OK, it wasn't exactly horrible, but it didn't go anywhere near as planned. The good thing is, I doubt Natalie knew the difference. She seemed to enjoy it very much. Thanks to all our family members that came and celebrated with Natalie. We are blessed to have a great daughter and she is blessed to have a family that loves her so much.
But yeah, seriously, the party did not go well for the parents at least. We spent hours upon hours on Friday and Saturday morning getting things looking nice and pretty outside. The weather was fabulous that morning. Everyone arrived and it still looked great. Then the storm came. We kind of knew some rain was in the forecast, but did it have to be a full on storm and could it not have waited for a few more hours? So, all that hard work outside for nothing. The decorations were mostly shredded by the winds and rain. We had to rush and get all the food, presents, and people inside.
Our house IS NOT built to accommodate 26 people including 5 kids. It instantly got very hot and very loud in there.
Like I said though, Natalie didn't seem to mind it at all. She enjoyed opening her presents with all those people there watching. She didn't quite understand why her cake was on fire and why this was OK. She also didn't know why people were singing to her before she got to eat the cake. If everything tied to this event wasn't such a "disaster," then you would be able to see a video of these events. It chooses not to upload for some reason.
Amy and I were so busy running around trying to keep things in order and moving things inside from the rain that we weren't able to get hardly any pictures. Of the birthday pictures attached, two were taken by our friend Tim. In an effort to not disappoint her fans by only posting one or two photos, I included some from Memorial Day as well. Enjoy.
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| Thank for the photo, Tim. |
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| Her first splashes in the pool for the summer. By the end of it, her shirt and pants were both soaked. |
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| She has some amusing looks. |
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| This child loves her "melwon." Notice all the juice collecting in the bib pocket. |
