Luau Birthday

Today was birthday party day here at our house.

D&E turn 9 tomorrow.

Today they had their party with friends.  It was a luau theme.

The weather was just perfect.  Hot, but not too hot.  And sunny.  Woohoo!

That's the only fear in planning a party where the main activity is swimming.  The fear that it is going to rain.

Thank goodness it didn't.

And I have to say having the party when we did, from 4:30-8, was just perfect.

The only trouble with that time is that the day seemed endless for D&E.

Time dragged for them today.

But pass it did and they both had a great time.

The girls helped me to decorate the deck.

The girls had lots of fun picking out luau decorations at the party store on Monday.

I just love the colors on this garland.  Such happy colors.

What to give for favors at a luau themed birthday party? Why, Hawaiian themed beach towels of course!

The cupcakes came out so cute!  Of course I got the idea from Pinterest!  Used graham cracker crumbs for "sand" blue colored sugar for "water" and gumballs for "beach balls".  And I just love the beach umbrellas!

And you have to have some leis and flower hair clips at a luau birthday!  The girls loved them.

We also had some grass skirts, they loved those too!

These foil palm trees were fun to have too.  Good find E!

The girls all playing badminton.  Many in grass skirts, leis, and hair clips.  Very cute.

D swimming during the party.  She had lots of fun.

E getting ready to pop a piece of cupcake in her mouth.  She is such a cupcake eater.  Loves them.

It was a great party and fun theme.  All the girls looked like they had a great time.

potd #178.  Hubby is such a good sport.  While the girls were eating their cupcakes and ice cream cake, he donned a grass skirt and lei.  And played the ukelele.  Such a good dad.