The "After" Party

We can't let a visit from my family get away without some Mexican food, so we headed to Matt's for dinner after Camden's party!

 
 
 
 

The best picture we can get these days!

Halle was in a MUCH better mood than at the party and really enjoyed playing with her Nana!

 

After dinner we headed home and let Camden open presents from our family.

Such a FUN day!!!  And don't worry, I've already been asked when his next birthday is...

 



Camden's 3rd Birthday PARTY!

This year we decided to have Camden's first friends birthday party and he had a blast!  We went with a space them since we chose to have it at a local rocket park.  He was excited to have school friends, lifegroup friends, and family all there!  It was so fun to see him really get into the birthday fun this year!

 

Such a cool park! 

My sweet sister and niece were my set up crew!  Totally couldn't have done it without them.  This is how they had to ride to the park! 

I got this cool idea from my sister-in-law, Galactic trail mix!  I forgot to get a pic of the Rocket Fuel table too. 



Camden was SO excited!!!

 

When guests first arrived the kids all played for a while!  Then we did cupcakes!  Sweet boy was really excited to blow out his candle! (The wind may have helped a little....)

 

He has no problem being the center of attention...  

Sweet friends singing "Happy Birthday"!

Digging in!

 

After cupcakes, we played some simple games!  We divided into boys and girls and did a station rotation.  My sweet sister manned the "Pin the Rocket on the Planet" station and Toby and I worked the space lab.

At the space lab, the kids got to dig in dirt to find a moon rock.  They then took it to the moon water and the rock dissolved to reveal a special prize inside!

 

Our last game was a planet hunt!  All the kids got little rocket bags and searched for enough planets to fill up their bags.  The planets (Easter eggs) were filled with their favors.

 

 

Next was gift time!  This was the first year he seemed more interested in the presents than the paper:)

Here are some Halle shots from the day!  Sweet girl wasn't her normal happy self due to a bizarre schedule she had to keep!  We were very thankful for lots of arms to hold her.  A HUGE thanks to Nana and Papa for being on duty the whole party!

 

 

Thank you to all of our friends and family for making Camden's big day so special!

 

 

 

 

 

 

This and That...

Sometimes I can't handle her cuteness:) 

Sweet cousins watching a movie together before bed. 

Cam had a blast riding bikes/roller blading with his cousins! Papa has been helping Garrett learn to ride with no training wheels.

Lots of time spent playing with Camden's new birthday toys.  This is a favorite~a dinosaur car...the best of both worlds! 

Skipping rocks with Daddy! 

Please note, be careful when letting your daughter get splashed in the fountains...I turned to talk to a friend and she was soaked in no time!  Mom of the Year!  It didn't take her long to get back to her happy self! 

I wish I had gotten a good video this night.  They were taking turns splashing back and forth and laughing SO loud!  Love to see them start interacting more! 

Not the best pic of me, but this is what life often looks like at the end of the day!  Relaxing in the backyard after dinner.

THE Dress

When I found out I was having a girl, I was so excited to have a daughter to wear a very special dress!  My mom saved a dress from when she was a baby and had my sister and my picture made in it.  Then, my sister had my niece's picture made in it and a few weeks ago, it was Halle's turn!  It makes this mama's heart really happy to see another beautiful girl joining the wall!