Laura Vegas

finally got around to going through some of the pics from sarah's birthday party. nothing crazy … i was so NOT even thinking about what i was doing with my camera. just took it out every few minutes in between doing all the food, cleanup, etc.

so sarah had invited some of her best friends from school for her party. i kept asking her if she wanted to invite more friends … and she just wanted her small group. we're used to doing the huge swim parties with TONS of friends and family … so this was a relaxing change. we had about 10 kids. we just hung out in the backyard … and they did lots of water stuff. first up … the slip and slide … which has left a nice, long, dead strip of grass. lol! here's sarah and alyssa.

 

next up … water balloons. actually, this was an on-going thing. because joe would spend 15 minutes filling up water balloons … and then within 30 seconds they would all be gone. so we made them do other things … while doing refills. lol! strange tilt on this photo … but like i said, i really wasn't thinking about what i was doing. lol!

and check out this thing. the wigglin' water sprinkler … found it at target for only $9.00 and thought it would be something else to keep them busy. this actually says it's for ages 3 and up. dudes … i cannot imagine a 3 year old surviving this thing. lol! it was the craziest thing … those things were going everywhere … and not in a gentle way. but it was fun to watch!

they finally figured they could "tame" the wigglin things … and then aim them at their targets. lol! here is richard (nikolas's oldest brother) getting sarah pretty good.

time for lunch. sarah wanted joe to bbq our good teryaki chicken … along with curly fries, chips, and fruit. then alyssa's dad had brought over his snow cone machine … so they all made snow cones. i didn't get any pics of that … too busy cleaning up the mess they made in the kitchen making them. lol! here's sarah and amanda. amanda is like family … i know i have permission to share her pics. lol!

and alyssa … she's a funny one, isn't she?!?! she thinks so!

 

then we did presents. sarah was so cute … surrounded by her friends and loving it. i didn't get a picture on her birthday … but we got her a creative zen MP3 player as her big gift. then a few books and a gift card to claire's jewelry store at the mall. she got some webkinz, a game, some clothes, a couple of camp rock soundtrack cd's, flip flops, and another pair of saltwater sandles. and then there was the gift cards … she got a ton of gift cards to target. and it was kind of funny … because all but one of them was in this design that she's holding up. that look is not a "what a boring gift" … it's more of a "another one in THIS design?". lol!

 

and this next photo of alyssa? when sarah saw it on the computer … she was telling me her version of what alyssa was thinking in this photo. in sarah's words … "argh, i CANNOT believe that i am spending my day with second and third graders". lol! seriously funny stuff! knowing alyssa … it probably WAS what she was thinking. lol!

and lastly, birthday brownies and ice cream. the blowing out of the candles … which we can never get lighted because there is always too much wind going on.

sarah had so much fun. i was so glad that most of her friends were able to come. we had invited a few of the girls over for a sleepover too … but only amanda was able to stay. which for us .. is really like a normal day. lol! we did have one other girl stay a little longer. and we took the four girls down the street to my brothers house to watch a movie in his home theater … they chose "parent trap".

and hey … speaking of "camp rock" … how cute a movie was that? anyone that knows me … knows that i'm a sucker for musicals … especially disney channel musicals. i still listen to the "high school musical" soundtracks on my ipod … and will drop everything and watch the movies on tv anytime i come across them. so i was looking forward to this new movie. i think we've watched in 4 times since it premiered on friday night. we have the soundtrack … and it's all loaded up on all 3 of our ipods/MP3 players. i have been going around the house singing "this is me" all day long. lol!