It Wasn't Planned this Way...

We have 3 kids' birthdays that all fall within 4 days of each other. I don't know how it happened but the last week of January is chaotic for our family. Sawyer turned 1 on January 25. Parker turned 6 the next day and Emmy turned 11 on January 28. That is 3 birthdays in 4 days. If they all came when they were supposed to, their birthdays would've been spaced out a bit more!

I wasn't too sure how I could swing 3 birthday parties while we were getting ready to move. Parties at the house were obviously out of the question as our house looked like a disaster zone for the better part of the past couple of months! So I decided to rent one of the public pools and have a private pool party. Emmy invited a bunch of her friends and Parker was able to invite a bunch of his friends. We had some light snacks prior to the swim and let the kids open their presents. This was Parker's first 'real' birthday party with real friends and real presents...not just a family party. Emmy decided to collect food donations for the food bank instead of asking for presents. (We've done this since she was 8...picked a charity to donate to). Of course a bunch of the girls still brought her gifts which she was very grateful for.

The kids swam for an hour. I LOVED having the pool all to ourselves. I think everyone had fun. We made the kids' birthday cakes so that each guest could take it home with them. Emmy wanted her favorite cake - dirt cake complete with gummy worms and Parker wanted a train cake. I think they both turned out great and I got a lot of compliments on them.

2 kids, 2 parties, 1 night and no mess at home to clean up!