The greatest joys in life are experienced in happy family relationships... the cultivation of a happy home requires effort and energy, forgiveness and patience, love and endurance and sacrifice, but it is worth all of this and more. -Gordon B. Hinkley



Saturday, June 25, 2011

Trace turns 8!!

turning 8 around here is kind of a big deal. trace hasn't ever had a birthday party with friends, but we decided this was the year to do it. we had our family party on his actual birthday and a few days later we had the friend party.  it was warm (hot) and we had lots of water activities (slip-n-slide, water balloon fights, sprinklers, etc and I think the kids had lots of fun.

homemade cake that lucy taste-tested before the family party. she liked it.
 family party

 friends
 my little stud
 FUN on the waterslides!





 we had a little temporary tattoo station and all the kids loved it.  rian, abbey & amelia were the tattoo artist.
 sam's tattoo (he called it his "tic-tac-too" and he liked it a little too much!)
 Slip-n-slide line

2 comments:

Amy F. said...

I wish Annie could have been there!! Your slip-n-slide pictures are amazing!! You can see the water droplets! You are a talented photographer! I already knew that though. :)

Abbey said...

Me and Amelia had so much fun as well! It was a perfect day for the slip-n-slide!