Malia's 3rd Birthday

Malia's birthday was quite the day. We planned to celebrate her birthday on the 9th along with Britt's kids. Nora turned 2 on 7/26, Malia 3 on 8/9 and Nathan 4 on 8/13. We ended up having the party at mom's on short notice which worked out better with the weather. We got hit with storm after storm! Water everywhere. The Hayes Family almost didn't get to join us because Epworth got hit so bad. Nonetheless, the party went on. We were also lucky to be joined by my high school friend, Heather Brown and some of her family. I think the kids had a great time and the weather only added to the fun!

We threw around a few themes for the party and ultimately decided on Sponge Bob. I know, no mother's favorite. At the same time, he's gender neutral and for some sick reason the kids love him....



Here's the birthday girl, right before the party...



The studly Abram...



The 3 Birthday Kids...not so sure what Mali was grumpy about...



The storms got pretty nasty for a bit there...a little basement time just as a precaution...



An added bonus from all the rain... GUSANOS (Spanish for worms)...



Hanging out in the garage...Georgia, Heather, and Britt...



Celebrating Mexican style with a Sponge Bob pinata...



Grandpa taking charge at the grill...



Mali opening presents. She got some great things... Thanks all!



All the kiddos enjoying the grub...hot dogs, of course!



"Happy Birthday Dear Malia, Nathan, and Nora...."



Malia and Nathan loving the Sponge Bob's that came with the cake...



What to do for fun? Why gather all of the gusanos! Malia loves worms. Strange.



Finally, Sponge Bob tattoos...the kids loved them...


All in all a good day. We even got to hear from David! Malia sure does miss her papa. She misses all of her other cousins too. This week is Jocy's kids' birthdays- Tony and Alex turn two and Gabriel turns three. Wish we could be there!