Birthdays!

Ashley and Peyton just celebrated their birthdays, Ashley turned 6 and Peyton turned 3. We decided to do a joint birthday party for them at Pinehurst Beach Club. I don't know how many years I can get away with combining their parties, but for now, it works!

Ashley was lucky, her birthday was on a Saturday. We surprised her with breakfast at Cracker Barrel and going to see "Despicable Me 2" at the movie theater. She was excited. Peyton did awful at the movies and Ryan had to take him out. It took Charlotte a while to settle down, but once she did, she fell asleep and we were able to watch the rest of the movie. Ryan took them to the pool later and we got takeout from Outback for her birthday dinner. I made strawberry cupcakes, her favorite! She picked out a backpack from Pottery Barn Kids and she got a book about starting kindergarten.

Peyton's birthday was on a Wednesday and both Ryan and I worked. We discussed taking off from work when the kids are a little older on their birthdays and doing something special with them, especially since they have summer birthdays. Peyton had requested fire truck cupcakes for his birthday, so I had those made and we ate cheese pizza for dinner. We bought him a bike helmet and two big puzzles for his birthday.

Their party was this past Saturday. Of course, it has been raining non stop for the past month. I did not have a back up plan because there was no way I could have that many people at my house. So we said some prayers and kept the party on the designated date. We lucked out so much! The weather was perfect, it was a little overcast, so it was cooler and there was hardly anyone at the lake. The sun did come out some and there was no rain. I could not have asked for a better day. Ashley and Peyton had fun swimming with their friends. We cooked out hotdogs and I made pastas salad and had different fruits and chips. I hope we can do this for the next couple years, I love summer birthdays!