Hazel's Fifth Birthday Bash

Hazel's birthday celebration continued last weekend when we had her big birthday party.

The celebration kicked off when Bubbe and Aunt Laurie came to town Thursday night. Mom and Dad were sure glad to have their help.

Friday morning, all of kids got up early to wake up and surprise Aunt Laurie. We went into her room to yell, "Boo," but we were the ones surprised, when we found Aunt Laurie already awake!

Friday while Mom was getting the house ready for the party, Bubbe and Dad came to my classroom while Aunt Laurie stayed home with Hazel and Turner. Bubbe and Dad read to all of the kids and helped decorate our classroom. It was sure fun to show her around my school. Dad had to leave for work a little later, but Bubbe came and picked me up from school and brought me home.

We had a good afternoon with Bubbe, Aunt Laurie and Mom. Once I came home from school, we went to our new tae kwon do class to show them our new skills. After we blew them away there, we talked Bubbe into taking us to Amy's Ice Cream for a little pre-dinner dessert. We played on the playground after our treat, then showed them IFly, next door.

Friday night Mom and Dad went out while Bubbe and Aunt Laurie stayed home with us. Mom and Dad seemed grateful to have a night out to themselves. Bubbe and Aunt Laurie kept us up late reading to us and playing fun games with us.

Saturday morning we were ready to party! Unfortunately, the party didn't start until 10:30. Dad tried to entertain us by playing outside and coloring the driveway, but we were getting anxious for the party to start. Finally at 10:30 all of the kids started to arrive. Before we knew it, there were more than a dozen kids at our house.

Mom had planned a really fun party. There were lots of things to do - coloring, painting, and other arts and crafts. All of the kids got to make their own puppets, tops and picture frames to take home instead of goodie bags. We even had decorate your own cupcakes. Everyone sang happy birthday to Hazel, we all ate our cupcakes, then we played pin the Hello Kitty on the wall and smacked around a pinata. By the time the party was over, we were all exhausted. Especially Mom.

Saturday night, at Bubbe's request, we went to Shady Grove for dinner. Turner was still so tired that he slept through a lot of dinner.

Sunday we all headed over to Central Market for brunch and to play on the playground. I was full from eating snacks at Sunday school, and still probably a little tired from the weekend. After brunch we went home for a little bit and then took Bubbe and Aunt Laurie to the airport. It was sure a fun visit. Hopefully we'll see them again soon.