Maddy & Mikayla's birthdays are just 5 weeks & 2 days apart. In years past we've planned separate parties... some big... some small. Last year Maddy had a glow in the dark golf party & Mikayla had a gymnastics party. Both were a lot of fun but it was costly having two public parties so close together. This year for the big 8 & 4, I decided to combine their parties and have it at my Dad & StepMom's house. It took a lot of planning but everything worked out beautifully. Neither of the girls felt slighted, the party had energy, it seemed like everyone had a great time!
I took a ton of pictures but here's the best of the best. ;)
The girls & cousin Cam
Grandma K, Kayla, Grandpa, Gregg & Mike
The kids jumped right in to the pool & the not so hot tub!
Cam's jumping in mid-air!
Allison was appropriately dressed in pink for the party because she & Mike just found out that Baby Perno #2 is a girl! AND they picked her name... Reese Elizabeth!
Grandma & Grandpa
Mike, Allison & Cam and Gregg & Lauren
splishin' & splashin'
Conner, Brad & Collin... we missed my best friend Jackie, but she had a good excuse for missing the party, she had a baby 3 days before, another boy! :)
I love taking group pictures, all the kids in our life are growing so fast.
Everyone loves making silly faces!
Karen & Kayla
Kerri & Josh
The pool was cool!
Time for CAKE!
MAKE A WISH GIRLS!!
Cousin Cam loves cake! We lit the candles again so he could blow them out too. :)
All the kiddos!
Double the presents!
The whole group!
Back to the pool! Our little surfer girl in training!
It's a bird, it's a plane, it's MIKAYLA!
Mike & Sarah
Miss Mikayla, so pretty!
Testing out the new snorkeling gear from the Allison, Mike & Cam!
The girls are swimming so well with their new snorkeling mask & fins. It might be time to try the gear out on Siesta Key soon!
Cake, candy & fudgesicles? Why not...
The party was a huge success, Maddy & Mikayla were happy girls! They loved everyone coming together for them, and so did Mike & I. I took so many pictures the battery in my camera was dead by dusk so I didn't get many pictures of the after party. With all the birthday formalities out of the way it was great hanging out with our night owls who stayed late. So, I have to say a big "Thank You" to my Dad & StepMom for letting us have the party at their Florida home & helping us organize it. It was a memorable day & night and we couldn't have done it without them.
2 comments:
Looks like a great time!
Love the pictures! We had such a great time!! I think it's a great idea that you combined the party. Like you said, it's just too expensive to have two separate parties every single year. The girls had a blast!
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