i'm back-tracking a bit to a few things i never got around to posting last month. one of those things was sarah's 11th birthday party. we had her party a few weeks before her actual birthday. with school, soccer, and church activites all ending around the same time, we wanted to do the party while everyone was still in touch.
she invited some of her best friends over for a swimming party. grammy and papa are always gracious enough to let us use their backyard and their pool for our parties.
there was lots and lots of swimming.
a few of the school friends.
alyssa watched everyone swim, until her friend got there.
there were pool games. this was something about guessing colors, and trying to catch each other.
sarah's soccer friends spend a lot of time on this tube.
we BBQ'd. actually, joe and his brother johnny BBQ'd, just like they always do.
the grown-ups ate, in the shade.
the kids ate, in the sun.
more swimming. and alyssa was happy that her friend made it there to help keep her company.
there were some you-know-what fights. eta: i'm re-phrasing what i had typed, since i'm not getting all sorts of weird google search engine hits coming up on my blog. how crazy is that?
which sarah and her BFF, tawny, won.
there were some games. the beanbag toss and some limbo.
and lastly, the best part of any party. presents, cake and ice cream. which was then followed by more swimming. they could have swam all day and all night. but, most of the girls were picked up for the day. and then 4 of sarah's best friends from school stayed for a sleepover. a perfect birthday party for our special 11 yr old 🙂
Laura Vegas 
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