Leah's Birthday

Leah turned 5!!

Actually, Leah turned 5 a month ago.  We had a little family party at home and then took her to Sacramento for her 5 year old birthday trip (a family tradition).  Then we forgot our camera at the hotel.  So this is why Leah's birthday is just now appearing on the blog.  Here are some highlights:

Unicorn cake.  Leah wanted a purple unicorn cake and all the while I had been planning cupcakes. So this was a last minute throw together.  Thank you Pintrest for having ideas to make absolutely everything. Even purple unicorn cakes.

Leah loved the cake and devoured it.  Hanna is also chowing down in the background.

We met my sister and her family in Sacramento and here are all the cousins together minus Hanna, who was trapped in a stroller most of the day.

We let the kids feed the giraffe.  They loved it.

The kids at Fairy Tale town.  They love this place.  A kid's dream come true. 

We recently bought an underwater camera and this was the first time we got to use it under water.  We got some cute pictures of the older two, this being one of them.

Overall, Leah had a great birthday and we enjoyed the celebrations as well! 

Happy Birthday Kaiya!!

Having cupcakes with her friends

Bowling

My rainbow cake and Patrick's awesome balloon rainbow

The birthday girl!

Wow! My oldest became yet another year older last week.  Seven years have gone by quickly! We had a somewhat quiet birthday this year compared to the last few.  No big party, but we did have fun.  In the morning we met up with our homeschool friends from Klamath Falls and had a playdate and shared cupcakes.  Kaiya wanted to go bowling for her birthday, so we met grandma in town for that. (By the way, taking a one year old to a bowling alley is complete torture.  Don't do it.)  So after bowling, we took Kaiya out for dinner.  She chose Japanese food and had sushi.  Then we came back home for cake and presents.  I attempted a rainbow cake for her, and it turned out pretty well.  She was happy with it anyway.  Then she opened her presents and we called it a day!

 It's amazing to think that we started this blog before she was born and now she's seven! Birthdays are always bittersweet, because if I could I would keep them little(!), but it's also fun to reflect on how much they've grown and learned in the past year.  Here's to another great year for my big girl!