from Gran and Papa Bell. It was like Christmas in May! Now let the process of de-spoiling begin :)

One last birthday story...this morning was Birthday Sunday at our church, a time when all the kids with a birthday in May go up on stage and the congregation sings Happy Birthday to them and then says a prayer. Kaitlyn was one of the first kids on stage so she stood front and center the whole time, fidgeting with the bottom of her dress and looking very cute. Everything was fine until the end of the prayer. When we all opened our eyes, there stood my sweet, innocent little girl, at the front of the stage, with the edge of her dress pulled up high all the way to her chest, showing the whole congregation her pink bloomers. Jeff and I burst into uncontrollable laughter while one of the teachers graciously helped her pull down her dress. And she had no idea what had just happened as she happily ran off the stage to enjoy some birthday cake. I love the precious innocence of childhood!