Hunter's birthday is actually in December and this past December it was his turn for the solo birthday party. Ashton and Shepherd had their joint party in November, I was 7 to 8 months pregnant, and Christmas was right around the corner, so I planted a little seed in Hunter's head that it would be fun to have a pool party in June. He thought about it and thankfully agreed... and he did not let me forget.
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| Happy almost 1/2 birthday Hunter bug! |
Yesterday, we had a such a sweet, fun party for him with his favorite people. We didnt do anything over the top or too big but it was perfect. He had a great time.
We had it up at Chad's family's pool. It was a great set up.
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| Before the party |
The pool and the slide was a hit!
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| Group shot |
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| another group shot |
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| Miss Ava... dont know how I didnt get a face picture of her. |
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| Sam taking a turn down the slide... love his hands up |
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| Hunter takes a slide down |
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| Eli floating around the pool |
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| Chad with Ashton |
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| Best buddies... Connor and Shepherd |
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| Bennett's first pool experience... wouldnt call him a fan but he was getting tired and hungry |
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| Caeulum is so tough and brave. He went down the slide with little prompting |
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| After helping Caelum up the ladder, Mantis takes the logical way down |
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| The dry people... Jodi, Julie, Joan, and Patsy warming up Ashton |
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| Connor checking it all out before getting in |
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| Becca and GrandmaDean with Bennett |
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| Connor showing off the party favors... water guns |
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| Hunter and Karson playing withe baby raft |
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| Karson wearing the baby float as a hat |
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| This is how impressed Bennett was with the party. |
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| This picture is for you GrandmDean! haha |
Inside "the building" enjoying pizza, drinks, and cake.
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| Kids table |
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| some of the menly men |
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| Hunter blowing out his candles |
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| The "A" family takes a break from the pool to explore. |
Onto presents...
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| Owen leading the way. |
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| Hunter opening presents |
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| The whole gang! From the left to right. Back- Eli Middle- Ava, Caeulum, Owen, Karson, Bennett, Hunter, Shepherd Front- Sam, Ashton (Connor didnt want to get in the picture) |
Thanks to everyone who came out for our super late party. We are thankful for the wonderful friendships and the great family! Thanks to Joan for getting the building ready for us, Hub for picking up (and buying) the pizza, Patsy for having baby duty, mom for putting up with the party mess in your house the last 2 weeks, and for Zach and family, Jodi and family, and Becca and family for making the drive.
Hunter, happy 1/2 birthday! Love ya kid!
