His "Friend" Party

So more on Little Man.....He is our 4th of July baby!

Yes, we were literally on the back streets of Atlanta

trying to get to Piedmont Hospital

and around this - The Peachtree Road Race!

Usually we have a big family/close friends cookout

but this year he wanted his school friends.

No girls....just the five boys from his class.

It is his party afterall, so I gave in to a separate friend party!

I think the "simple" parties are the best

It doesn't require a lot of money

or a ton of kids to make your little one happy

This party is the prime example of that!

I'm almost embarrassed to tell you how last minute this was

I emailed the moms (no invitations!) about two weeks ago

told them to meet at the spraygrounds

got their 15 minutes early to reserve our free pavilion

and paid the $1.00 per each child to get in....

Could it be any simpler than that?

Some moms have their "thing" when it comes to birthdays

You know what I mean...

some have to rent out the biggest facility

have the most people

or give the most extravagant gifts......

My thing is "Party favors"

They don't have to be expensive

but they have to be CREATIVE!

My 4th of July baby makes party favors easy

This year we did fun hats with each kids names on them

Sparklers, Bubbles and a Clapper!

Too cute!

Maybe one day in the near future

he'll be running in the Peachtree Road Race

on his birthday!

Behind

I'm starting to feel very behind - obviously on the blog

but it's more than that...it's the kind of "behind" you feel

when everything starts to have a certain smell....

Not sure what I mean?

The "clean" towels smell musty

because they were left in the washer too long

because you aren't home all day to put them in the dryer.

The car has a certain smell

from the pool toys and random wet towel

left in the back seat by a little one.

Even the fridge has a smell

from that salad you were going to eat last week

but decided chickfilA drive thru would be quicker!

Here's why I've gotten so behind-

We've been doing alot of this:

Which make for some great this:

We go on frequent "outings" like this one to daddy's work!

We've eaten alot of "Mario's" as someone calls them around here.

Yaaaaa for Marios!

And we threw an early bday party for little man & his friends at the spraygrounds!

Our 4th of July baby is turning 4!!!!!

Sweet Ella

(Ella - 2nd from right)

Many of you have been so thoughtful to check in on my friend so I wanted to update everyone and ask for your prayers -

Sweet Ella (2 1/2 years old) had a tumor on her adrenal gland...after surgery to remove the tumor and the adrenal gland and 2 long weeks of waiting, she has been diagnosed with Adrenal Carcinoma Stage 3 Cancer and will be starting chemo immediately.

Her parents, Sheli and Robert are meeting with the oncologist at 9:00 am Thursday morning (tomorrow) which is also their tenth wedding anniversary.

I truly believe in the power of prayer and this is going to be a tough road ahead for this sweet family. Please pray for her healing, strength for her parents, understanding for her brother and whatever else your heart feels led to pray. I know they would appreciate it.

"Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus!"

Phil 4:6-7